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Omkar Kadu, Conservator- CSMVS, cleaning accretions from the surface of gilded bronze sculpture using Laser ablation.   If you ever wondered what happens to artefacts before they head to the showcase, check out a melding of humankind and machines to conserve the past Who says you can’t look cool while giving a piece of history a longer lease of life?

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  For her fourth solo show, artist Maïté Delteil goes back in time to reconnect with work more than three decades old To someone who has lived all their life in a city by the sea, the figures in artist Maïté Delteil’s pencil drawings might at once be reminiscent of the tetrapods that line promenades like Marine Drive. Chipped off

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Artist Nilima Sheikh, who will be in Chennai for Lit for Life 2019, speaks of all the ways in which she extends the scope of her art In her 50 years of work, Baroda-based artist Nilima Sheikh has created layered works that reject the framed canvas and extend the ambit of viewing — not just physically, as when she creates

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Parallel to Kochi-Muziris Biennale, the Hashtag# Collective collaborates with transgender models to create an installation that tells the story of transformation Framed glass panels arranged in a grid, don rainbow colours, bearing a narrative of transformation. Silhouettes of people, male, female; and of ambiguous gender too, are etched on the panels. As transgender models walk along the grid’s structure, the

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Pagal Canvas, an independent comic collective, is now working on a science fiction project that facilitates collaborations between artists and writers The independent comic scene is looking up in the city thanks to the efforts by artists. A slew of events, festivals and enterprising artists are providing a platform to those who want to connect with the audience. Mohit and

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Meet Apuroopa Reddy, a 24-year-old architect, who is carving a niche for herself in the world of photography “It is never about the type of camera, it is always about the perception and the thought put in a shot that makes for a wonderful picture,” says Apuroopa Reddy, a 24-year-old photographer from the city. Apuroopa recently hosted her first exhibition

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         Street art adorns the walls of Calle OchoPreethiKengatharanPreethi Kengatharan   Get a taste of Cuban art, food and culture at Calle Ocho, fondly referred to as the heart of Florida’s Little Havana If you’ve thrown your hands up in the air and experienced the thrill of the roller coasters of Universal Studios, taken numerous cheesy photographs in front of

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           Street with a building block on the right, and with galleries built below the hill on the left   Architect Sen Kapadia says buildings are bodies of confined space that inspire human activity. Nandhini Sundar Architecture is all about functionality and sustainability. The structure must be tuned to the movement of the wind and the sun and the secret

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Myths that crowd his canvas Artist K Muralidharan explains how the traditional, mythological and contemporary come together in a collection that marks his first solo show in a decade The deserted terrain of Hampi, replete with architectural ruins, made for an interesting yet static sight for K Muralidharan. Soon enough, the artist — a stalwart of the Madras Art Movement

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Atout France has acquired a set of photographs and films presenting the “littoral” of France via an artistic approach. This is an exhibition entitled ‘Imagine France by the sea’, directed by photographer Maia Flore. By visiting the French coast from east to west, Maia Flore embarks on a circuit-performance in 26 destinations that each offer the possibility of a trip

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