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Lalit Kala Contemporary

Lalit Kala Contemporary

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Introduction

The Lalit Kala Akademi was founded by the Government of India on 5th August 1954 by the then Minister for Education, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. The first edition of the Lalit Kala Contemporary Journal was published in June 1962.
This illustrated journal features essays and articles on:
* Artists and art personalities
* Current art movements of the time
* Exhibition features and reviews
The journal aims to provide a platform for the exchange of ideas on modern and contemporary art and to help readers, especially in India, to gain a fresh perspective on art, both national and international.

Publication details

Editors25
Jaya Appasamy|
Manohar Kaul|
Sovon Som|
R.K. Bhatnagar|
M. Rajaram|
A.S. Raman|
Monohar Kaul|
Ratnottama Sengupta|
Betty Saldanha|
Santo Datta|
Nandita Jaishankar|
Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty|
K.L. Kaul|
M. Ramachandran|
Rahaab Allana|
Preeti Kathuria|
Subhra Mazumdar|
G. Vinod Kumar|
Mulk Raj Anand|
Keshav Malik|
S.A. Krishnan|
Mala Marwah|
Amit Mukhopadhyay|
Josef James|
Pranabranjan Ray
Publishers
Lalit kala
Founders
Government of India
Directors
Shri V Nagdas

Body of Work

Lalit Kala Contemporary

Appasamy, Jaya (Editor) and S.A. Krishnan (Assistant Editor, design and layout). Lalit Kala Contemporary, September 1967-April 1968 | Journal

September 1967-April 1968 · Journal

13 results

  1. 1967

    1. Anand, Mulk Raj (Essayist). The Artist as Hero. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 7 & 8. New Delhi: Lalit Kala Akademi, September 1967-April 1968 | Essay | FineArts | 00795603
    2. Jones, Helen Lee (Essayist). Modern and Contemporary Painting in the United States. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 7 & 8, pp. 7-11. New Delhi: Lalit Kala Akademi, September 1967-April 1968 | Essay | FineArts | 00795604
      Exhibits7›
    3. Schierbeek, Bert (Essayist). The Experimentalists from the Netherlands. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 7 & 8, pp. 41-50. New Delhi: Lalit Kala Akademi, September 1967-April 1968 | Essay | FineArts | 00795610
      Exhibits6›
    4. Lazzaro, G. Di San (Essayist). Two Letters. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 7 & 8, pp. 12-14. New Delhi: Lalit Kala Akademi, September 1967-April 1968 | Essay | FineArts | 00795605
      Exhibits2›
    5. Bice, Clare (Essayist). Canadian Art and Artists. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 7 & 8, pp. 51-54. New Delhi: Lalit Kala Akademi, September 1967-April 1968 | Essay | FineArts | 00795611
      Exhibits6›
    6. Krishnan, S.A. (Essayist). Figurative and Abstract Art - A Symposium . In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 7 & 8, pp. 24-37. New Delhi: Lalit Kala Akademi, September 1967-April 1968 | Essay | FineArts | 00795608
      Exhibits6›
    7. Fabri, Charles (Essayist). Art Chronicle. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 7 & 8, pp. 64-70. New Delhi: Lalit Kala Akademi, September 1967-April 1968 | Essay | FineArts | 00795615
    8. Pereira, I. Rice (Essayist). Two Poems. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 7 & 8, pp. 57-60. New Delhi: Lalit Kala Akademi, September 1967-April 1968 | Essay | FineArts | 00795613
    9. Appasamy, Jaya (Essayist). Indian Art Since Independence - Figurative to Abstract and Beyond. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 7 & 8, pp. 15-18. New Delhi: Lalit Kala Akademi, September 1967-April 1968 | Essay | FineArts | 00795606
      Exhibits5›
    10. Janin, Louise (Essayist). Art is One. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 7 & 8, pp. 19-23. New Delhi: Lalit Kala Akademi, September 1967-April 1968 | Essay | FineArts | 00795607
      Exhibits2›
    11. Welling, Dolf (Essayist). Autonomy Achieved. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 7 & 8, pp. 55-56. New Delhi: Lalit Kala Akademi, September 1967-April 1968 | Essay | FineArts | 00795612
      Exhibits2›
    12. Staber, Margit (Essayist). Pictorial Movement by Pictorial Order. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 7 & 8, pp. 38-40. New Delhi: Lalit Kala Akademi, September 1967-April 1968 | Essay | FineArts | 00795609
      Exhibits6›
    13. Read, Herbert (Essayist). Developments in the Arts. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 7 & 8, pp. 61-63. New Delhi: Lalit Kala Akademi, September 1967-April 1968 | Essay | FineArts | 00795614
      Exhibits3›

