The Indian Express Reports on Rock Garden's Unfinished Phase 3 Mumbai-based English-language daily The Indian Express has reported that the Nek Chand Foundation is willing to work with the Chandigarh Administration and the Rock Garden Society to help re-start work on the Rock Garden's unfinished phase three. Nek Chand has long had plans for a […]
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Places in Nek Chand Foundation volunteer groups to the Rock Garden, Chandigarh are still available for one month stays in November/ December 2013 and March/April 2014. The October 12th to November 9th 2013 group is now full as is the February 15th to March 15th 2014 group. Several places remain open for the dates November
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The Alternative Guide to the Universe at London's Hayward Gallery will include Nek Chand sculptures specially sent from the Rock Garden in Chandigarh, India. The Alternative Guide to the Universe at London's Hayward Gallery will include Nek Chand sculptures specially sent from the Rock Garden in Chandigarh, India. This is a unique opportunity to see
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Archiving Nek Chand’s Office During their spring 2013 visit, Nek Chand Foundation volunteers Alan Ceserano and Jan Lewin began vital work on archiving materials in Nek Chand’s Rock Garden office. The cave-like chamber with its curved ceiling of pebbles set in concrete is home to a rich legacy of papers and objects related to Nek
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Nek Chand and the Rock Garden are featured in the latest edition of Grout. The article by John Maizels of Raw Vision and the Nek Chand Foundation, gives Nek Chand's history, describes the Rock Garden, provides information on the work of the Foundation and its volunteers, and includes many fine photographs. Grout is published by
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Following a successful visit to the Rock Garden by Nek Chand Foundation volunteers in February and March 2013, two more volunteer group visits are planned. The next month-long stay will be November 2nd to November 30th 2013. A further four-week group visit is planned for February 22nd to March 22nd 2014. Places are limited so
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Members of the Nek Chand Foundation yesterday visited around twenty Nek Chand sculptures in good condition and in a delightful setting at the Sri Geeta Mandir temple, Ludhiana, Punjab. ‘This is a complete and heartening contrast to our earlier trip to Ludhiana,’ said Japan-based volunteer, John Francis Cross, referring to the 2nd March investigation by
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On a recent investigative visit to Ludhiana, members of the Nek Chand Foundation from the UK and India were shocked to find all Nek Chand statues had vanished from a small rock garden on the campus of Punjab Agricultural University. Around twenty to thirty statues and shaped rocks were once installed in the Nek Chand-landscaped
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In a moving ceremony at the Rock Garden in Chandigarh respects were paid to Tony Rajer who for over a decade had been closely involved with the conservation and development of the world’s largest visionary environment. Speakers included Rajpal Singh of the Punjab Arts Council, John Maizels from Raw Vision and Tony’s step daughter Sarah
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