From building exteriors to a gallery’s interior, street art finds a new home
In a spacious room, surrounded by the bespoke works of artists Jasjyot Singh Hans, Anpu Varkey, and Aravani Art Collective (who also painted the rangoli portraits in Worli, on the parapet next to Atria Mall), Kumar, Kureshi and gallery director Joe Cyril
Ekta Mohan, Hindustan Times, April 17, 2023
As we exit the show, there’s a group of uniformed kids from a local BMC school taking selfies against artist Filthy Luker’s inflatable octopus, whose long, green tendrils are floating outside. If they actually take their first step inside the palatial bungalow, the show is already a win, for all those on the outside, looking in. (Satish Bate/ HT PHOTO)
MUMBAI: In 2014, artist Amitabh Kumar had the privilege of having one of his works turn into a landmark. On a discoloured concrete wall in Shahpur Jat in Delhi, he had painted a blue cloud, which resembled a hairball more than cotton. “The locals say, ‘Woh gandi drawing se left lena,’” he laughs. “Now it’s known as the gandi drawing-wali gully. Which is okay, it’s beautiful.”