Veteran artist VN Jyothi Basu has emerged from a hiatus of a decade. Works of the legendary artist, who was a member of the Radical Movement that aimed to modernise art practices and techniques in India, are being exhibited at Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke in the city.

Basu, who now lives and works in Kerala, told us over a telephonic interview that he may have taken a break, but he had never stopped creating art. He says, "My process is like that, that's the way I move. I may not have had an exhibition in a decade, but I have always been producing art. In that, there is time for silence, for meditation, going deeper into other areas, such as music for instance." And even football. He followed the FIFA 2018 World Cup from start to finish but, he's "not behind countries, but a fan of my favourite players". Messi is one name he parts with.