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Writing Art
Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
January 7-13, 2007 |
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The practice and theorization of art
are related to the reception and the
circulation of art. Writing makes
the “artness” of art, contributing
to its aura and value. Art is
visual, writing about art is
textual. Art criticism and history
mediate art through text for a wider
audience. Interpretations and
opinions gain further value in
published works. The workshop took
this relationship between visual
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written texts as its impetus.
FICA,
commissioned Art, Resources
&
Teaching, Bangalore (www.artscape |
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india.org
) to design and conduct the workshop. Many
scholars and writers contributed their
expertise to the workshop, including Anita
Dube, Annapurna Garimella, Anupam Poddar,
Gayatri Sinha, Geeta Kapur, Johnny M L,
Kavita Singh, and Rustom Bharucha. |
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History of art writing
and the relation-ship between
criticism and history |
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Writing about the Indian
art market |
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Curatorial practices and
writing |
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Catalogue writing –
ethics and language |
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Reviews |
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Writing in art criticism
and art history |
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Artists’ biographies |
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FICA funded young professionals and
graduate students to travel to Delhi
and participate in
the workshop. |
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Invitation for Writing Art |
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Gargi Raina
“About Looking” |
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Participants |
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Binode Bihari Mukherjee
“Landscape with Two Figures”
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