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India Design ID 2026, underway at NSIC Grounds in Okhla, New Delhi from February 19-22, features the second edition of Art de Vivre à la Française as a highlight, partnering with Business France and the Embassy of France in India. This showcase celebrates France as the Partner Country amid the India-France Year of Innovation 2026, […]
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The quiet town of Maihar has come alive this weekend as the second edition of the MAI Festival (Maihar Art Ichol Festival) unfolds at Art Ichol, bringing together artists, musicians, filmmakers, and thinkers for three days of cross-disciplinary exchange. Conceived as an intimate gathering rather than a spectacle, the festival , running from 20 to 22 February celebrates the
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To mark ten years of India’s first public art district, the Lodhi Art Festival returns from 1–28 February 2026, by St+art India Foundation and Asian Paints, celebrating a sustained vision of public art that brings colour, creativity, and engagement into the heart of everyday urban life. It’s a warm sunny day as graffiti artist from
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French artist Shivay La Multiple, currently a Kochi Biennale Foundation (KBF) Residency artist, has turned the much-maligned water hyacinth into a symbol of resilience and protection in her latest exhibition at Devassy Jose and Sons, Bazaar Road, Mattancherry. Long dismissed as an invasive threat to waterways, the water hyacinth here becomes almost divine—a guardian of waterscapes rather than their conqueror. Native
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A subtle but significant trend is emerging in Indian architecture, where fabrics, surfaces, and handcrafted materials are becoming vital architectural components rather than ornamental afterthoughts. Studios that approach fabric, fibre, and craft as storytelling mediums rather than just materials are driving this change. This idea is embodied by six exceptional brands at India Design ID
Tamil Nadu authorities are planning the state’s first ‘Tamil Biennale’ for January 2027, with Chennai and the UNESCO heritage site of Mamallapuram as likely venues. The event aims to position Tamil Nadu as a global hub for art and cultural tourism. Announcement Background Chief Minister MK Stalin first revealed the biennale at the Tamil Nadu
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French President H.E. Mr Emmanuel Macron’s visit to the French Institute in India (IFI) on 18 February 2026 marked a significant deepening of Indo-French cultural ties, with a spotlight on artists, writers, designers and craftspeople as “new cultural passeurs” between the two countries. Event overview and The Brij announcement Held in New Delhi as part
Macron in Delhi: Charpai, Couture and Comics Herald Indo-French Cultural Bridges Read More »
At Nero Art Hub in New Delhi, silence reverberates in unexpected ways. The ongoing group exhibition Between Skin & Silence (on view from February 4 to March 7, 2026) brings together four contemporary artists, Anamika, Lorraine Thiria, Naman, and Sophie Muret, whose paintings and photographs delve into the intimate terrain between visibility and vulnerability. Curated by Ranbir Rathi,
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The new generation of lighting studios in India—brands that consider light not only as illumination but as architecture, sculpture, and emotional narrative—are the clearest example of the country’s fast-changing design landscape. Five studios at India Design ID 2026 stand out for their inventiveness, material, craft, and form expertise. When combined, they symbolise the future of
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Artisera, one of India’s most prominent contemporary art galleries, is set to present Constructed Stillness, a two-person exhibition featuring acclaimed Bangalore-based artists Ashu Gupta and Sangeeta Abhay. The show will be on view from February 27 to March 2, 2026, at LTC, Bikaner House, New Delhi. Curated around the idea of calm as a creation rather than a condition, Constructed Stillness invites visitors