One enters the dim-lit exhibition space where ‘Space Vessel’ is placed. It’s bullet-like bronze form is intimate in scale and placed elevated on a plinth, in an untouchable realm beneath a clear case. Not until you are at arm’s length do you realise it is two “fallen churches” joined at the base to create … Continue reading
Finding beauty in construction’s destruction takes an explorer to find a “diamond in the rough” If you can’t find a diamond make your own, as Tanya Goel did with ‘Fresco on cement and stone’. This is a wall-mounted series using plaster and graphite on building debris collected from houses of 1950-1970 in Delhi. She started … Continue reading
A beautiful textile map glows from a far wall of Artspace and invites you to step closer into a meditative maze of stitches. But be prepared that when you do look closer, it’s not a travel dreamscape. Rather, Tiffany Chung’s large embroidered map of the world is exploring global displacement and migration emerging from conflict. … Continue reading
Ai Weiwei’s fame is now as monumental as his art, and so sceptics may ask “Is it just media hype”? But, encounter Weiwei’s work and try to resist the feeling of awe. Weiwei’s a master of awesome simplicity and poetry, that hides the complex, nuanced details. Take, for example, ‘Crystal Ball’, Ai Weiwei’s enormous single … Continue reading
Framed Or Famed 