Bharti Kher

As the unyielding COVID-19 crisis pushes the art world to redirect its creative vision, galleries are addressing the magnitude of the shift and staving off extinction by introducing sweeping changes to the viewing experience while many artists have found a new muse in their altered environments
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Bravo! Parmesh Shahani is ecstatic after visiting two exciting art events in Kochi and Mumbai
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What are our 'Codes of Culture'? A group show in New Delhi attempts to portray them through art
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This holiday season, Verve gives you the ultimate guide to gifting
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Can the world that we live in become more valuable simply by the company we keep? Surrounded by the Masters, Verve finds that happiness can lie in the brushstroke and in its bottomline
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The past year was rough. The dreaded ‘R’ word popped up everywhere. It was the survival of the fittest and the cheapest. Women bought relatively inexpensive items. Lipstick sales were good. Fashion sales were not (at full price); so tabs were slashed. Designers restrategised and redefined haute. Boyfriend chic (borrow his clothes since you have no new ones), vintage (borrow grandma’s for similar reasons) and power shoulders (intimidate at work-place so they do not fire you) rose to prominence. Even couture in Paris offered (hush hush) ‘package deals’ to their loyal customers. Suddenly, apparel was available at almost lipstick prices. What joy… let us buy everything!
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