Seeing, and seeing again
Bhuri Bai’s art has come full circle, from being shown in her home to galleries and now many homes via the Internet.
In Conversation with Tallur L.N.
In an exclusive interview with MAP, the award-winning artist Tallur L.N. discusses his video work Interference, as well as the influences, interests and references that inform his practice more broadly.
The Business of Dreams: Photographs from the Studio of Suresh Punjabi
Learn more about Suresh Punjabi –– his upbringing, influences and the portraits he produced at Suhag Studio in Nagda, Madhya Pradesh, in the 1970s and 80s.
Understanding Adavisi Artists in the Contemporary Context
Giving viewers a sense of the context in which Bhuri Bai’s career has taken shape, this essay discusses how the art market and cultural institutions have historically engaged with indigenous art in India and the rest of the world.
The Unique Feminine Aesthetic of Popular Art
MAP's latest talk with Ganesh Shivaswamy, an important scholar and collector of Ravi Varma prints, traced the evolution of the popular aesthetic in India, from Raja Ravi Varma to S.M. Pandit, to Raghuvir Mulgaonkar.
The Spirit of Creation
Jagdish Swaminathan was instrumental in bringing folk and tribal art from the mud huts of rural India to the living rooms of its busy cities - two of them being Gond-Pardhan artist Jangarh Singh Shyam and Bhil artist Bhuri Bai. But who was Swaminathan and what was his significance?
Anand Sukumar throws light on the evolution of a photography studio
Camera phones and changing attitudes have drastically cut down our visits to photo studios. So what happens inside a studio today?
Creating the Gaze
How a makeshift photo studio at a village fair empowered young girls
The “wonder” of the indigenous state
Discovering the painted world that Bhuri Bai secretly created and then shared with the world.