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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Photos from an exhibition by Deepak Wankhede
Deepak Wankhede is based out of Kerala (South India). He mentions Newton Souza has one of his influences. He launched an exhibition of his paintings on the 26th at Hirji Art Gallery (shares the premises with Jehangir Art Gallery). Here are a few photographs from the opening event. He recently launched his web-site > http://www.deepakwankhede.com/
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Goa-CAP presents — Definitely not a Rembrandt
Rembrandt Folks at Goa-CAP are opening their second exhibition. This one is named “Definitely not a Rembrandt” — after the famous Dutch painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (July 15, 1606 – October 4, 1669). The Camera A special pin-hole camera has been built for the event. The camera is large and can hold 2-3 people. The [...]
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Photos from India’s first pin-hole camera exhibition
Pictures from India’s first pinhole exhibition, 8th to 11th Jan, 2010 at Galerie Daguerre, Goa-CAP, Calangute, Goa
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Ashish Khan: Master of the Sarode
Here is a clip of Ashish Khan playing the sarode (Indian lute with Afghan ancestry). He is playing a melody by the name Malkauns consisting of 5 notes. Ashish is the son of Ali Akbar Khan and received his early training from the founder of Maihar School of Music – Allauddin Khan. Ashish continues to play [...]
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Art Hose Store
Art Hose is happy to announce the launch of its store — Art Hose Store (http://wares.art-hose.com). This is another small step to promote artists and musicians. The first line-up we have introduced is the laPeru collection. The laPeru collection are what we like to call walking paintings. Permanent fabric paints are used to bring life [...]
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International Exhibition and Workshop ‘PROTECT WILDLIFE HERITAGE – AN APPEAL BY CHILDREN’
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya* (thats quite a mouthful!) hosted an exhibition and workshop on wildlife preservation. The event was an initiative of tellusart.org, a NGO based out of Sweden. The event took place from the 15th to the 19th of Jan. Around 30-40 artists took part in the event. Many of the artists [...]
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Chief Priest Fela Kuti
Just when you think that civilization has been sedated to a point where it doesn’t produce feisty rebels anymore, a character like Fela ‘Anikulapo’ Kuti comes along and blows our minds. At least he blew my mind and continues to be a source of inspiration. His journey in the music world started with a band he [...]
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Ry Cooder – A friend of Music Lovers
Ry Cooder is a Grammy award winning guitarist, song writer and composer. This post is not about the music of the LA-based musician but his contribution to world music or as Kutay Derin Kugay of KPFA puts it – music of the world. Ry Cooder is responsible for introducing at least 3 musicians to the world [...]
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Gopi Gyne Bagha Byne — A Movie by Satyajit Ray