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METROSCAPE: LOOKING GLASS
MUMBAI
Tribal Art
 Twenty-eight
artists from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, many of them tribals, come
together for an exhibition called Anadi at the NGMA. There's plenty
of traditional tribal art images like the wood sculptures of Subhash Vyom
from Mandala or Venkat Raman Singh's paintings of tribal gods like "Bada
Dev". But what is unexpected is the surfeit of stunning new forms:
Sajid Premi's mammal-humanoids (left), Jaya Vivek's ballet dancers, Vivek's
watercolours on river pollution (left) and Himanshu Joshi's pen-on-paper
series portraying urban scenes in a traditional way. On till June 5. Call
(022) 285-2457 or 204-4285 for more details.
Photo Exhibition
In his college
days he "scribbled a few lines whenever in love or rage. More than
30 years later, engineer Madhu Manek, 50, is still enamoured by
art and is having an exhibition at NCPA's Piramal Gallery. But his pen
has given way to camera and words have turned into translucent images
of leaves. Five years ago, on a early morning walk near his Mumbai home,
Manek, attracted by the beauty of dew-drenched leaves soon turned his
Nikon F-90 camera on them and casual strolls soon engendered busy photo
exhibitions. On till June 2. Call (022) 282-4567 or 283-3737 for more
details.
KOLKATA
Cultural Festival
 SPIC
MACAY's cultural extravaganza begins at IIM Kolkata on June 5 and runs
for five days. The inaugural concert is by shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah
Khan and the following evenings feature talks by painter Anjolie Ela Menon,
writer Nirmal Varma and photographer Raghu Rai. There's also "Chakravyuh"
by the Chorus Repertory, plenty of Baul sangeet and Purulia Chhau and
yoga demonstrations. The grand finale is an overnight concert with vocalists
Rajan and Sajan Mishra, flautist L. Subramaniam and violinist Rashid Khan.
Call (011) 656-1233/656-1253 for more details.
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