"All artists have a streak of exhibitionism in them, but there has always been a tad more of it in
Pushpamala N. Often she was the protagonist of her art, whether it was getting herself photographed as
Raja Ravi Varma heroines or masquerading as a Bollywood superwoman in the photographic series
Phantom Lady. It was, therefore, hardly surprising to watch the 51-year-old's black-and-white film
Paris Autumn at Gallery Nature Morte in which she is both actor and director..."
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"PUSHPAMALA N. has been known to give fake interviews. They appear in the catalogues that accompany her exhibitions. Sometimes they're taken seriously by hapless reporters. 'It's something I started doing so I could address certain gaps,' she says laughing. 'So I created Rajyalakshmi, Chief Reporter of Ideal Times, this nerdy journalist who asks me stupid questions aggressively. I wanted to answer certain questions my own way — with humour. I like that irritable tone. You can't have it in an
essay.'..."
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"Photography and filmmaking arrived in India immediately after their invention in Europe, which is one reason South Asia has such a long history of sophisticated work in both media. Pushpamala N., a
contemporary artist working in Bangalore, takes account of that history and makes it her own in a strong New York solo debut..."
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"Pushpamala N. proves a natural to performance photography, provoking alternate ways of seeing and art-making. In her recent work, 'Native Women of South India: Manners and Customs', which was on at Bangalore's Gallery Sumukha from March 7 to 27, she collaborates with photographer Clare Arni with dramatic results..."
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