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NZ Herald
9 hours ago
- Entertainment
- NZ Herald
Work Of Art: What Goes Into Bringing Historic Art To Tāmaki Makaurau?
With work from some of the world's most famous painters coming to Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki this June for new exhibition A Century Of Modern Art, co-ordinating curator Dr Sophie Matthiesson talks to Emma Gleason about what makes this show so special. Monet, Degas, van Gogh and Renoir
Time of India
3 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
Moving from addiction to a greater high
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is a humanitarian and spiritual master. He has founded The Art of Living, present in 180 countries, known to empower individuals through its unique breathing techniques and tools for mind management. LESS ... MORE (Today is World No-Tobacco Day) The nature of the mind is to chase joy. It moves towards anything that seems to offer a moment of joy. In that search, it looks in places joy cannot be found in and often falls into the trap of habits that promise happiness but do not deliver on this promise. All addictions of this planet promise joy, but they never deliver. Ask people who are smoking: do you feel ecstatic? They'll say-No and yet leaving the habit is painful. If you look closely, you'll see this habit is not stronger than your mind. What can help to break free from it is not just force, but spiritual wisdom. In order to come out of a habit that brings you limited pleasure, you need something that gives you greater joy. Is it possible to experience a high that doesn't lead to bondage and pain? Love is powerful. When you love someone deeply, whether it is your child, your partner, your parents and you promise them you'll stop, you find the strength to do so. Not because the craving disappears, but because love is greater than the craving. You keep the promise not for yourself, but for someone who matters more than a cigarette. Greed too can be used positively to tame a bad habit. Suppose someone said, 'If you quit smoking for three months, you'll win Rs. 2 lakh,' the mind will immediately drop the habit to chase the reward. The same mind that seemed helpless now becomes determined. Fear can also guide you in giving up a habit. When someone is told, 'If you continue drinking or smoking, your health will fail, and you might not survive,' a deep alertness can arise. That fear, when understood with wisdom, can help you steer away from the danger. Fear and greed are lower forms of motivation. To me, love and commitment can bring lasting change. What can truly liberate us from the bondage of our habits and patterns is the path of spirituality. Spirituality gives you the greatest high, far more potent than any substance. Meditation, devotion, service-they uplift you instead of leaving you depleted. They energize and expand your awareness. They make you vibrant, your mind calm, and your heart open. Even the act of smoking itself is nothing but a misuse of breath. The relaxation one feels is not just from nicotine, but from the way you breathe. Just hold your fingers near your mouth as if holding a cigarette, inhale deeply and exhale slowly. Do this for a few rounds. You will feel the same calmness. It is nothing but pranayama, but without the side effects. To truly break a habit, don't make grand, lifelong vows. If you say, 'I will never smoke again,' the mind becomes rebellious. Instead, take a smaller, achievable step: 'I will not smoke for the next 40 days.' Then, renew that commitment. Gradually, you will find the distance between you and the addiction grows wider, until the craving falls away altogether. Another secret lies in shifting your mindset from 'what can I get' to 'how can I serve?' This change is a revolutionary act in one's life. Obsession and depression often stem from a life centered on oneself. But when you step out to serve others, your problems begin to fall away. Your life becomes purposeful and you realize you are needed in this world. And slowly, a deeper joy begins to take root, one that no substance can ever offer. The journey out of addiction is not one of suppression, but of expansion. As you engage in meditation, singing, and acts of kindness, your body grows stronger, your immune system improves, and your heart becomes more open. The mind becomes clear and the spirit becomes free. You are no longer a slave to a craving. You are full, content, and joyful. Always remember, we have a choice. We can choose short-term comfort that leads to long-term pain, or short-term discomfort that leads to lasting joy. Spiritual wisdom is what enables us to make the wiser choice-to endure a little, so that we may be truly free. Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Disclaimer Views expressed above are the author's own.
