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Shilo Shiv Suleman’s Art Stands at the Crossroads of Magic and Reality

Shilo Shiv Suleman is perhaps one of the most recognised faces in the contemporary art scene. She is the founder-director of The Fearless Collective; a group of over 400 artists who use art to change the popular patriarchal discourses. She was born in Bangalore and graduated in 2011 from the Srishti School of Art, Design

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Who is Jeffrey Gibson and Why His Participation in Venice Biennale is a Big Deal For America?

An incredible convergence is about to take place in the winding alleyways of Venice, where the echoes of centuries past reverberate through the canals. The lively rhythm of jingle dress dancers will greet 26 intertribal Native American artists from Oklahoma and Colorado on April 18. Their trip through the narrow streets of the city will

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Arpita Singh’s Paintings Turns the Mirror to the Viewers 

As an artist, we seldom interrogate our themes. Sometimes, we are eclipsed by our emotions which take over our canvas, engendering our lives and our backgrounds. However, some artists simply reflect the state of the ‘self.’ One of those artist is Arpita Singh. Arpita Singh artworks boast simple themes. To her, however, you interpret her

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Manjit Bawa’s Rounded Forms are a Conflux of Sufi Poetry, Spirituality, and Music

Manjit Bawa (1941–2008), a well-known Indian painter best recognized for his vivid and ethereal canvases, was a significant source of inspiration for Indian artists. Bawa, raised in Dhuri, Punjab, attended the Delhi College of Art after first attending the School of Art in New Delhi. His paintings are frequently linked to the Indian narrative art

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Navigating Paradoxes: The Provoking Multimedia Oeuvre of Reena Saini Kallat

Is there any merit in the contemporary world to think of our identities as singularly defined in terms of religion, nationality, or race that distinguishes us from fellow human beings? What potency might the idea of ‘liminality’ or ‘hybridity’ have in describing our relationship with the world? How might an artist respond to this immensely

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The Process-Oriented Abstract Installations of Sheela Gowda

I find it impossible to look at anything around me without thinking about the processes behind it – Sheela Gowda Who is Sheela Gowda? Sheela Gowda is a contemporary artist living and working in Bangalore. Born in 1957, Gowda studied painting at Ken School of Art, Bangalore, India (1979) pursued a postgraduate diploma at Visva-Bharati

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