Do art shows sell? Is there a ‘gallery culture’ in the city? Are Amdavadi artists optimistic or discouraged? Does the city support art? As Ahmedabad witnesses a rising number of art events, we investigate these questions through interviews with experts…
These four artists of Ahmedabad have been sharing their art in Venice, Dallas and New York through scholarships and competitions. Sangam Vankhade and Preksha Kapadia (LtoR) At this year’s Gujarat Literature Festival, sculptor Sangam Vankhade left audiences mesmerised with his miniature…
The Culture Club attracted a footfall of nearly a thousand people at Hutheesing Visual Art Centre last Sunday. Veteran artist Vrindavan Solanki gave a live art demo of his famous rural figures, while artists and art-lovers interacted freely with connoisseurs over an exhibition of 100+ works. In the 1990s,…
A dream world that Ahmedabad deserves! The Kasturbhai Lalbhai Museum, by Sanjay Lalbhai and Jayshree Lalbhai, houses a coming-together of art like never before in the city, that is open for all. I could not detect a single moment when…
A children’s book about a boy who feels like a girl. And about a child brought up by grandfathers. These are some of the stories published by Tulika Books, who have been making children’s picture books since 23 years. Little…
While the lockdown has ignited various trends on social media, one that has received a major global following is #DalgonaCoffee. With thousands of posts on its name, here’s all you need to know about the Dalgona Coffee wave. I first…
Did you ever wonder where the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ characters got their names from? Well, your search is complete. Here is a brief introduction of the artists from whom the creators of TMNT took inspiration. Teenage mutant ninja turtles,…
In this piece 64 year old Dr Yatin Desai, shares with CY his inspiring story of how to scale towering mountains with utmost ease and how this life adventure activity can shape human character and health. Chances are high that…