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Mumbai Mirror-The gallery hopper’s guide
The city’s leading art hubs band together once again to bring the eighth edition of the massive Mumbai Gallery Weekend. Transience and impermanence — that is what artist Vishwa Shroff focuses on as she highlights what one could on the surface be perceived as mundane. Her works in this exhibition is described as “drawings of architectural form [that] uncovers man’s relationship with space over a period of time”. Jan 9 to Feb 28. Tarq, Colaba
Mumbai Mirror
09 Jan 2020 -
Stir. Folly Measures celebrates architecture as an indicator of urban experiences
Artist Vishwa Shroff presents a solo exhibition at gallery Tarq with works reacting to the built environment, focusing on the idea of transience and impermanence. When one encounters the architecture inspired works of Vishwa Shroff, there is an immediate sense of wonderment. They sit at the intersection of drawing and sculpture; at first, they seem ornate documentary renditions, but on closer inspection one can easily experience the narrative layer. “My fundamental interest is in drawing methodologies. The architecture comes from the urban environments I live in and have a longevity that permits them to become temporal maps of both, transitory occupations and architectural fashions,” says Shroff.
Stir
08 Jan 2020 -
Vogue- 16 must visit art exhibits across India you need to check out this January
In the exhibition titled 'Folly Measures', Vishwa Shroff continues to journey through the everyday, focusing on the idea of transience and impermanence. Curated by Veeranganakumari Solanki, the exhibition is on at Tarq, Mumbai. Jan 9 to Feb 28, 2020. Address: F35/36 Dhanraj Mahal, CSM Marg, Apollo Bunder, Colaba, Mumbai
Vogue
10 Jan 2020 -
AD- Mumbai: Vishwa Shroff’s ‘Folly Measures’ explores the architecture of inhabited spaces
This is the artist’s seventh solo exhibition and is presented by TARQ, Mumbai. It will be on view till February 28
With six solo exhibitions and multiple group exhibitions to her credit, Vishwa Shroff’s works have garnered her considerable acclaim in the art industry. Besides this, she has also participated in numerous residencies, talk series and workshops. Having shifted to Mumbai just over a year ago, Shroff’s most recent and seventh solo exhibition is an attempt at showcasing the realities of the built structures around us, how the aspect of time and our usage affect their physical and spatial qualities. Titled, ‘Folly Measures’, this exhibition is on view at TARQ till February 28 and is accompanied by an essay written by Veeranganakumari Solanki, a Mumbai-based independent curator, researcher and writer.Architectural Digest
29 Jan 2020 -
The Hindu: The beauty of architectural transience
Vishwa Shroff’s meditative and thought-provoking art highlights the complexity of man and buildings
Architecture is the ‘mother art’, that’s rarely given its due in the creative world. While blueprints and technical drawings are an integral part of designing and constructing a building, these are seen more as functional rather than artistic expressions. Vishwa Shroff, whose ongoing show Folly Measures explains her affinity by drawing a relationship between the built environment and its use. She says, “Architecture tends to collect like — marks, scratches, breaks, cracks, all of that. So it becomes apparent when you walk through any space that has been around for a while…you look at it and wonder why something happened.”The Hindu
29 Jan 2020 -
Paper Planes- Interview with Vishwa Shroff
Artist Vishwa Shroff’s observant eye barely ever misses an intricately detailed balustrade, an absent tile, or a nondescript partisan wall. Her practice is firmly rooted in drawing; Shroff’s works are currently on display at Bombay’s TARQ art gallery. She has also conceptualised and designed — along with Katsushi Goto — the set for the play ‘Guards at the Taj’ (2017) directed by Danish Husain, weaving together the architectural facets and histories of the Taj Mahal, the space the actors occupy on stage, and the narrative of the play that oscillates between the worldly and the imaginary. Here, Shroff tells us about the books she loves to return to, the idea of exploring domesticity through drawing, and why stepping out for a walk can be a crucial starting point for making a work.
Paper Planes
24 Jan 2020 -
Architect and interiors India. TARQ hosts Folly Measures, an exhibition by Vishwa Shroff
This is the artist’s seventh solo showing
Artist Vishwa Shroff, who shuttles between Mumbai and Tokyo, is exhibiting her latest works, Folly Measures, at TARQ, Mumbai. With this exhibition, Shroff continues to journey through the everyday, focusing on the idea of transience and impermanence. The catalogue is accompanied by an essay penned by Mumbai-based independent curator, writer and researcher, Veeranganakumari Solanki.Architect and Interiors India
03 Feb 2020 -
Sunday Mid-day. If time were a place…
... tiles would be its landmarks. As an exhibition in the city ponders the memories of Mumbai's floors, we find an excuse to focus on the different histories presented by colonial and economic interests.
At Colaba art gallery Tarq, an exhibition by artist Vishwa Shroff, uses tiles found in Mumbai's buildings as a tool to speculate on how time and architecture collide. For the exhibition, called Folly Measures, text written by Veeranganakumari Solanki states: "Recontextualization and reconstruction of time and change are meticulously recorded in the details of mismatched tiles, landings, residues and lines...Floors become pattern libraries of interruption, while worn tiles become a chronicle of chanced memories. Architectural features become the carriers of change and time frames. Material compositions from changing fads of marble, concrete, kota stone to mosaic tiles, banisters and old walls, each tells a story from a chapter in time."Mid-day
09 Feb 2020