Johny ML

Johny ML
Born Johny Mulluvilakom Lakshmanan
(1969-03-21)21 March 1969
Vakkom, Kerala, India
Known for Culture critic, art curator, writer
Website Johny ML

Johny ML is a culture critic, art curator and writer based in New Delhi.[1][2][3]

Biography

He has three post-graduate degrees from the Goldsmiths College, University of London, MS University, Baroda, and the University of Kerala. He has contributed as an Editor / Writer to several online and print magazines, including the Stance Magazine,[4] Art Tehelka,[5] Matters of Art,[6] Narada News Malayalam[7] and Cart on Art.[8] He was the chief curator of the first edition of United Art Fair, 2012.[9][10][11][12][13] He also has curated several shows.[14][15][16][17] He started his own blog in the year 2008 and writes about culture, art, politics, society and people.

Shows Curated

Johny ML has curated several shows in his two decades career as a reputed curator.[18]

Dreams: Projects Unrealised, 2003[19] Lensing-it, 2011 Thekkan Kaattu (47th Annual Exhibition of the Birla Academy, Kolkata)[20] LoC- Line of Control(49th Annual Exhibition of the Birla Academy, Kolkata)[21] Cartist Project, Jaipur[22][23] R.A.P.E – Rare Acts of Political Engagement[24][25] Vibrant Gujarat[26] "A4 ARPLE", group show, Gallery Ragini, 2012[27]

Books

JohnyML has authored many independent books and has contributed to various volumes.[28] K.S.Radhakrishan (a monograph co-authored with R.Sivakumar),[29] By All Means Necessary (a collection of essays from his blog published by the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi),[30] The Circle of Life –the Art of Siddharth (Prakriti, Chennai),[31] B.D.Dethan and his Distinct Style (Suryakanthi, Thiruvananthapuram),[32][33] Straight from Life – animal and bird imageries in Ramkinkar Baij (Musui Foundation, New Delhi),[34][35] In the Open (Ojas, New Delhi),[36] Bronze Age (Uttarayan, Baroda) and Biography of Arvind Kejriwal (Malayalam published by DC Books).[37]

JohnyML has also translated many international literature into Malayalam. ‘Mistress’ by Anita Nair,[38] ‘Eleven Minutes’ by Paulo Coelho,[39] ‘Embers’ by Sandor Marai,[40] 'I Married a Communist' by Philip Roth,[41] ‘Famished Road’ by Ben Okri,[42] ‘Black Book’ by Orhan Pamuk,[43] ‘New Life’ by Orhan Pamuk,[44] ‘Inferno’ by Dan Brown[45] and many others.

Documentary

Johny ML has directed three documentaries on artists: On Jeram Patel, On N.N.Rimzon and On Sanjeev Sinha.[46][47][48]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.dnaindia.com/locality/bengaluru-north/bengaluru-its-big-chitrakala-parishath-88810
  2. ↑ http://www.yentha.com/news/view/4/INTERVIEW-OF-THE-WEEK-A-Curator-By-All-Means-Necessary
  3. ↑ http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/article530225.ece
  4. ↑ http://stancemagazine.in/Author_Profile/5
  5. ↑ https://artehelka.wordpress.com/tag/johny-ml/
  6. ↑ http://www.mattersofart.net/
  7. ↑ http://malayalam.naradanews.com/2016/08/police-force-that-resist-change-in-the-high-tide-of-change/
  8. ↑ http://anpaenhuysen.blogspot.in/2015/10/art-blogger-of-week-johny-ml-in-dehli.html
  9. ↑ http://in.blouinartinfo.com/market-news/article/829338-the-united-art-fair-artinfo-indias-first-impressions
  10. ↑ http://zeenews.india.com/exclusive/united-art-fair-2012-an-overwhelming-artistry-celebration_4847.html
  11. ↑ https://www.artsy.net/article/editorial-15-emerging-artists-to-discover-at-the
  12. ↑ http://artradarjournal.com/2012/08/08/delhis-artist-led-united-art-fair-opposes-monopolised-aesthetic/
  13. ↑ http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/arts/how-a-courier-boy-became-director-of-the-united-art-fair
  14. ↑ http://www.po10tial.in/event.php?event_id=14
  15. ↑ https://www.artpeoplegallery.com/urban-metro/
  16. ↑ http://www.visionsarts.com/Artwork/2197/ArtWorkDetail.html
  17. ↑ collection.waswoxwaswo.com/new-talents-gallery.php?galleryid=18
  18. ↑ http://www.criticalcollective.in/CuratorInner2.aspx?Aid=33
  19. ↑ http://www.aicongallery.com/exhibitions/invisible-cities/artist-bios
  20. ↑ http://www.mattersofart.net/reviews-details.aspx?mpgid=5&pgid=5&rid=59
  21. ↑ http://birlaart.com/49th-annual-exhibition-2016
  22. ↑ http://www.rajmore.com/p/news.html
  23. ↑ http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sunday-special/people/get-your-car-a-coat-of-art/230109.html
  24. ↑ http://noidadiary.blogspot.in/2013/04/rape-rare-acts-of-political-engagement.html
  25. ↑ http://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/not-dented-but-painted/story-2UwffeyNDEJ03kwJdyPrkO.html
  26. ↑ http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/IlmkIyy4bdfXXMdEVDk4kM/Lounge-Web-Alert--Vibrant-Gujarat-and-Ratan-Tata-celebrated.html
  27. ↑ http://www.delhievents.com/2011/12/arple-group-show-curated-by-johny-ml-at.html
  28. ↑ http://ceangalart.blogspot.in/2011/05/indian-perspective-of-artists.html
  29. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/art/a-life-in-bronze/article407754.ece
  30. ↑ http://lalithkala.org/content/publications
  31. ↑ http://www.sidharthstudio.com/download/catalouge/Circle_of_Light.pdf
  32. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/books/art-and-the-man/article3307193.ece
  33. ↑ http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/article378966.ece?service=print
  34. ↑ http://artexpoindia.blogspot.in/2012/02/ramkinkar-baij-retrospective.html
  35. ↑ http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120219/jsp/7days/story_15152579.jsp#.V7qEi6Jj5_k
  36. ↑ https://madhusreechatterjee.wordpress.com/tag/k-s-radhakrishnan/
  37. ↑ http://onlinestore.dcbooks.com/books/arvind-kejriwal-india-sampoorna-janadipathyathilekku
  38. ↑ http://bookstoexport.blogspot.in/2006/07/mistress.html
  39. ↑ http://www.indulekha.com/eleven-minutes-novel-malayalam-paulo-coelho
  40. ↑ http://www.indulekha.com/malayalam-books/pop-fiction/malayalam-books/world-literature/kanalukal-novel-sandor-marai
  41. ↑ http://www.indulekha.com/index.php?route=product/product&author_id=1496&product_id=3541
  42. ↑ http://www.indulekha.com/visappinte-vazhi-the-famished-road-malayalam-novel-ben-okri
  43. ↑ http://www.dcbooks.com/orhan-pamuks-black-book-translated-to-malayalam-as-karutha-pusthaka.html
  44. ↑ http://www.indulekha.com/puthu-jeevitham-novel-orhan-pamuk-the-new-life
  45. ↑ http://www.indulekha.com/inferno-novel-malayalam-dan-brown
  46. ↑ http://www.art-it.asia/u/ab_johnyml
  47. ↑ http://www.art-it.asia/u/ab_johnyml/bQDNayr1PIW8kV6usGnw
  48. ↑ https://artehelka.wordpress.com/2015/03/12/texting-the-subtexts-extending-documentations-in-time/

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