Can an Exhibition Memorialize the 1947 Partition of the Indian Subcontinent?
Arundhati Kalyan reviews ‘Proposals for a Memorial to Partition’ at Dubai’s Jameel Arts Centre, probing the question of whether art, curation, and current conceptions of memorialization can do justice to a tragic historical event of this scale
Japanese Connections at the Louvre Abu Dhabi
A review of the new Japanese art exhibition at the Louvre Abu Dhabi.
Louvre Abu Dhabi: Cultural Growth or Publicity Stunt?
The experience begs questions about the way we interact with art and the reasons behind it. Perhaps taking a photo of yourself with art, as if you were part of the art, breaks a certain code of conduct for treating a museum as a revered and sacred space.
Notes on Tourism, the Museum, IKEA, and Capitalism
Chiran Raj Pandey reflects on capitalism, tourism and the reproducibility of experience inspired by a trip to Vatican City.