Johny ML

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,[5] Art Tehelka,[6] Matters of Art,[7] Narada News Malayalam[8] and Cart on Art.[9] He was the chief curator of the first edition of United Art Fair, 2012.[10][11][12][13][14] He also has curated several shows.[15][16][17][18] He started his own blog in the year 2008 and writes about culture, art, politics, society and people.

Johny ML has curated several shows in his two decades career as a reputed curator.[19]

Dreams: Projects Unrealised, 2003[20] Lensing-it, 2011 Thekkan Kaattu (47th Annual Exhibition of the Birla Academy, Kolkata)[21] LoC- Line of Control(49th Annual Exhibition of the Birla Academy, Kolkata)[22] Cartist Project, Jaipur[23][24] R.A.P.E – Rare Acts of Political Engagement[25][26] Vibrant Gujarat[27] "A4 ARPLE", group show, Gallery Ragini, 2012[28]

JohnyML has authored many independent books and has contributed to various volumes.[29] K.S.Radhakrishan (a monograph co-authored with R.Sivakumar),[30] By All Means Necessary (a collection of essays from his blog published by the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi),[31] The Circle of Life –the Art of Siddharth (Prakriti, Chennai),[32] B.D.Dethan and his Distinct Style (Suryakanthi, Thiruvananthapuram),[33][34] Straight from Life – animal and bird imageries in Ramkinkar Baij (Musui Foundation, New Delhi),[35][36] In the Open (Ojas, New Delhi),[37] Bronze Age (Uttarayan, Baroda) and Biography of Arvind Kejriwal (Malayalam published by DC Books).[38]

JohnyML has also translated many international literature into Malayalam. ‘Mistress’ by Anita Nair,[39] ‘Eleven Minutes’ by Paulo Coelho,[40] ‘Embers’ by Sandor Marai,[41] 'I Married a Communist' by Philip Roth,[42] ‘Famished Road’ by Ben Okri,[43] ‘Black Book’ by Orhan Pamuk,[44] ‘New Life’ by Orhan Pamuk,[45] ‘Inferno’ by Dan Brown[46] and many others.

Johny ML has directed three documentaries on artists: Jeram Patel, N. N. Rimzon and Sanjeev Sinha.[47][48][49]

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