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USK DELHI CELEBRATES FOURTH Annual Art Exhibition

FOLLOWING THEIR PREVIOUS SUCCESSFUL SHOWS, USK DELHI AIMED TO TELL THE STORY OF THE EVOLUTION OF THE HISTORICAL CITY OF DELHI IN THEIR LATEST EXHIBITION. BY NIRAJ GUPTA

USk Delhi concluded on 29 February its fourth exclusive month-long show, “Baolis (step-wells) of Delhi” at the prestigious India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. Like our previous shows, we tried to narrate the story of the evolution of the historical city of Delhi.

Nine sketchers (Zuzana Mezencevova, Juhi Kumar, Geeta Gupta, Disha Chauhan, Sunita Mathur, Sumit Nahar, Ranvijay Kumar, Rajatendu Biswas and Niraj Gupta) exhibited their works. The show was inaugurated by our mentor, eminent artist and sculptor MK Puri, who is also a teacher and critic. Every participant had a one-on-one discussion with Mr Puri, followed by a coffee session. The participants were selected from the most regular sketchers and the show venue was given to us free-of-cost by the government-owned India Habitat Center, which is a major venue for the arts and other cultural events in Delhi.

The highlights of the show included presentations, demos and trials by leading watercolor manufacturers Daniel Smith and White Nights, as well as Indian hand-made

paper manufacturer Maestria. Many leading artists, including MK Puri, Amit Kapoor (IWS President), Megha Kapoor, and Sajal Mitra, visited the show, with some also giving demos. Mr Puri and Mr Kapoor admired the group’s commitment to art, and Mr Kapoor called it a unique and unparalleled initiative in Delhi.

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