…. Curator’s Pen by Prabuddha Ghosh

Climate Biennial 2026 Opens a New Chapter in Contemporary Art and Climate Dialogue By Prabuddha Ghosh As the world confronts the growing realities of climate change, art is increasingly emerging as a powerful medium for reflection, dialogue and collective action. The inaugural Climate Biennial: Art, Industry and Territory , opening in Avilés, Asturias, Spain, from 12 June to 20 September 2026 , marks an important milestone in this evolving global conversation. More than an international art exhibition, the Biennial is a multidisciplinary cultural initiative that explores the complex relationship between ecology, industrial heritage, public life and artistic imagination. Held under the thought-provoking theme "Rehearsing the Unexpected," the Biennial brings together over forty artists and collectives from around the world across thirteen exhibition venues in and around Avilés. Alongside exhibitions, the program features performances, public discussions, workshops, films, ...

  Remembering P adma- vibhushan  K.G. Subramanyan: Where Death Becomes Another Beginning by Prabuddha Ghosh Ten years have passed since the physical departure of K.G. Subramanyan (1924–2016) , affectionately known to generations of artists as Mani Da . Yet, his presence continues to shape Indian contemporary art—not merely through his paintings, murals, sculptures and writings, but through a philosophy that regarded death not as an end, but as an essential movement within the continuous cycle of existence. As his disciple, I never found him preoccupied with mortality in a tragic sense. Instead, he approached death with remarkable calmness, curiosity and philosophical depth. His thoughts reflected the rhythms of nature itself, where decay, renewal and regeneration are inseparable. In his worldview, endings quietly become beginnings, just as fallen leaves nourish the soil for new life.   This understanding found expression throughout his artistic and literary practice. ...

Same Day, Different Visions: Jagdish Swaminathan and Bikash Bhattacharjee as Parallel Architects of Modern Indian Art by Prabuddha Ghos h Abstract The history of modern Indian art is often narrated through stylistic movements, regional schools, and ideological manifestos. Yet certain artistic pairings reveal deeper complexities within the evolution of Indian modernism. Jagdish Swaminathan (1928–1994) and Bikash Bhattacharjee (1940–2006), born on the same day—21 June—represent one such compelling parallel. Although separated by geography, temperament, visual language, and artistic methodology, both artists emerged as transformative figures who challenged inherited conventions and expanded the possibilities of artistic expression in post-independence India. Swaminathan sought a metaphysical and indigenous visual language rooted in tribal consciousness, nature, and primordial symbolism, whereas Bhattacharjee employed psychological realism and surrealist undertones to examine the anxie...