Hans India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta joins Goa Day celebrations at Secretariat
New Delhi: As part of the Delhi government's tradition of honouring the cultural diversity of different states, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday led the celebrations on the occasion of Goa Day at Delhi Secretariat, an official said. The celebration was organised by the Department of Art, Culture, and Languages, with the aim of showcasing the glorious cultural heritage, traditions, and historical legacy of the state of Goa to the general public. CM Gupta said: 'A large number of Goan citizens reside in Delhi, and through their hard work and dedication, they contribute significantly not only to the progress of their own state but also to that of the entire nation.' 'Goa is renowned not only for its natural beauty but also for its rich cultural heritage, peaceful lifestyle, and spirit of progress. Recently, the Delhi government has decided that the foundation day of every state will be celebrated with enthusiasm and dignity, to strengthen national unity and cultural diversity,' she said. During the programme, artists associated with the Sahitya Kala Parishad gave mesmerising performances of Goa's traditional folk dances, music, and arts. Among them, the presentation of Goa's famous folk dance Fugdi was a major highlight. This dance captivated the audience with its vigorous rhythm and traditional style. Additionally, the performances by male and female artistes dressed in traditional attire vividly brought the cultural diversity to life, said an official statement. Minister of Art, Culture and Languages, Kapil Mishra, stated: "Goa is not only a cultural leader but also a frontrunner in tourism, social, and economic aspects of India. The social, cultural, and educational cooperation between Delhi and Goa is continuously strengthening, and we believe this partnership will grow even deeper in the future." A special exhibition was also organised to showcase Goa's traditional artistic practices, craftsmanship, and cultural symbols.
The Wire
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Wire
The Art of Grief, Violence, Death and a Genocide
Menu हिंदी తెలుగు اردو Home Politics Economy World Security Law Science Society Culture Editor's Pick Opinion Support independent journalism. Donate Now Top Stories The Art of Grief, Violence, Death and a Genocide Pariplab Chakraborty 14 minutes ago Curated by Amit Mukhopadhyay and organised by SAHMAT, 'The Body Called Palestine' is an ongoing exhibition at Jawahar Bhawan, New Delhi. It features digital prints of Palestinian artists' works along with works from artists worldwide in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Sliman Mansour's work at the exhibition 'The Body Called Palestine'. Photo: Pariplab Chakraborty. Real journalism holds power accountable Since 2015, The Wire has done just that. But we can continue only with your support. Contribute now 'Here, where the hills slope before the sunset and the chasm of time near gardens whose shades have been cast aside we do what prisoners do we do what the jobless do we sow hope…' – Mahmoud Darwish, A State of Siege, 2002 Palestinian art, by existing, challenges the very foundation of Israeli-settler colonialism. Every occupation tries to destroy the idea of the people they occupy and in order to accomplish that, it inflicts violence on the occupied bodies. It tries to obliterate memories, truths and traces of genocidal violence. But can it omit the idea of the people resisting the occupation and defending their own land? Curated by Amit Mukhopadhyay and organised by SAHMAT, 'The Body Called Palestine' is an ongoing exhibition at Jawahar Bhawan, New Delhi. It features digital prints of Palestinian artists' works along with works from artists worldwide in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Primarily, the exhibition seeks to remember. It is an attempt to challenge our 'monocular vision' of seeing and to engage with a new artistic language that stems from Palestinian artists across fields who are living under and resisting a genocidal regime. 