Art of the Matter

On this episode host Arvind Vijaymohan speaks to Vibha Galhotra, a leading Indian Contemporary artist who has made a significant dent with her bold statements that reflect on consumerism, globalization, the evolution of culture and geographies, and capitalism, all rendered in a range of unconventional mediums that have captured the imagination of the global art fraternity. She speaks about the unlikelihood that led to her stumbling...

On this episode host Arvind Vijaymohan speaks to one of the most prominent Indian Modernists, Mr. Manu Parekh. Mr. Parekh tells us about his inspirational journey and his encounters with several creative disciplines, theatre, design, film, and how each played a unique role in refining his voice and vision. He also speaks about the impact of all the cities he lived in, and how each contributed in its own special manner in shaping hi...

On this episode host Arvind Vijaymohan speaks to Rohit Chawla, a creative powerhouse who after several successful decades in advertising, decided to change lanes and pursue photography as a full-time career. Given that his roots were deeply entrenched in constantly thinking outside the box, a conventional approach to the age-old perspective as seen through the lens was all but impossible. Rohit tells us about how he as a new suitor...

On today's episode, host @arvindvijaymohan speaks to Sundeep Bhandari, a collector whose passion for art resulted in his taking a big step forward, pushing him to dawn the hat of an active cultural promoter. Sundeep is the Founder Trustee of the Craft and Community Development Foundation, a not-for-profit initative that undertakes projects that support and fund regional and tribal artisan communities. These projects introduce the a...

On today's episode, host @arvindvijaymohan speaks to Abhay Maskara, one of the foremost voices of the Indian art world, whose gallery program @gallerymaskara has strictly and strongly followed a focused mission statement, to exhibit and promote art of the present. Abhay has bravely championed artists whom he believes are relevant in the present time, whose work constantly challenge and inspire the viewer. 

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On today's episode, we speak to the Founder and Executive Trustee of The Raza Foundation, Mr. Ashok Vajpeyi. An imminent poet and essayist, he is a noted cultural baron, an art administrator, with a storied career in the Indian Civil Services. Mr. Vajpeyi shares some of his experiences and memories, recounting his friendship with S.H. Raza, as well as talking about the ambitious scope of The Raza Foundation, an initiative that ensu...

In today’s episode, we are going to speak to a collector who over the past 15 years has built a significant contemporary collection that has not followed the herd chasing signatures of blind trends. We ask Saloni Doshi, the Director of Space 118, an initiative founded in 2009 that provides studios on a short term basis to artists, to share her learnings as she navigated the complex routes within the Indian art world, the role...

On today’s episode, we speak to a patron who found herself thrust into a role that she had barely any preparation for, that of managing an ambitious art program with a wide, sweeping vision. But thankfully for Richa Agarwal of Emami Art, legendary mentors from the art fraternity were at every turn to show her the way. She also tells us about the challenges and triumphs encountered along the way while establishing a dream proj...

On today’s episode, we speak to one of India’s most prominent collectors, someone who after several decades of collecting, decided to go one generous step forward and share his private collection with the community in the form of a museum. Abhishek Poddar shares his journey within the Indian art world starting with his early steps as a young collector, riddled with several fascinating incidents and serendipitous encount...

On today's episode, we speak to the director of India's oldest art gallery, Dhoomimal, that was established a full decade ahead of the country's independence in 1936. But interestingly, it started as a stationary store that, just as destiny would have it, turned out to be a gallery that went on to represent the who's who of the Indian art world. Uday Jain, the director of Dhoomimal Gallery shares this and several such moments from ...

On today's episode, we speak to Ashvin Rajagopalan, the Director of one of India's leading art museums, Piramal Museum of Art that showcases a widely eclectic private collection, covering a spectrum of over 500 years of Indian history and heritage. We discuss the importance of the museum in the Indian context, the vision of this museum, and how the challenges of these times are being addressed therein.

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That is the million-dollar question. On today's episode, we speak to a collector, Udit Bhambri, who it would be fair to say had a head start on the rest of the art fraternity. Having taken his first steps in this realm at the age of 8, yes that's right, we discuss the pleasure, perspectives, pain and passion that go into collecting, while trying to establish if there is a formal method to the madness called collecting art. 

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In this episode, host Arvind Vijaymohan talks to Hanif Kureshi, the creative director and co-founder of St.art India, about public art and the role it plays in the Indian context, as a country where its people have limited exposure to the arts. The episode reveals how this creative entrepreneur who along with his partner, has redefined the manner, scale and scope of street art in India.

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Founders of one of the leading Contemporary art galleries in India, Prateek and Priyanka Raja's Experimenter Gallery in Kolkata was established in 2009, with the sole aim to reach out to people with the best contemporary art in South East Asia. Taking a cue from this, host Arvind Vijaymohan talks to Prateek Raja about the top things to keep in mind when building a contemporary art collection- a conversation absolutely vital for all...