Anup Ojha SEP 14 – Artist Manish Harijan recently made the front page of many dailies in the country for the controversy stirred up by his collection The Rise of the Collateral. Featuring images of Eastern religious icons interspersed with …
KATHMANDU, SEP 12 – A day after he received death threats for “outrageous portrayal of Hindu gods” in his paintings, Manish Harijan on Wednesday came under strict scrutiny of the Kathmandu District Administration Office (DAO), which also decided to seal …
Rachana Chhetri KATHMANDU, AUG 27 – Super Nataraj I, a work of art that has become a visibly powerful and easily recognised representation among art circles in the Capital of Manish Harijan’s ongoing exhibition, The Rise of the Collateral at …
KATHMANDU, AUG 21 – The Rise of the Collateral, a new series of paintings by Manish Harijan is set to go on exhibit at the Siddartha Art Gallery, Babarmahal, from today. A recipient of the KCAC’s Margaret Washington Memorial Scholarship …
Shreya Thapa KATHMANDU, AUG 04 – Art culture has expanded to the point where someone could make a full time job out of attending each and every exhibition be it for art, photography, installations, and even fashion. But most do …
Shrijan Amatya JUL 31 – It never stops and it never ends”—pieces of paper containing phrases such as this one, cut out from international magazines like TIME, are scattered on the floor like leaves newly dropped from trees in the …
Kanchan G Burathoki By the time I arrived at Bindu Gurung’s installation, two hours after I had started my tour of KUart’s BFA Exhibition Project 2012, I was starting to get hungry. As Bindu explained her work, she pulled out …
Kathmandu University, School of Arts, Centre for Art and Design is pleased to announce the opening of BFA Exhibition Project 2012. H.E. Mr. Jayanta Prasad, the Ambassador of India to Nepal and Prof. Dr. Suresh Raj Sharma, Vice Chancellor, Kathmandu …
Kanchan G Burathoki In June this year, we had 14 artists presenting their ceramic creations in “Expressions in Clay.” Then Meena Kayastha had her first solo exhibition of sculptures titled “Lyrics from the Junkyard” in August. Working once again with …
As you enter the Siddhartha Art Gallery at Baber Mahal Revisited, you are greeted by the bright gallery lights, a somewhat not appropriate, yet icebreaking radio pounding Nepali rhythms and the familiarity of an empty art gallery. Yes, familiarity, since …
Krita Raut KATHMANDU: Creativity knows no boundary and it can manifest in any form using any medium. The ceramic and terra cotta works on display at the Siddhartha Art Gallery since June 23 brings to life the above statement. Those who …
KATHMANDU, MAR 02 – R N Joshi Center for Fine Art founded by late R N Joshi in 1970, has provided, over the years, a unique platform to learn, share, and experience contemporary art. Also known as Park gallery, the …