'The Body Called Palestine' showcases works of Palestinian artists and their expressions of living under a never ending system of occupation, ethnic cleansing, everyday violence and utter dehumanisation. It witnesses alienation, loss, grief, and anger. Malak Mattar, a young Palestinian artist, grew up in the Gaza strip witnessing occupation and military siege. She had created a series of monochrome and grayscale drawings and paintings – documenting the genocide in her homeland – during a residency programme. She later combined all of those images into this monumental grayscale painting titled 'No Words… (For Gaza)'. This work explicitly tells the horrors and devastation of occupation and a vicious cycle of displacement and ethnic cleansing of the people of Palestine. While working on this painting she said 'It needs to be completely horrific,' 'otherwise it will not accurately reflect the genocide.' Malak Mattar's 'No Words…(For Gaza)'. Photo: Pariplab Chakraborty. Malak Mattar's art. Photo: Pariplab Chakraborty. Maisara Baroud is a Palestinian artist from Gaza city. As a witness, his works evoke a sense of the unfathomable and the familiar, both. It is like a never-ending blur between the blacks and whites, like a nauseating fever – akin to the experience of a relentless cycle of atrocities. 'He consistently highlights topics such as war, immigration, political prisoners, illegal arrests, and occupation. Baroud's works reflect dramatic and tragic scenes, dominated by grief, death, violence, peace, hope, and freedom. His art mirrors how life is intertwined with a fresh, continuous scent of death that never seems to fade.' the artist's statement reads. Maisara Baroud's 'The Artistic Diary of Maisara Baroud'. Photo: Pariplab Chakraborty. The artworks show resilient acts of recording, embedded in personal and political experiences, ensuring that the grand sweep of historical injustice and the records of deafening silence from those in power are not erased. Digital prints of noted Palestinian artist and art historian Vera Tamari's works are also on display in the exhibition. Vera was only three years old during the first Nakba in 1948. She grew up seeing a perpetual state of occupation, war and violence inflicted upon the Palestinian lives. Her vast body of ceramic, sculpture and installation works intensively talk about seeing the Palestinian reality up front and with its innumerable layers of memories, the undaunting resilience Palestinian identity and its cultural heritage. Vera Tamari's 'Palestinian Women at Work' (ceramic relief). Photo: Pariplab Chakraborty. The exhibition also featured an excerpt of a presentation by Vera Tamari along with the digital prints of her works. Presented originally in a conference titled 'Art and War', organised by the Goethe Institute in Ramallah, in November 2004, it goes like this: Going for a Ride? (Installation, 2002) Cars are powerful icons in our society. Other than being urban household commodities, cars have become a metaphor of daily life. These inanimate objects even carry an emotional significance for most people. Not for me; I never owned a car nor learnt to drive one, but seeing my friend Liza's Volkswagen Beetle as I peeked from behind the shutters of my window one morning made me shudder. That quaint red car in which we often rode, was visibly smashed. It was lying on its hood wheels up, almost like a dead real beetle. In Going for a Ride? those inanimate objects, symbols of well-being, status, and freedom have in an act of vindictive violence, perpetrated by the Israeli military tanks in the 2002 invasion of Ramallah, taken on a new reality. They metamorphosed from once practical objects to become subjects of vengeful voodooism. Do we hurt the Palestinians more by destroying their cherished personal belongings? My idea in making this installation was not to merely to fashion junk as an art form or an anti-gesture as advocated by Nouveau Realiste or Dada artists such as Marcel Duchamp and Cesare in their crashed car compositions. Both artists challenged the conventional notion of art as an aesthetic exercise. I simply wanted to make a statement about how a mundane logical reality becomes totally illogical through the violence of the war machine. It is hard to see my installation of smashed cars as not carrying a political meaning. Seven hundred private and public cars were smashed in the military incursion of Ramallah alone. I wanted to give those cars a voice – an ironic reflection on the unnecessary nature of violence whose authors were the Israeli occupation forces. This act of destruction became like action art disturbing the status quo of matters. The soldiers in this case have become the artist creators. The soldiers the viewers. The soldiers as re-creators. The installation piece kept changing. It had a new energy each time – more violent than the previous one. I was merely the curator. Basma Al Sharif's work. Photo: Pariplab Chakraborty. Basma Alsharif is an artist and filmmaker of Palestine heritage. A series of Basma's six photographs are on display in this exhibition. Her works explore the cyclical political histories and confront the 'legacy of colonisation with satire, doubt and hope'. SAHMAT's continued solidarity with the Palestinian people finds a vivid expression in this exhibition, where, as the curator articulates 'the response to the Palestine question across the world has become a unifying force that creates new solidarities as an antidote to the atomising effects of a military-industrial complex'. 