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AstaGuru’s ShowKeen exhibition gathers top modern and contemporary Indian artists for a rare showcase in Mumbai on 11-12 April 2026. After two big wins—one in Mumbai last year and another in New Delhi this March—this third edition spotlights India’s art evolution. Expect iconic works from masters like S H Raza and M F Husain alongside […]
ShowKeen Exhibition Spotlights Modern Indian Art in Mumbai Read More »
Four masked men broke into a museum near Parma, Italy. They stole famous paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse in less than three minutes. The theft happened at the Magnani Rocca Foundation villa on March 22 night. Police shared details on Sunday. Thieves Steal Priceless Artworks in Night Raid The men entered through a back
Paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse Stolen in Italy Museum Heist Read More »
The sixth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) drew to a close on Tuesday evening, wrapped in a mood of quiet reflection and emotional resonance, as artists, organisers, volunteers and the public gathered to bid adieu to one of the country’s most significant cultural events. At the historic Aspinwall House, the symbolic kodiyirakkam (flag-lowering) ceremony marked
Echoes in Empty Galleries: The Biennale Signs Off Read More »
The exhibition unfolds through a sustained enquiry into relation, intimacy, and the forms companionship takes when it cannot be fully realised within the structures of everyday life. Across Sahai’s paintings, figures gather in states of nearness that remain unresolved. Bodies lean, turn, and pause within flattened expanses of colour that offer no horizon, no setting,
LATITUDE 28 Presents ‘The Friend That I Never Had’, New Works by Neha Sahai Read More »
Kochi, Mar 30: The animal torsos in graphite, terracotta, and palm wood, propped on wooden legs with mouths open, provide a frightening reality check of today’s environs. Standing for the animal family, they seem to hint that the venue was once their habitat. The sculptures, titled Resistance Prayer Song 2023, by Lakshmi Nivas Collective, featured at
Lakshmi Nivas Collective Delves into the Coexistence of the Human and the Non-Human Read More »
Art Centrix Space presents The Weight of Light, a solo exhibition by French artist Thomas Henriot, opening Saturday, 11th April 2026. The exhibition, which focuses on Henriot’s practice of large-scale ink drawings and gold-thread tapestry, will run until Tuesday, 12th May. The Weight of Light brings together large-scale drawings and a selection of sketches, offering a view
The Weight of Light: French Artist Thomas Henriot solo in New Delhi Read More »
Kochi, March 29: The Kochi Biennale Foundation (KBF) has announced free public entry on Tuesday (March 31), marking the closing day of the sixth edition of the internationally acclaimed contemporary art exhibition. Organisers said the initiative is intended to enable the public to witness the ceremonial flag-lowering (Kodiyirakkam) at Aspinwall House in Fort Kochi at 12 noon, marking
KMB Close On A High Note With Free Entry And A Concert by Parvaaz Read More »
Word of the day: censorship. Art is and always has been, provocative. It is the job of an artist to invoke feelings in people, good or bad. Oftentimes, art questions authority, unsettles dominant narratives, and gives voice to perspectives that institutions might prefer to keep quiet. The recent controversy surrounding the film Voice of Hind
Censorship: Against Art or Truth? Read More »
Apoorva Lekha (B.Arch, Acharya College) is the founder of AD Studio9, a Bangalore-based design practice rooted in creating thoughtful, nature-connected spaces. Her journey into architecture began long before formal education, shaped by an early sensitivity to light, materials, and spatial balance. This intuitive foundation continues to guide her design philosophy today. At AD Studio9, Apoorva
Small Plots, Big Ideas: Apoorva Lekha Designs Bold Spaces Read More »
We are now witnessing many wars. War on terror, war for oil, for power and so on. War creates a historical milieu; it divides history, memory and life into two: before and after the war. In the ongoing context of war, this article, as part of a series on war and art, examines the artworks
Sadegh Tirafkan: Reimagined War Memory of an Iranian Artist Read More »