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Archaeologists find \’exceptional\’ bronze statues in Italian thermal baths

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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Artwork looted 50 years ago surfaces at its origin at Staten Island’s Historic Richmond Town\” Insights from the art world

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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22 years old artwork by M.F. Husain sold for $201,600 at first ‘phygital’ sale

“Fury” an artwork created in Dubai by renowned Indian artist M.F Husain sold for $201,600 at Sotheby’s ‘phygital’ auction. Hefty.art, Web 3.0’s most esteemed art platform, teamed up with Sotheby’s, the world’s leading venue for art and luxury auctions, to present “Fury,” in the first-of-its-kind “phygital” sale of an Indian artist’s work. “Fury” is a

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S.H. Raza’s Love for Bindu: The Geometrical Amalgamation of Spiritual Anatomy

Abhishek Dixit \”The Bindu or cosmic egg is a symbol of primordial genesis from which, in Hindu mythology, all Creation is born\” – S.H. Raza Syed Haider Raza was born on 22nd February 1922, in Kakkaiya (locale Mandla), present-day Madhya Pradesh, to a deputy forest officer Syed Mohammed Raza and Tahira begum. He began drawing

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Artist Shirin Neshat\’s works are propelling the protests in Iran forward

Artist Shirin Neshat is an Iranian but has lived in the US since the 1970s. Like many Iranians who now live abroad, she felt that Iran would continue on the same pace as ever, without any major turn in the straight road. However, to her surprise, the anti-hijab protests did not subside within a few

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Communicating the voices of those who believe in and practice art

Arthart is a new bi-annual journal of the arts by the Arthshila Trust, an initiative by Takshila Educational Society–an inclusive and immersive platform for creating and sharing ideas centred around arts. Launched October 2022, the journal aims to be an inclusive space where “the arts commune, with themselves, and each other. Where the voices of

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Life and works of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar through art exhibition

On 77th birth anniversary of social activist and rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, an exhibition of paintings, sculptures and installations have been organised by present and past students of Sir JJ School of Art. The exhibition is underway at Sir JJ School of Art at Yashwantrao Chavan Center till November 1. Veteran Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah on

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