27 INTERNATIONAL REPORT
Madhvi Subrahmanian
is wonder-struck by Singapore’s second Biennale.
INTERVIEWS
29 Rirkrit Tiravanija cooks up more than an amazing Thai curry; Jordan Troeller is thrilled to serve us portions from his latest projects.
32 As Belgian Wim Delvoye has his wicked way with pigs and human beings,Gillian Da Costa watches on with glee.
36 Shilpa Gupta muses about politics, prejudice and piracy in a conversation with Abhay Sardesai.
39 Mithu Sen’s new project involves love letters. Latika Gupta finds out more.
41 Tallur L.N. airs his views about art, artefacts, Museumology and the Placebo effect; Suresh Jayaram is all ears.
43 Sandhya Bordewekar works out the progress of Nataraj Sharma’s small paintings and colossal installations.
45 Ravi Agarwal speaks to Meera Menezes about the complex relationship between environmental consciousness and aesthetic interventions.
47 Shiladitya Sarkar interrogates Jitish Kallat about sweat and the city.
49 Veteran video artist Ranbir Kaleka paints with light; Latika Gupta is fascinated by the results.
51 As Clare Arni conducts a photographic documentation of India’s vanishing trades, Sandhya Bordewekar is glad to be given a glimpse.
53 Abhay Sardesai finds Sudhir Patwardhan citing the city as he visits eight places in Maharashtra with his travelling art project.
56 Jehangir Sabavala speaks eloquently about his elegant paintings to Sage Mehta.
58 Lee Johnson talks to mega-collector Frank Cohen about his penchant for mega- sized art.
61 Amrita Jhaveri confides in Zehra Jumabhoy about the art of living with art.
63 Latika Gupta quizzes Gayatri Sinha about the act of juggling criticism and curation on the way to Mutant Beauty.
LETTER FROM PAKISTAN/INTERVIEW
65 Rashid Rana helps Quddus Mirza look even more closely at his digitally-derived artworks.
SPECIAL REPORTS
77 Sandhya Bordewekar takes a bird’s eye view of the art awards scene.
80 Marta Jakimowicz gets high on art at BAR1.
82 India’s first Art Summit in New Delhi got off to a hearty start, says Meera Menezes.
84 INTERNATIONAL PROFILE
Zehra Jumabhoy tries to come to terms with Zarina Bhimji’s films and photographs.
INTERNATIONAL REVIEWS
86 Yet another boring Turner Prize at Tate Britain, groans Deirdre King after shuffling through the prestigious award’s 2008 edition.
88 Ashok Sukumaran’s first solo in the Big Apple lit up the New York art scene in more ways than one, confirms Poornima Paidipaty.
90 Bharati Kapadia’s organic constructions with fabric, paper and dry leaves explore the nature of reality. Peter Felch tells us how.
91 The Raqs Media Collective did an inspired job of curating a part of Manifesta 7, applauds Rotem Ruff.
93 Kriti Arora’s tar-coated works are worth tarrying for, thinks Cindy Elden.
94 Radhika Khimji’s installations in London have Lucy Soutter excitedly forging cross-cultural connections.
REVIEWS
95 Subuhi Jiwani watches performance artists Pramada Menon and Pritham K. Chakravarthy make feminism fun.
95 Two heads are not always better than one, crows Gitanjali Dang at Praneet Soi and Carlos Amorales’ joint-show at Project 88.
97 Shiladitya Sarkar is privy to the pain and passion in Jaya Ganguly’s paintings.
98 Vishal Kumar Dar’s steely sculptures leave Gopika Nath cold.
99 Khoj’s Six Degrees of Separation takes a long hard look at the value of institutions; Preeti Bahadur Ramaswami is pleasantly surprised at the exhibition’s honesty.
100 Shumona Goel’s multi-media Family Tree involves a nostalgia-free trip down memory lane; Beth Citron is pleased to go along for the ride.
101 HOMAGE
Sadanand Bakre, one of the leading lights of P.A.G., has not got the recognition he deserves, observes Kashinath Salve.
104 LISTINGS