J'AIPUR is an elegant East-meets-West lifestyle magazine published by Rupi Sood.
J'AIPUR is an independent and international publication telling East-meets-West stories about people and places that inspire. The magazine is produced by a small team of designers, photographers, researchers and writers from around the globe with headquarters in New York City. We tell stories that are deep-rooted in exploration, creativity, and the cultural connection between East and West. Throug
h the people and places that we feature, we hope to inspire and encourage our readers to explore their own aspirations. The jewel-like pink city of Jaipur (India) is our muse for her beauty, culture, history and gypset spirit, but the publication is truly a crossroad where East and West, old and new, converge to reveal interesting stories along the way. J'AIPUR can be read online and special limited-edition print issues are also available for purchase. We hope the stories we share will inspire you to create, contemplate, dream, and travel a little more in your own lives. Feel free to connect with us if you like what you see, or wish to submit your own work. Email: [email protected]
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01/11/2025
From UWS to Chelsea, here are five shows to see now:
The New York Sari (UWS)
A vivid portrait of New York’s South Asian diaspora told through the sari—textile, identity, and style.
Husain & Herwitz: A Beautiful Friendship (NoHo)
Modern master M. F. Husain in dialogue with the Herwitz collection and a seminal patron-artist relationship.
Hiroshi Senju: Physical/Metaphysical (Chelsea)
Monumental waterfall paintings that merge nihonga tradition with meditative minimalism and light.
Lee Seung Jio: Nucleus in Resonance (Chelsea)
Optical, precise abstractions from a key figure of postwar Korean modernism.
Reza Derakshani: Crowns & Leaves: The Blue Season (Upper East Side)
Lush, lyrical canvases where folklore, memory, and color fields meet.
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(All images courtesy of respective galleries.)
23/06/2025
For those who know John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) the celebrated portraitist of Belle Époque high society, his Moroccan period may come as a revelation. During his travels through Spain and North Africa in 1879–80, Sargent immersed himself in the architecture, textures, and atmospheres of the region—producing some of the most experimental and luminous works of his early career.
Currently on view at ‘Sargent and Paris’ at the through August 3rd, here are a few highlights from his North African studies that blend aestheticism, fantasy, and fleeting light.
1️⃣ Fumée d’Ambre Gris (Smoke of Ambergris), 1880, Oil on canvas
A veiled Moroccan woman perfumes herself with incense of rare ambergris. Painted in Sargent’s Paris studio after a two-month stay in Tangier, this white-on-white composition captivated critics at the 1880 Salon with its mystery and beauty.
2️⃣ Moorish Buildings in Sunlight, 1879–80, Oil on wood
Sunlight dances across the vernacular architecture of Tétouan. Sargent was fascinated by the interplay of light, shadow, and Islamic ornament—note the glowing surfaces, horseshoe arches, and fading whitewashed walls.
3️⃣ Alhambra, Patio de los Arrayanes, 1879, Oil on canvas
A sun-soaked, plein-air study of the Court of the Myrtles at the Alhambra in Granada. Here, Sargent forgoes intricate detail to capture shimmering reflections and architectural grandeur with loose, expressive brushwork.
From incense-filled interiors to marble courtyards and sunlit tiles, Sargent’s works from this period pulse with a sensual, dreamlike energy—rooted in observation, but filtered through his unique artistic lens.
Let me know if you visit the exhibition and what you think!
05/05/2025
(Re)Generations brings together three contemporary artists in dialogue with centuries-old works from Asia Society Museum’s Rockefeller Collection. Rina Banerjee, Byron Kim, and Howardena Pindell respond to ancient objects not only through medium and form, but through memory, migration, and lived experience.
Little pleasures lately (October edition) 🤎…
1.) Stepping into the lobby of the Plaza Hotel and being enveloped by timeless beauty and elegance.
2.) Relishing every last bite of a delicious barfi tarte at Indian Accent .
3.) Watching Central Park transform into a shimmering golden canvas, celebrating the beauty of the season.
4.) Indulging in a creamy cup of hot chocolate at on Lexington Avenue, making it a perfect stop on crisp autumn days.
5.) Exploring the thoughtfully curated Quarters design showroom, a feast for the senses.
6.) Admiring exquisite plate ware at the new Ganori Café at the Bergdorf Goodman department store.
7.) Attending enchanting fall ballet performances at Lincoln Center .
8.) Taking a break during the workday at favourite midtown coffeeshop .
9.) Gallery hopping in Tribeca to discover new inspiring exhibitions.
10-11.) Enjoying fresh mint tea amidst the serene surroundings of the lovely .
12.) Book shopping at the beautiful new Assouline boutique on Madison Avenue.
13.) Appreciating the refreshed and refined spaces of the iconic Hotel.
14.) Wearing new shoes in a luxurious shade of chocolate brown, the colour of the season.
09/10/2024
I came across this incredibly interesting exhibition whilst gallery-hopping in Tribeca this afternoon. The installation, titled Sound Lines, is by New York-based artist Aki Sasamoto (b. 1980, Kanagawa, Japan) and on view at Bortolami Gallery until Oct. 26th. It’s comprised of oversized, handmade fishing lures suspended from a network of motorized springs. If you scroll through the slideshow, you will hear the sounds.
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Each of Sasamoto’s suspended lures houses a kitchen tool; a knife, a strainer, a whisk, a spatula, which quake at seemingly random intervals, triggered at the turn of a motor. The effect is a choreography of catalytic movements set to a metallic soundscape as the coils zip and the kitchen implements rattle within. Historically, sounding lines are among the oldest navigational instruments. Composed of a rope and a heavy weight, the simple tool has been used to measure the depths beneath a ship for hundreds of years. In the gallery, however, Sasamoto’s sounding lines might quantify the profundity of interpersonal relationships rather than measure the depth of water. Situated between sculpture and performance, the constellation of lures in the gallery, tethered via supple springs, allude to the physical and psychological distance between things, people, and places, relative to each individual position.
Fishing lures might be categorized into two types: those that look like a fish, and those that move like one. Within the niche fishing culture, an aphorism says that the first type of lure (conspicuous and flashy) is said to catch only fishermen—an apt metaphor for function over form, substance over style, quality over quantity. For the artist, it is the latter category of lures—those with life-like movement (or action) that matters. The same might be said of relationships. Sasamoto’s trembling, tenuous network manifests how an action causes a reaction, how each lure or locum might be affected and how it might appear.
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J’AIPUR Journal is an international arts and culture publication telling East-meets-West stories about people and places that inspire. It was created by Rupi Sood who has spent more than a decade working in the publishing industry as a writer and editor. In addition to leading the creative and editorial direction of J’AIPUR, she completed her Master’s Degree in Contemporary Art from the Sotheby’s Institute of Art in New York City in 2020 and provides digital marketing and social media consulting to clients working in the arts and design industries.
The J’AIPUR magazine promotes the tenets of quality journalism and highlights the work of emerging and established creatives who have a connection to the East. It is being produced by a small team of designers, photographers, researchers and writers from around the globe with headquarters in New York. The jewel-like pink city of Jaipur (India) serves as a muse for her beauty, history, and gypset spirit, but the magazine is truly a crossroad where East and West, old and new, creativity and culture, converge to reveal interesting stories along the way.
The print magazine is published bi-annually by J’AIPUR Creative Studio in Brooklyn, New York and printed in Canada by Hemlock Printers Ltd., one of the leading printing companies in the world. Digital editions are updated on a continuous basis throughout the year.
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