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Does Indian Art Have A Theory?

Posted on November 24, 2025 by secondsaturn

A senior and well known academician asked me why was there no theory of Indian art while the theory of Western art is so well developed? To answer this perhaps we need to reframe our questions not so much around … Continue reading →

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Valmiki Pratibha

Posted on November 22, 2024 by secondsaturn

Valmiki Pratibha: Performance directed by Alokanda Roy with the prison inmates and staff of Presidency Jail, West Bengal. Dr Susmita Dasgupta On the 17th of November 2024, Alokananda Roy’s production of the 100th and final stage show of Tagore’s dance … Continue reading →

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Theory of Art, A Reply to Charles Broys

Posted on May 21, 2012 by secondsaturn

Anita Vasudev posts a link on my wall on an article from e-flux by Mr Charles Broys which talks of this compulsive need for modern art to theorize itself. After a rather longish attendance of art as religion and then … Continue reading →

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