Performance practices prevalent in Goa
Panjim’s Sunaparanta Goa Centre for the Arts is all set to host a presentation and talk by filmmaker and educator Nalini Elvino de Sousa on 10 May. ‘Kantar Goa: a shellac disc study at the intersection of cosmopolitan Bombay and colonial Goa (1910-1961)’ focuses on the performance practices prevalent in Goa like mando, dulpod, dekhni, zagor and khell, along with practices that were taken by the Goans to Bombay city and developed in other performance practices such as the cantaram (part of the Goan tiatr). In the early 1900s, the recording industry created commercial discs from resin secreted by female lac bugs for music recording and Goan performance practices were known to have thrived in Bombay’s shellac disc industry. Researching these discs have gained importance over the years and Nalini Elvino de Sousa recipient of the VM Salgaocar Fellowship Grant, is among those following this trend. The latter will highlight the results of her research findings and share her concerns on preserving Goan performance traditions on shellac discs which is a vital aspect of Goa’s musical legacy.
commemorating six decades of works
The Richard Gray Gallery in New York opened its exhibition ‘GRAY at 60’ with aplomb. The exhibition commemorates six decades of works by sixty historical and living artists since the gallery’s founding in 1963 by its owner Richard Gray. It is also one of United States’s longest running galleries. The first phase of the exhibition opened at GRAY Chicago in January 26 and later shifted to its New York premises. Paintings and art belonging to Modernism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop, Contemporary, and other expansive practices are on display alongside one another. From a tar paper work by Theaster Gates; to the colourful forms of Joan Miró, Jackson Pollock, Grace Hartigan, and Helen Frankenthaler, one can also find works of Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse to Alex Katz and David Hockney amongst others here. The exhibits are on display till May 26.
Paintings on paper and sculptures
Artist Karen Wilberding Diefenbach unveiled her exhibition of new paintings on paper and sculptures ‘Pastorale’ at the Barbara Mathes Gallery, New York. The works are inspired by the Tuscany landscape specially the trees of the region. The exhibition also explores her ongoing series of works focusing on the Pecore Massese – a unique breed of sheep originating in the Alpi Apuane – that she first encountered in the hills above the town of Camaiore. Alongside the Massese sheep, she also depicts large white Chianina cattle, considered to be one of the oldest cattle breeds in the world in her art. The combination of these animals in the rural setting bring alive an interesting feature of the Italian landscape in her works. The exhibition is on till June 29.