As part of a series of panel discussions and seminars under the India Art Festival, 2011, Sharmistha Ray will engage in the topic “Locating Ourselves: The Persistent Question of Indianness in Shifting Global Scenarios” with Arshiya Lokhandwala, Ratnottama Sengupta and moderator, Nancy Adajania. Scheduled for 18th November, 2011 the discussion will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p. m. at the Culture Hall, Nehru Centre, in Mumbai.
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Sharmistha Ray used the curator’s tour in Switzerland during Art Basel 2010 as a platform to engage social media tool Twitter in communicating an aesthetic and visual experience: can art criticism happen through micro-blogging?
The archive of tweets can be found at her Twitter id sharmistharay
Or, by doing a search for #curatorstour
Six Indian curators have been invited to attend Art Basel 2010 and use it as a platform for interesting and engaging discussions while strengthening networks for future cultural exchanges and collaborative projects.
Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council in collaboration with Art Basel has invited the following Indian curators for an organised curator’s trip to Switzerland during the Art Basel week, 13 – 20 June 2010
Ranjit Hoskote
Nancy Adajania
Girish Shahane
Vidya Shivadas
Kavita Singh
Sharmistha Ray
Pro Helvetia New Delhi wishes them all a fruitful and memorable trip.
Speakers: Anders Petterson, Louisa Buck, Anupa Mehta, Arshiya Lokhandwala, Dr. Alka Pande; Moderated by Sharmistha Ray
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