On the eve of SH Raza’s 91st birthday, Vadehra Art Gallery presents Antardhwani, an exhibition of his most recent works. It consists of 25 new works executed by the artist after his return to India in 2010. It is heartening to see that an artist who is considered to be a master artist as well as a trendsetter still experiments and modulates his works.

Shobha Broota is having a solo show — Vesture of Being, after almost a decade. The abstract works are steeped in philosophical contemplation, infused with a profound and beautiful silence and stillness. This does not denote an absence; in fact there is a very powerful, pulsating presence in Broota’s ‘Nothingness’.

The recent show of Neeraj Goswami presented by Sanchit Art demonstrates the varied influences and their adaptation by the artist to create his own style.

This year’s edition of the Indian Art Fair has finally come and gone, and after all anticipation the time for assessment has arrived, while the galleries and participating artists introspect on the lack of verve and enthusiasm amongst the viewing public.

The Indian Art Fair is not only about the displays at the Fair grounds but also collateral events, mainly shown by city galleries, each saving their best and most innovative display for the Fair. Art Alive’s project has artists painting directly on the walls, which is partly reminiscent of ritual designs and patterns being painted on the entrances and chambers in folk traditions such as Worli and Madhubani. On the other hand, there is the long and rich history of public art of mural fresco paintings.

The Indian Art Fair is not only about the displays at the Fair grounds but also collateral events, mainly shown by city galleries, each saving their best and most innovative display for the Fair. Art Alive’s project has artists painting directly on the walls, which is partly reminiscent of ritual designs and patterns being painted on the entrances and chambers in folk traditions such as Worli and Madhubani. On the other hand, there is the long and rich history of public art of mural fresco paintings.

Each year, the Indian Art Fair comes as the hugely anticipated event in which galleries and artists vie to participate, given that over one lakh visitors visit the fair. This may seem miniscule compared to the over ten crore people who will visit the Mahakumbh Mela at the Prayag, with ten lakh people having a dip or snana on a single day.

Two solo shows by two foreign artists, one American and the other Asian, running at Vadehra Art Gallery, demonstrate the differences in sensibilities on one hand, and conceptual similitude on the other.

In his latest show ‘Losing Sight of Perspective’, Dhanur Goyal emerges as an autodidact artist who attempts to simulate form through rhythmic abstraction, in a series of works which are essentially drawings/paintings done in pen and ink on paper.

In ‘Journey, Past is Present’ — a special retrospective of Sudip Roy’s works, there is great temporal fluidity, as real, imagined and utopian visions move back and forth, blurring the frontiers of tim