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Exhibition “Ce qui se trame: Woven Histories Between India and France” at Paris’ Mobilier National

The exhibition Ce qui se trame – Histoires tissées entre l’Inde et la France explores four centuries of artistic and commercial exchanges between India and France through textiles. It opened on December 4, 2025, at the Mobilier National’s Galerie des Gobelins in Paris and runs until January 4th, 2026​ Co-curated by designer Christian Louboutin, who handles artistic […]

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Somnath Bhatt’s “છાયારાષ્ટ્ર · Republic of Shadows” Opens at New Delhi

GALLERYSKE, New Delhi, presents છાયારાષ્ટ્ર · Republic of Shadows, an exhibition by artist, designer, and writer Somnath Bhatt, on view from December 17, 2025, to January 21, 2026. This marks Bhatt’s first solo presentation in India and follows his growing international recognition for a practice that moves fluidly between digital form-making, mythic imagination, and material experimentation. The exhibition

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Metropolitan Museum, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and US Collector Return Antiquities to Turkey​

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and a private US collector have agreed to return dozens of antiquities to Turkey, following investigations into their alleged illicit excavation and export. The works, which span multiple ancient Anatolian cultures, were identified by Turkish authorities and US investigators as having

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Arnulf Rainer, Pioneer of Postwar Austrian ‘Overpaintings,’ Dies at 96​

Austrian artist Arnulf Rainer, a central figure of postwar European abstraction best known for his radical “overpaintings,” has died at the age of 96. He passed away on a Thursday in Upper Austria, shortly after his 96th birthday, according to reports from Austria’s APA news agency and statements from his family.​ Early life and training

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AstaGuru’s ‘Historic Masterpieces’ Auction Sets Multiple World Records

AstaGuru’s “Historic Masterpieces” auction of Modern Indian Art has achieved a white-glove result, recording a 100% sell-through rate with all 87 lots sold. Held online from 14–17 December 2025, the sale realised a total of INR 1,63,65,61,028 (approximately USD 18.49 million). The auction set new world records for several modern Indian artists, including Rabindranath Tagore,

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Refurbished art as a Harbinger of the Bygone Harmony: A Close Reading of Ali Akbar’s Art Exhibits

Artist Ali Akbar’s works, exhibited as part of the curated show at the ongoing 6th edition of Kochi Muziris Biennale, are entirely contemporary in nature, posing questions while also advancing the Biennale’s mission and challenging the legacy of colonialism through a visual dialogue. These works directly and indirectly pose a multitude of questions to the

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In Going Far, You Experience Nearness: Junjaali by Sudip Roy

By Iftikar Ahmed At Bikaner House, New Delhi, Sudip Roy’s ongoing exhibition Junjaali, on view until 20 December 2025, unfolds as a quiet yet deeply affecting return. The exhibition is not framed as a retrospective, nor does it attempt to compress decades of practice into a summarising gesture. Instead, it brings together works created over

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‘Art in Motion’ Brings Together Three Delhi Artists at Bikaner House

Kalamkar Gallery at Bikaner House, New Delhi, is hosting Art in Motion, a group exhibition featuring works by Delhi-based artists Ashoka Sarkar, Rekha Jaggi, and Shashi Kumar Paul. The exhibition opened with a preview on December 18, 2025, and remains on view from December 19 to 22, between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Art in Motion brings

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