Johny ML (born 21 March 1969) is an Indian culture critic, art curator and writer based in New Delhi.
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, Art Tehelka, Matters of Art, Narada News Malayalam and Cart on Art. He was the chief curator of the first edition of United Art Fair, 2012. He also has curated several shows. 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.
Dreams: Projects Unrealised, 2003
Lensing-it, 2011
Thekkan Kaattu (47th Annual Exhibition of the Birla Academy, Kolkata)
LoC- Line of Control(49th Annual Exhibition of the Birla Academy, Kolkata)
Cartist Project, Jaipur
R.A.P.E – Rare Acts of Political Engagement
Vibrant Gujarat
"A4 ARPLE", group show, Gallery Ragini, 2012
Books
JohnyML has authored many independent books and has contributed to various volumes. K.S.Radhakrishan (a monograph co-authored with R.Sivakumar), By All Means Necessary (a collection of essays from his blog published by the
Kerala Lalithakala Akademi
Kerala Lalithakala Academy for Fine Arts is an autonomous body which was established in 1962 to promote art and artistic heritage, based at Thrissur in Kerala. Murali Cheeroth is the newly appointed chairman of Kerala Lalitha Kala Akademi on 2022 ...
), The Circle of Life –the Art of Siddharth (Prakriti, Chennai), B.D.Dethan and his Distinct Style (Suryakanthi, Thiruvananthapuram), Straight from Life – animal and bird imageries in
Ramkinkar Baij
Ramkinkar Baij ( bn, রামকিঙ্কর বেইজ) (25 May 1906 – 2 August 1980) was an Indian sculptor and painter, one of the pioneers of modern Indian sculpture and a key figure of Contextual Modernism.
Early life and ...
(Musui Foundation, New Delhi), In the Open (Ojas, New Delhi), Bronze Age (Uttarayan, Baroda) and Biography of
Arvind Kejriwal
Arvind Kejriwal (Hindi: �ɾʋin̪d̪ ked͡ʒɾiːʋaːl born 16 August 1968) is an Indian politician, former bureaucrat, and activist who is the 7th and current Chief Minister of Delhi since February 2015. Currently, he is the national co ...
(Malayalam published by DC Books).
JohnyML has also translated many international literature into Malayalam. ‘Mistress’ by Anita Nair, ‘Eleven Minutes’ by Paulo Coelho, ‘Embers’ by Sandor Marai, 'I Married a Communist' by Philip Roth, ‘Famished Road’ by Ben Okri, ‘Black Book’ by Orhan Pamuk, ‘New Life’ by Orhan Pamuk, ‘Inferno’ by Dan Brown and many others.
Documentary
Johny ML has directed three documentaries on artists: Jeram Patel,
N. N. Rimzon
N. N. Rimzon (born 1957) is an Indian artist known primarily for his symbolic and enigmatic sculptures.
His metal, fiberglass and stone sculptures have won him international acclaim, though in recent years his drawings have gained recognition.C ...
and Sanjeev Sinha.
References
External links
Johny ML
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1969 births
Living people
Indian art curators
Indian male writers
Indian art critics