'The Body Called Palestine' aims to remember the history and presence of Israeli settler colonialism and its genocidal military offence as it is. This is valuable at a time when the larger mediascape peddles false narratives without any accountability and often erects a smokescreen of half-truths and lies, that help those in power obfuscate historical facts and cultivate public apathy. Aban Raza, a Delhi-based artist who also co-curated an art exhibition in solidarity with Palestine last year titled 'Fida-e-Filistine' and organised by SAHMAT, says, 'This exhibition is a testament to artists' solidarity from around the world with the Palestinian struggle and our collective resistance, despite all odds and silencing.' Labani Jangi's 'Even after a genocide, the rising moon doesn't burn our eyes'. Photo: Pariplab Chakraborty. This watercolour painting by artist and scholar Labani Jangi from Nadia, West Bengal, explores the difference in her perception of the moon between her childhood and the present, where there's a full scale massacre of Palestinian lives happening in every passing day. 'The moon that once used to bring Eid, festivals or fantastic stories from Naani now stands still – in silence like a representative of those who can afford to dwell in apathy. Those who remain silent even after seeing a genocide in front of their eyes – drenched in the propagandas of fascist regimes,' says Labani. The exhibition is on view until May 31, from 9.30 am to 7 pm at Jawahar Bhawan, New Delhi. 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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
James Corden, Neil Patrick Harris and Bobby Cannavale to Star on Broadway This Fall
James Corden, Neil Patrick Harris and Bobby Cannavale will return to Broadway this summer in the revival of the play Art. The production marks the first revival of the play, written by Yasmina Reza and translated by Christopher Hampton, which follows three longtime friends who launch into a debate about art after one of them purchases a large, expensive and completely white painting. The play, directed by Scott Ellis, is slated to run at Broadway's Music Box starting Aug. 28, with an opening night Sept. 16. More from The Hollywood Reporter Tom Hanks Will Star in Off-Broadway Play This Fall Broadway Box Office: 'Redwood' Ends Run With Momentum, Clooney Stays on Top Four-Time Tony Nominee Jonathan Groff on Eight-Year Journey to Become Bobby Darin and Spitting While Singing Quirk: "Nothing I Can Do About It" The production is slated to play a 17-week limited engagement through Dec. 21, 2025. The play first ran on Broadway in 1998 starring Alan Alda, Victor Garber and Alfred Molina, who won a Tony Award for best actor. This marks the first return to Broadway for Corden since he starred in One Man, Two Guvnors in 2012 and won a Tony Award for best leading actor in a play. The former late night host has also appeared onstage in The History Boys and most recently was in the West End play The Constituent in 2024. He also appeared in several musical films, Into the Woods, Cats, The Prom and Cinderella. Harris, known for his role in How I Met Your Mother, won a Tony Award for his starring role in the 2014 revival of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, in addition to numerous other stage roles, including most recently in the play Shit Meet Fan and in Assassins on Broadway in 2004. Cannavale has starred on Broadway in The Lifespan of a Fact, The Motherf**ker with the Hat and Mauritius among other roles, in addition to appearing in films such as The Irishman, Ezra and I, Tonya. The production is produced by Michael Shulman of Sand & Snow Entertainment, ATG Productions and Gavin Kalin Productions. 'On behalf of my partners Adam Speers, Gavin Kalin, and myself, we are thrilled to be producing the first-ever Broadway revival of this iconic Tony-Award winning play with three iconic, award-winning actors, Bobby Cannavale, James Corden and Neil Patrick Harris, under the helm of the legendary Scott Ellis,' Shulman said. 'Ever since I first saw the original production, it has been etched into my mind as a hysterical and moving portrayal of friendship, compromise, and the power of art to change perspectives.' Best of The Hollywood Reporter From 'Lady in the Lake' to 'It Ends With Us': 29 New and Upcoming Book Adaptations in 2024 Meet the Superstars Who Glam Up Hollywood's A-List Rosie O'Donnell on Ellen, Madonna, Trump and 40 Years in the Queer Spotlight
