Johny ML

Johny ML (born 21 March 1969) is an Indian culture critic, art curator and writer based in New Delhi.^[1][2][3][4]

Johny ML
Born	Johny Mulluvilakom Lakshmanan (1969-03-21) 21 March 1969 (age 56) Vakkom, Kerala, India
Known for	Culture critic, art curator, writer
Website	Johny ML

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,^[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.^{[citation needed]}

Shows curated

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]

Books

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.

Documentary

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