Comments on: Kanthas at the PMA; women’s art of Bengal http://www.theartblog.org/2010/01/kanthas-at-the-pma-womens-art-of-bengal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kanthas-at-the-pma-womens-art-of-bengal Roberta Fallon and Libby Rosof's artblog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:43:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andrea http://www.theartblog.org/2010/01/kanthas-at-the-pma-womens-art-of-bengal/comment-page-1/#comment-23822 Andrea Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:42:03 +0000 http://theartblog.org/?p=11192#comment-23822 Anubhav, The exhibition got some real attention. The catalog won the prize for museum catalogs given by the College Art Association last February. Andrea Anubhav,
The exhibition got some real attention. The catalog won the prize for museum catalogs given by the College Art Association last February.

Andrea

]]> By: Anubhav http://www.theartblog.org/2010/01/kanthas-at-the-pma-womens-art-of-bengal/comment-page-1/#comment-23816 Anubhav Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:36:05 +0000 http://theartblog.org/?p=11192#comment-23816 hi I m a Fashion Student in India and being an Indian m very glad to see that u guys are taking so much intrust in Indian Embroideries....... thank you that hi
I m a Fashion Student in India and being an Indian m very glad to see that u guys are taking so much intrust in Indian Embroideries…….
thank you that

]]> By: La Bonne Femme - Shamlu Dudeja - Le Bonbon.fr http://www.theartblog.org/2010/01/kanthas-at-the-pma-womens-art-of-bengal/comment-page-1/#comment-21877 La Bonne Femme - Shamlu Dudeja - Le Bonbon.fr Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:13:44 +0000 http://theartblog.org/?p=11192#comment-21877 [...] Depuis trente ans,  infatigable mais fragile ambassadrice des « Kanthas » et de l’émancipation des femmes,  Shamlu Dudeja a fait sien le combat pour la sauvegarde de [...] [...] Depuis trente ans,  infatigable mais fragile ambassadrice des « Kanthas » et de l’émancipation des femmes,  Shamlu Dudeja a fait sien le combat pour la sauvegarde de [...]

]]> By: The Nerd http://www.theartblog.org/2010/01/kanthas-at-the-pma-womens-art-of-bengal/comment-page-1/#comment-9669 The Nerd Mon, 31 May 2010 05:29:54 +0000 http://theartblog.org/?p=11192#comment-9669 Apart from these things, the girls can definitely benefit from better role models. Being a Bengali, when I bought the book from <a href="http://www.uread.com/book/women-tagore-household-chitr-deb/9780143066057" rel="nofollow">Women of the Tagore Household by Chitra Deb</a> it was simply due to the huge discount they were offering. It later dawned on me that the book addressed larger issues facing the women. The fact that the women of Tagore household were powerful and influential in their own way did not go unnoticed among the women of Bengal. Apart from these things, the girls can definitely benefit from better role models. Being a Bengali, when I bought the book from Women of the Tagore Household by Chitra Deb it was simply due to the huge discount they were offering. It later dawned on me that the book addressed larger issues facing the women. The fact that the women of Tagore household were powerful and influential in their own way did not go unnoticed among the women of Bengal.

]]> By: libby http://www.theartblog.org/2010/01/kanthas-at-the-pma-womens-art-of-bengal/comment-page-1/#comment-7469 libby Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:39:08 +0000 http://theartblog.org/?p=11192#comment-7469 Hi, Andrea, just saw this yesterday and enjoyed it thoroughly. I had fun trying to guess which ones were collected by the Bonovitzes, which by Kramrisch before I peeked at the answer on the labels. I had better success at this than I expected. Now I'm going to read my catalog. Hi, Andrea, just saw this yesterday and enjoyed it thoroughly. I had fun trying to guess which ones were collected by the Bonovitzes, which by Kramrisch before I peeked at the answer on the labels. I had better success at this than I expected. Now I’m going to read my catalog.

]]> By: Kelsey http://www.theartblog.org/2010/01/kanthas-at-the-pma-womens-art-of-bengal/comment-page-1/#comment-7005 Kelsey Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:01:52 +0000 http://theartblog.org/?p=11192#comment-7005 Oh thanks for reviewing this! I saw this exhibit sunday- completely took my breath away how beautiful and rich the stories- and delicate textures- of some of these kanthas. I think the installation was fabulous. From the slide show, to the beautiful back lit textile(so you could see how many pieces of cotton scraps were pieces together to make one full kantha) every detail gave the objects the respect they deserved. One of my favorite non-contemporary shows I have seen in a long time. I'm so glad to see a review of the show here! It's worth getting on people's radars, and I agree- it definitely does not discourage anyone. Also worth mentioning- I have been feeding a growing interest in Hindu imagery as of late- and there is a hidden little show that is easy to miss and worth noting for anyone who is interested up in room 227 of the museum. It is a collection of Indian Ragas (paintings that were meant to be experieced with poetry and music for the Rajas and royalty). Small opaque watercolor paintings with an equal amount of impressive small detail as these kanthas. Beautiful scenes of daily life, religious stories, and amazing flowers and landscapes. Coming down on the 28th of February. Both shows left me surprisingly more smitten than the chaos that was Gorky, on pay-what-you-want Sunday. Oh thanks for reviewing this! I saw this exhibit sunday- completely took my breath away how beautiful and rich the stories- and delicate textures- of some of these kanthas. I think the installation was fabulous. From the slide show, to the beautiful back lit textile(so you could see how many pieces of cotton scraps were pieces together to make one full kantha) every detail gave the objects the respect they deserved. One of my favorite non-contemporary shows I have seen in a long time. I’m so glad to see a review of the show here! It’s worth getting on people’s radars, and I agree- it definitely does not discourage anyone.

Also worth mentioning- I have been feeding a growing interest in Hindu imagery as of late- and there is a hidden little show that is easy to miss and worth noting for anyone who is interested up in room 227 of the museum. It is a collection of Indian Ragas (paintings that were meant to be experieced with poetry and music for the Rajas and royalty). Small opaque watercolor paintings with an equal amount of impressive small detail as these kanthas. Beautiful scenes of daily life, religious stories, and amazing flowers and landscapes. Coming down on the 28th of February.

Both shows left me surprisingly more smitten than the chaos that was Gorky, on pay-what-you-want Sunday.

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