Hardeep S Puri

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Hardeep S Puri

Walk Like a Curator

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So explaining TV Santhosh's Effigies of Turbulent Yesterdays, she notes that the headless solider on the fibreglass horse represents war soldiers, but the Mumbai-based artist's persistent employment with themes of war and terrorism are not delved into. At Gallery Sanskriti's booth featuring Nantu Behari Das's children at play in fiberglass and aluminum nails, the exhibitor comes to rescue. "The artist is trying bring out the child in us," he smiles.

The 45-minute walk ends 20 minutes earlier. The participants decide to log on to the internet for more, and Galundia returns with feedback. An art dealer suggests to let artist Hardik Dikshit know that "his sculpture of Gandhi has no resemblance with the political figure." Another wants more works to be included in the walk. Before the next walk, she hopes to meet some of the artists to know more about their work.

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