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Category Archives: Art
The power and magic of imagination
This past saturday I was given the opportunity to share my love and passion for architecture with the Responsible Champions. This third grade class of the Dharavi Transit Camp Municipal School are being nurtured by Srini Swaminathan, a Teach for … Continue reading
Brunch Paintings
This past Sunday the Bombay Brunch Brigade met at Candies, in Bandra. We were blessed to have Teach for India fellows – Anaka, Srini, Resham, Shweta and Shalini join us along with children from their respective classrooms. The multi leveled sky-garden … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Design, Food
Tagged Bandra, Bombay, Bombay Brunch Brigade, Brunch Paintings, Candies, Mumbai, Teach for India
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Immeasurable Moments
After traveling to various places around the world, Huzefa Rangwala will open his photography show at Pradarshak Gallery from 25 April to 07 May 2011. Most travel photographers hope to document the landscape in a way so that the viewer … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Culture, Design, Travel
Tagged Bombay, Huzefa Rangwala, Mumbai, Photography, Pradarshak Gallery, Travel Photography
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Dance your own dance!
Bombay has a vibrant theater scene with plays in many languages, in South Bombay most performances take place at the NCPA (National Center for Performing Arts) and in the western suburbs at Prithvi an intimate space owned by the legendary … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Culture
Tagged Bombay, Dance Like a Man, Joy Sengupta, Lilette Dubey, Mumbai, NCPA, Play, Prithvi, Suchitra Pillai, Theatre, Vijay Crishna
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The Fine Art of Investment
India’s burgeoning economy and wealth is encouraging young entrepreneurs to invest in alternative markets. What are these alternative markets? These are antiques, art and fine wine to name a few. With very little to less knowledge on this topic I … Continue reading
Sharing ideas through an evening of chitchat
Volume 7 of Pecha Kucha Night in Bombay was held last month at the Balwant Sheth School of Architecture. The school made for a perfect setting to share ideas and network. Pecha Kucha Night was devised by Astrid Klein and … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Culture, Design
Tagged 2010 Design Biennale, Archana Kushe, Architect, Architecture, art, Balwant Sheth School of Architecture, Better Interiors, Bombay, Christian Gieraths, Columbia University Studio X, Culture, Design, Eucalyptus, Interiors, Japanese, Kaiwan Mehta, Kunal Shah, Mumbai, Pecha Kucha Mumbai, Photography, Rajeev Thakker, Roselyne Titaud, Shruti Mahajan, Suleiman Merchant, V Raheja Design Construction
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Brunch with Anish Kapoor
This month Bombay Brunch Brigade took a break from its usual drunkenness to accommodate Anish Kapoor’s first show in India. The Brigade met promptly on time at Mehboob Studios in Bandra. The studio set up by director – producer Mehboob … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Food, Travel
Tagged Anish Kapoor, Bandra, Bombay, Brunch, Cafe Goa, Culture, Food, Installation, Mehboob Studios, Mumbai, Richard Serra
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BYOI: Bring your own ideas
Arbour – Research Initiatives in Architecture, a space for research and conversations on contemporary architecture in India and Asia was launched in the first week of December by hosting a series of conversations on ideas, architecture and practice. Arbour means … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Culture, Design, Indian Art and Architecture
Tagged Alice in Bhuleshwar, Arbour, Architect, Architectural Theory, Architecture, art, Atul Dodiya, Bombay, Culture, Design, Design Innovation, Kaiwan Mehta, Mumbai, Pecha Kucha Mumbai, Research Initiatives in Architecture, Sen Kapadia
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Animal Rebirth!
Animania – a graphic art show, curated by Divya Thakur of Design Temple rekindles our love for animals. The concept of the show has a group of international artists working on graphic visuals inspired by the animals venerated in Indian … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Culture, Design, Fashion, Travel
Tagged Amol Gupte, Animania, art, Bollywood, Bombay, Christian Montenegro, Culture, Design, Design Temple, Divya Thakur, Fashion, gallery, Gallery BMB, Gateway of India, Graphic Design, Indian Mythology, Ingela P Arrhenius, Josh Brill, Leandro Castelao, Lokesh Karekar, Mumbai, Rahul Bose, Rahul Khanna, Seijiro Kubo, Wildlife SOS
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Art strikes Bandra and this is only the beginning
Bandra also known as the ‘Queen of the suburbs’ is growing rapidly. It is known for it’s churches like Mount Mary’s Basilica. It is well-connected by the Western Line of the Mumbai Railways and now by the Bandra Worli Sea Link … Continue reading