Text by Shirin Mehta. With Photography by and Inputs from Asad Sheikh. 1. The entrance to the exhibition featured multiple red arches.2. The sindoor-red walls of the opening lobby were covered with a scanned brocade weave. The recently-concluded India…
On the last Saturday in May, as the sun set over the azure waters of the French Riviera, the Croisette would have worn a deserted look, as tourists, media and celebrities packed their backpacks or Louis Vuitton luggage, as the…
It might be a little late in the day to enter the discourse around the Met Gala. Reams have already been written, and the internet and Instagram have hit it out of the park with their relentless coverage. But, I…
Photograph: Sabyasachi Mukherjee/Facebook I have always been intrigued by the fact that Sabyasachi Mukherjee never considered moving out of the City of Joy to the Maximum City. With the opening of his newest store, he has instead, in some way,…
Text and Photography by Asad Sheikh. Tarq’s new location is characterised by an extreme verticality of space. Ever since Tarq’s inception in 2014, the gallery has been at the forefront of the contemporary art scene in Mumbai. It has…
Text by Mallika Chandra. Photography by Nishanth Radhakrishnan. Art Direction by Mallika Chandra and Asad Sheikh. Styling by Asad Sheikh and Sarah Rajkotwala. Models: Noreen Parinaaz and Vee at Feat. Artists. Digitally printed silk skirt, corset blouse in red…
Not only did Dior’s recent Fall 2023 show at South Mumbai’s Gateway of India capture popular imagination globally but it also put India front and centre of the spectacle. On display was the brand’s intent to play up the Indianness,…
Text by Shirin Mehta and Asad Sheikh. Models strike a pose at the Gateway of India, Mumbai — the venue of the Dior Fall 2023 show.Photograph: Dolly Devi, © Dior There is a buzz, long overdue, in South Mumbai,…
Text by Shirin Mehta. Photographs by Naomi Shah. Chanakya Atelier — The Dior Retrospective A visual and sensual treat was in store for us at the Chanakya Ateliers, which opened doors for the very first time to visitors from…
I didn’t realise when I set out the intention of receiving life changing experiences which would be perfectly aligned for me, that I’d ACTUALLY be getting bombed by them faster than I could blink my eyes. The most gorgeous shit…