Research Centre

Unknown (Artist), Devi as Durga, Mangaldoi, Assam, 1600, Sculpture
Unknown (Artist). Devi as Durga, Mangaldoi, Assam, c.16th-17th Century A.D. | Sculpture
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Unknown (Artist), Sri Yantra, South India, 1700, Sculpture
Unknown (Artist). Sri Yantra, South India, c.17th-18th Century A.D. | Sculpture
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Unknown (Artist), Suddha-Chittanani, Ms. Painting, Rajasthan, 1712, Painting
Unknown (Artist). Suddha-Chittanani, Ms. Painting, Rajasthan, 1712 | Painting
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Unknown (Artist), Goloka (Sound and Light), Rajasthan, 1750, Painting
Unknown (Artist). Goloka (Sound and Light), Rajasthan, c.18th Century A.D. | Painting
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Vivan Sundaram (Artist), Ganesh, 1800, Sculpture
Sundaram, Vivan (Artist). Ganesh, 18th Century | Sculpture
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Unknown (Artist), Portrait of Englishman, Mysore, 1850, Painting
Unknown (Artist). Portrait of Englishman, Mysore, circa 1850 | Painting
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Unknown (Artist), Portrait of a Man, Mysore, 1850, Painting
Unknown (Artist). Portrait of a Man, Mysore, circa 1850 | Painting
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Unknown (Artist), Asha Danda, Sunderban, West Bengal, 1850, Sculpture
Unknown (Artist). Asha Danda, Sunderban, West Bengal, c.19th Century A.D. | Sculpture
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Unknown (Artist), Durga Mahishamardini, Mysore, 1900, Painting
Unknown (Artist). Durga Mahishamardini, Mysore, 19th Century | Painting
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Unknown (Artist), Narasimha with Lakshmi on Garuda, 1900, Tapestry
Unknown (Artist). Narasimha with Lakshmi on Garuda, c.19th Century | Tapestry
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Unknown (Artist), Bird, 1900, Painting
Unknown (Artist). Bird, 19th Century | Painting
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O. Kokoschka (Artist), The Friends, 1907, Painting
Kokoschka, O. (Artist). The Friends, 1907 | Painting
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O. Kokoschka (Artist), Father Hirsch , 1907, Painting
Kokoschka, O. (Artist). Father Hirsch , 1907 | Painting
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Abanindranath Tagore (Artist), Illustration of verse No. II from The Rubbayat of Omar Khayyam, 1909, Painting
Tagore, Abanindranath (Artist). Illustration of verse No. II from The Rubbayat of Omar Khayyam, 1907-1909 | Painting
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Abanindranath Tagore (Artist), Illustration of Qrn. LXIII from The Rubbayat of Omar Khayyam, 1909, Painting
Tagore, Abanindranath (Artist). Illustration of Qrn. LXIII from The Rubbayat of Omar Khayyam, 1907-1909 | Painting
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O. Kokoschka (Artist), Still Life with Sheep and Hyacinth , 1910, Painting
Kokoschka, O. (Artist). Still Life with Sheep and Hyacinth , 1910 | Painting
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Georges Braque (Artist), Violin and Jug, 1910, Painting
Braque, Georges (Artist). Violin and Jug, 1910 | Painting
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Emil Nolde (Artist), Der Sanger, 1911, Graphic Art
Nolde, Emil (Artist). Der Sanger, 1911 | Graphic Art
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Abanindranath Tagore (Artist), Tiksharakshita, 1911, Painting
Tagore, Abanindranath (Artist). Tiksharakshita, 1911 | Painting
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Nandalal Bose (Artist), Parthasarathi, 1912, Painting
Bose, Nandalal (Artist). Parthasarathi, 1912 | Painting
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Mulk Raj Anand (Guest Editor), Lalit Kala Contemporary, 1962, Journal
Anand, Mulk Raj (Guest Editor) and S.A. Krishnan (Assistant Editor). Lalit Kala Contemporary, June 1962 | Journal | 00857952
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Hermann Goetz (Essayist), The Great Crisis from Traditional to Modern Art, 1962, Essay
Goetz, Hermann (Essayist). The Great Crisis from Traditional to Modern Art. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 1. June 1962 | Essay | 00795533
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Benode Behari Mukherjee (Essayist), Nandalal Bose, 1962, Essay
