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The Japanese approach to sexuality has historically differed greatly from that of Europe, where sexual expression was often framed within religious or heroic narratives. In contrast, Japanese art embraced a more open, humorous, and consensual depiction of sexuality, particularly through the genre of shunga, which literally means “spring pictures.” These erotic artworks, popular during the […]
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What are Car Spray Paint Colors? If you’re considering giving your car a fresh new look or perhaps restoring its original shine, you need to know about car spray paint and car paint colors. This guide delves into everything you need to know about car spray paint and how to choose the right car paint
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Paramentric Design Architecture Influences Somehow, parametric design architecture is understood to bring a revolutionary change in terms of perception from the constructionthat we were building. Forming a part of the wider discipline of computational architecture, it proposes a next generation of ingenious and intricate structures generated with the aid of high end computation related to
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At the 6th Kochi-Muziris Biennale (2025–26), Indonesian artist Jompet Kuswidananto presents ‘Ghost Ballad,’ a site-specific installation at Pepper House, marking the journey from dictatorship to democracy and bringing together once-thriving, banned music and performances. The work uses his signature objects of ‘bodiless’ figures to gather the fractured chronology of Indonesia, acting as a bridge between
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Valentino Garavani, the legendary Italian couturier known for his signature “Valentino Red” gowns and dressing royalty and celebrities, passed away on January 19, 2026, at his Rome residence surrounded by loved ones. He was 93 years old, with no official cause of death disclosed, though reports suggest natural causes given his age. Early Life and
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Antonio Paucar, a Peruvian artist born in 1973 in Huancayo, has been named the winner of the 11th Artes Mundi Prize, receiving £40,000 from the UK-based biennial contemporary art award. The announcement came on January 15, 2026, at the National Museum Cardiff, where Paucar’s works form part of a group exhibition running until March 1,
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In the context of the exhibition “പൊന്നുപോലെ/Like Gold”, curated by Meena Vari as a collateral event of the ongoing Kochi-Muziris Biennale, examines gold not merely as a mineral or currency, but as a site of intense emotional, material, and historical “transmutation.” ‘Like’ is an expression that can be attached to many things! A world created
Gallerie Nvya is presenting two concurrent exhibitions of works by contemporary artist Seema Kohli at Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, in January 2026. Together, the shows offer an overview of Kohli’s multidisciplinary practice, highlighting her engagement with mythology, ecology, gender, and the body. The first exhibition, titled Bodies of Sky, Bodies of Earth, is on view
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Iranian advocacy and human rights groups say several Iranian artists have been killed in the latest wave of anti‑government protests that began late December 2025 and have since spread across the country. The incidents come amid a wider and exceptionally violent crackdown by security forces, who have used live ammunition, metal pellets, and mass arrests
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The 11th edition of Chobi Mela International Festival of Photography kicked off Friday with a vibrant opening rally and inauguration ceremony that set the tone for a festival conceived as “a movement, a resistance, an awakening,” in the words of founder Dr. Shahidul Alam. Running through January 31 across five venues in the capital, this
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