Picasso said “Good artists copy, great artists steal” Here is Why HE WAS WRONG & WHY

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Picasso was wrong. Or maybe he was being cheeky when he famously proclaimed that “great artists steal”. Yes, Picasso doesn’t just speak. He proclaims. The full quote attributed to him goes: “Good artists copy, great artists steal.” However, art historians have confirmed beyond doubt that Picasso didn’t proclaim that, though he did proclaim a lot […]

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G. Reghu Returns to Mumbai with ‘Shared Ground: Forms of Belonging’

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Shared Ground: Forms of Belonging, a solo exhibition by noted sculptor G. Reghu, is currently underway at ICIA Gallery in Mumbai’s Kala Ghoda, marking the artist’s return to the city after a five-year hiatus. Presented by Giftex, the exhibition opened on July 7 and will continue until July 10, 2026, bringing together 36 ceramic stoneware

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Remembering Through Gardens: Nidhi Mariam Jacob’s New Solo Show in Bangalore

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Nidhi Mariam Jacob’s solo exhibition in Bangalore, Shape of My Heart, uses imagined gardens to explore grief, memory and renewal in painting. About the exhibition Shape of My Heart is a solo show by Nidhi Mariam Jacob at KYNKYNY Art Gallery in Bangalore. The exhibition runs from 24 July to 22 August 2026 and presents

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New Exhibition ‘Cartographies of Remembrance’ Set to Open in Delhi

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Anant Art will open Cartographies of Remembrance, a group exhibition under its Studio Catalyst programme, at its Safdarjung Enclave space in New Delhi on 17 July 2026, with the show on view until 14 August 2026. The exhibition brings together 12 artists and looks at the contemporary city as a palimpsest shaped by memory, lived

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From Hoardings To Gallery Walls: Chandra Bhattacharjee’s Shots in the dark in Delhi

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Chandra Bhattacharjee’s solo exhibition “Shots in the dark” opens in Delhi, presenting large-scale charcoal drawings and watercolours that spotlight marginalised urban lives. About the exhibition Art Alive Gallery presents Shots in the dark, a solo exhibition by Chandra Bhattacharjee. The show first appeared at Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam from 18 to 24 July 2026,

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Reverse Futures at JCAF: A Global South Vision of Tomorrow

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Joburg Contemporary Art Foundation’s Reverse Futures is a thoughtful and ambitious exhibition that closes its Worldmaking trilogy by asking what a fair, humane future could look like when imagined from the Global South. Running from 26 June to 5 December 2026, it brings together art, research, and Indigenous knowledge to challenge dominant Western ideas of

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The Meeting Ground: Scenes from the KNMA Collection Opens in London

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The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) and Christie’s London present The Meeting Ground: Scenes from the KNMA Collection. The show brings works from KNMA’s growing collection to Christie’s King Street as part of Christie’s summer exhibition series. It aims to widen access to South Asian artistic practices and place them in new international contexts.

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The Golden Hour in Taiwan is a shade of Blue: The Photography of Shen Chao-Liang 

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Shen Chao-Liang, a photographer and professor at Huafan University, visited India for the first time to present the Stage Trucks of Taiwan—mobile performance vehicles traditionally used to celebrate birthdays, religious ceremonies, weddings, and mark funerals across both historic and contemporary Taiwanese communities. Reminiscent of the traveling cinema tents that once brought Bollywood films to rural

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Empire of the Coin: Aatish Khobragade’s Sculptural Allegory of Labour and Capital

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At Mandapo, the artist-led alternative space in Mumbai’s Fort district, Aatish Khobragade’s solo exhibition Empire of the Coin unfolded as a meditation on labour, value, and the emotional weight of survival under capitalism. Curated by art writer and editor Sushama Sabnis, the exhibition brought together large-format circular paintings and a kinetic sculptural installation, extending Khobragade’s

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