Mukherjee, Benode Behari (Essayist). Nandalal Bose. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 1. June 1962 | Essay | 00795538
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Bishnu Dey (Essayist), The Pioneers of Art in Modern India, 1962, Essay
Dey, Bishnu (Essayist). The Pioneers of Art in Modern India. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 1. June 1962 | Essay | 00795535
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Benode Behari Mukherjee (Essayist), Asit Kumar Haldar, 1962, Essay
Mukherjee, Benode Behari (Essayist). Asit Kumar Haldar. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 1. June 1962 | Essay | 00795539
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Asok Mitra (Essayist), The Forces Behind the Modern Movement, 1962, Essay
Mitra, Asok (Essayist). The Forces Behind the Modern Movement. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 1. June 1962 | Essay | 00795534
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Bishnu Dey (Essayist), Book Reviews, 1962, Essay
Dey, Bishnu (Essayist). Book Reviews. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 1. June 1962 | Essay | 00795546
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Benode Behari Mukherjee (Essayist), Samarendranath Gupta, 1962, Essay
Mukherjee, Benode Behari (Essayist). Samarendranath Gupta. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 1. June 1962 | Essay | 00795544
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Benode Behari Mukherjee (Essayist), Gaganendranath Tagore, 1962, Essay
Mukherjee, Benode Behari (Essayist). Gaganendranath Tagore. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 1. June 1962 | Essay | 00795540
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Benode Behari Mukherjee (Essayist), Sailendranath Dey, 1962, Essay
Mukherjee, Benode Behari (Essayist). Sailendranath Dey. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 1. June 1962 | Essay | 00795542
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Jagdish Mittal (Essayist), Graphic Art of the Bengal School, 1962, Essay
Mittal, Jagdish (Essayist). Graphic Art of the Bengal School. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 1. June 1962 | Essay | 00795545
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Mulk Raj Anand (Essayist), Birth of Lalit Kala, 1962, Essay
Anand, Mulk Raj (Essayist). Birth of Lalit Kala. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 1. June 1962 | Essay | 00795532
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Benode Behari Mukherjee (Essayist), K. Venkatappa, 1962, Essay
Mukherjee, Benode Behari (Essayist). K. Venkatappa. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 1. June 1962 | Essay | 00795541
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Art Chronicle, 1962, Essay
Art Chronicle. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 1. June 1962 | Essay | 00795547
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G. Venkatachalam (Essayist), Some Reminiscences About the Bengal School, 1962, Essay
Venkatachalam, G. (Essayist). Some Reminiscences About the Bengal School. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 1. June 1962 | Essay | 00795536
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Benode Behari Mukherjee (Essayist), Abanindranath Tagore, 1962, Essay
Mukherjee, Benode Behari (Essayist). Abanindranath Tagore. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 1. June 1962 | Essay | 00795537
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Benode Behari Mukherjee (Essayist), Kshitindranath Majumdar, 1962, Essay
Mukherjee, Benode Behari (Essayist). Kshitindranath Majumdar. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 1. June 1962 | Essay | 00795543
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Mulk Raj Anand (Guest Editor), Lalit Kala Contemporary, 1964, Journal
Anand, Mulk Raj (Guest Editor) and S.A. Krishnan (Assistant Editor). Lalit Kala Contemporary, December 1965 | Journal | 00857953
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Amrita (Essayist), Jamini Roy, 1964, Essay
Amrita (Essayist). Jamini Roy. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 2. December 1964 | Essay | 00795550
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Mulk Raj Anand (Essayist), The Four Initiators of the Contemporary Experimentalism, 1964, Essay
