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Turner Prize 2021 shortlist out, Kim K faces art smuggling case, and Hirst talks about Cherry Blossoms

A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends

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The beauty and integrity of a work can still be felt digitally. I am awed when I look at old paintings online: Praveen Yaramilli   

10 questions with the Pothi team: Artist Praveen Yaramilli, who primarily works in the digital format, tells us about his process and life during the pandemic How did you journey in art start? Tell us about your childhood. You are not a formally trained artist.  My journey in art started in school. Ten students were

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I am going totally against what is happening, doing my own thing, otherwise I would go mad: Amit Ambalal

Veteran artist Amit Ambalal tells the Pothi team how he is coping with the pandemic situation by following his own bliss.  With the pandemic raging all around us, we need to redraw the lines of our lives and figure out how we can continue doing art. Amidst the mayhem, artists have to find a way

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Russian LGBTQ artist goes on hunger strike; artist targeted by racism turns to video games

A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends

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Christie\’s puts feminist twist on NFT + IRL art, LA-based billionaire art philanthropist dies, and more news

A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends

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This could be a bit disturbing: Hans Holbein\’s portrayal of mortality through a macabre visual puzzle

Adversity is also a mother of art. The Pothi team brings to you some of the macabre and some solace in the form a beautiful farewell song. At first look, The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein the Younger seems like a regular painting of its time. But look at little closer, and the subtle macabre of

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