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Waiting Under Systems: A Curator Between the ICU, the Art World, and a World at War

Myna Mukherjee

Written by Myna Mukherjee Musings from a Hospital Room Right now, my two babies, my pets, sit facing the door. Through the distant, unblinking eye of CCTV, I watch them hold their position: expectant, unwavering, and just waiting. As if the act of waiting itself might summon my return. Time gathers strangely around them; it […]

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The Shape of a Show: India’s Leading Curators on Their Practice

What does it mean to build meaning in space? Five of India’s most significant curators reflect on the philosophy, process, and persistent challenges that define curatorial work today. R. Siva Kumar One of India’s foremost art historians, R. Siva Kumar (born 1956) has been teaching art history at Kala Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan since 1981, making

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The winds and water of Winslow Homer: The blue that still speaks to us today

On February 24, the art world marks the birthday of Winslow Homer, an artist whose work continues to feel startlingly alive more than a century after his death. Born in 1836, Homer painted oceans, wars, and solitary figures with an honesty that resists nostalgia. His seas were never just blue, his landscapes never just beautiful—they

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Moved by the Plight of Punch the Monkey? 18 Artworks That Capture Loneliness

Punch the Monkey, a baby macaque at Japan’s Ichikawa City Zoo, went viral after his mother abandoned him. Viewers connected deeply with clips of the lonely primate clutching a stuffed orangutan toy for comfort, seeing their own isolation reflected in his quiet distress. This digital phenomenon echoes a timeless theme in visual art, where artists

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5 Palestinian Artists You Need to Know

The growing global attention on Palestinian art reveals a thriving creative scene that pairs memory with resistance and beauty with resilience. Across generations and mediums, from embroidery to barbed wire,these five artists offer a poignant lens into Palestinian life, culture, and identity. Samar Hussaini: Heritage in Thread and Texture For Samar Hussaini, ancestral memory is

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Love Beyond Words: How Artists Capture the Human & Animal Bond

There are many kinds of love worth celebrating this Valentine’s Day. Among the most tender and enduring of them is the love humans share with their pets, a bond that artists through the centuries have immortalized on canvas, paper, and print. From Renaissance portraits to Japanese woodblock prints and modern Indian art, these depictions remind

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Art of Love and The Kiss in Art: Famous Lovers in Art

Krispin Joseph PX How romantic are you? Being romantic is human nature; poetic, artistic, or natural is a subject of humans. Humans bring the idea of ‘Being’ Romantic into Art and literature; there is too much proof in literature and Art which we portray ourselves as ‘being loved’ in our imaginative articulations depicting us as

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Art That Breathes with Nature: The Artists Championing Sustainability

Across India’s creative landscape, artists are reimagining expression through an organic lens—turning to recyclable and natural materials as both medium and message. This growing movement reflects a deeper commitment to sustainability, where art not only tells stories but also responds thoughtfully to environmental responsibility.  As residents of Delhi gasp for air, the urgency to address

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