Anand, Mulk Raj (Essayist). The Four Initiators of the Contemporary Experimentalism. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 2. December 1964 | Essay | 00795548
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20 of 847
Unknown (Artist), Devi as Durga, Mangaldoi, Assam, 1600, Sculpture
Unknown (Artist). Devi as Durga, Mangaldoi, Assam, c.16th-17th Century A.D. | Sculpture
View full record
Unknown (Artist), Sri Yantra, South India, 1700, Sculpture
Unknown (Artist). Sri Yantra, South India, c.17th-18th Century A.D. | Sculpture
View full record
Unknown (Artist), Suddha-Chittanani, Ms. Painting, Rajasthan, 1712, Painting
Unknown (Artist). Suddha-Chittanani, Ms. Painting, Rajasthan, 1712 | Painting
View full record
Unknown (Artist), Goloka (Sound and Light), Rajasthan, 1750, Painting
Unknown (Artist). Goloka (Sound and Light), Rajasthan, c.18th Century A.D. | Painting
View full record
Vivan Sundaram (Artist), Ganesh, 1800, Sculpture
Sundaram, Vivan (Artist). Ganesh, 18th Century | Sculpture
View full record
Unknown (Artist), Portrait of Englishman, Mysore, 1850, Painting
Unknown (Artist). Portrait of Englishman, Mysore, circa 1850 | Painting
View full record
Unknown (Artist), Portrait of a Man, Mysore, 1850, Painting
Unknown (Artist). Portrait of a Man, Mysore, circa 1850 | Painting
View full record
Unknown (Artist), Asha Danda, Sunderban, West Bengal, 1850, Sculpture
Unknown (Artist). Asha Danda, Sunderban, West Bengal, c.19th Century A.D. | Sculpture
View full record
Unknown (Artist), Durga Mahishamardini, Mysore, 1900, Painting
Unknown (Artist). Durga Mahishamardini, Mysore, 19th Century | Painting
View full record
Unknown (Artist), Narasimha with Lakshmi on Garuda, 1900, Tapestry
Unknown (Artist). Narasimha with Lakshmi on Garuda, c.19th Century | Tapestry
View full record
Unknown (Artist), Bird, 1900, Painting
Unknown (Artist). Bird, 19th Century | Painting
View full record
O. Kokoschka (Artist), The Friends, 1907, Painting
Kokoschka, O. (Artist). The Friends, 1907 | Painting
View full record
O. Kokoschka (Artist), Father Hirsch , 1907, Painting
Kokoschka, O. (Artist). Father Hirsch , 1907 | Painting
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Abanindranath Tagore (Artist), Illustration of verse No. II from The Rubbayat of Omar Khayyam, 1909, Painting
Tagore, Abanindranath (Artist). Illustration of verse No. II from The Rubbayat of Omar Khayyam, 1907-1909 | Painting
View full record
Abanindranath Tagore (Artist), Illustration of Qrn. LXIII from The Rubbayat of Omar Khayyam, 1909, Painting
Tagore, Abanindranath (Artist). Illustration of Qrn. LXIII from The Rubbayat of Omar Khayyam, 1907-1909 | Painting
View full record
O. Kokoschka (Artist), Still Life with Sheep and Hyacinth , 1910, Painting
Kokoschka, O. (Artist). Still Life with Sheep and Hyacinth , 1910 | Painting
View full record
Georges Braque (Artist), Violin and Jug, 1910, Painting
Braque, Georges (Artist). Violin and Jug, 1910 | Painting
View full record
Emil Nolde (Artist), Der Sanger, 1911, Graphic Art
Nolde, Emil (Artist). Der Sanger, 1911 | Graphic Art
View full record
Abanindranath Tagore (Artist), Tiksharakshita, 1911, Painting
Tagore, Abanindranath (Artist). Tiksharakshita, 1911 | Painting
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Nandalal Bose (Artist), Parthasarathi, 1912, Painting
Bose, Nandalal (Artist). Parthasarathi, 1912 | Painting
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20 of 609
A. Ramachandran (Artist), Gandhi Darshan Exhibition, New Delhi, 1969, Painting
Ramachandran, A. (Artist). Gandhi Darshan Exhibition, New Delhi, 1969 | Painting
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A. Ramachandran (Artist), Ceiling, 1971, Painting
Ramachandran, A. (Artist). Ceiling, 1971 | Painting
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              Krishnan, S.A. (Essayist). Figurative and Abstract Art - A Symposium . In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 7 & 8, pp. 24-37. New Delhi: Lalit Kala Akademi, September 1967-April 1968 | Essay | FineArts | 00795608
              S.A. Krishnan (Essayist)
              TitleFigurative and Abstract Art - A Symposium
              Document TypeEssay
              PublisherLalit Kala Akademi
              Date of PublicationSeptember 1967-April 1968
              Volume7 & 8,Pagespp. 24-37
              LanguageEnglish
              Keywordsfigurative-art | abstract-art | essays-write-ups | book-ess | library

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