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What Does the Demise of Ratan Tata Mean to the Creative World?

Introduction Ratan Tata, the most well-known industrialist and chairman emeritus of Tata Sons passed away on October 9th 2024, at the age of 86. He was being treated for a prolonged illness at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai. His contributions to Indian art, architecture & design will have an everlasting influence in the country. Not

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Activists Target Picasso’s ‘Motherhood’ at National Gallery in Protest Against UK’s Support for Israel

Located at the National Gallery in London, activists pasted an image of a Palestinian mother and child over Pablo Picasso’s 1901 painting Motherhood (La Maternité). Jai Halai, who is 23 and works for the National Health Service, and student Monday-Malachi Rosenfeld, 21, carried out the protest to highlight the difficulties faced by families in Gaza.

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Frieze London 2024 Opens with Bold Curations and Renewed Layout, Showcasing Over 290 Galleries

Taking place on October 9–13 in The Regent’s Park, Frieze London presents cutting-edge contemporary art from over 290 galleries from 43 countries. New to this year’s fair is a revamped layout, courtesy of A Studio Between, that will provide greater visibility to its selection of world-class galleries and special curated sections such as the popular

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Beer Can Artwork Mistaken for Trash and Discarded at Dutch Museum, Narrowly Rescued

A modern art piece that looked like two empty beer cans were nearly trash-canned when workers at the Lisser Art Museum in the Netherlands mistook it for garbage. All The Good Times We Spent Together by French artist Alexandre Lavet, a piece displayed in a glass lift as part of an exhibit. The artwork was

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Israeli and Palestinian Artists Channel Grief and Resistance Amid Gaza Conflict

However, the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, especially after the October 7, 2023 crisis, has prompted various Israeli and Palestinian artists to use their mediums to talk about war, trauma, and survival. Consequently, the mounting deaths and loss on both sides terrified numerous artists who resorted to painting, music, dance, photography, and film to

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Van Gogh Museum Declares Three Previously Authenticated Paintings to be Forgeries

Three paintings once believed to be works of van Gogh’s that had been held in private collections were recently determined fake by the Van Gogh Museum. One of these calls a painting of a peasant woman that commanded almost $1 million at Christie’s in 2011, even though the Amsterdam museum says it had authenticated the

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Renowned Architect Christopher Charles Benninger Passes Away at 81, Leaving a Legacy of Sustainable Design

Christopher Charles Benninger, a revered American-Indian architect and urban planner, passed away on October 2, 2024, in Pune at the age of 81, following a prolonged battle with cancer. His legacy in the field of architecture has left an indelible mark on India and beyond. Born in 1942 in the U.S., Benninger’s passion for architecture

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Newly Discovered Botticelli Painting Unveiled at French Church

Scientific Analysis Reveals a Hidden Renaissance Masterpiece A particularly gripping disclosure this month was an undefined painting in the maze of art history long suspected to be by Sandro Botticelli that turned out to have been hiding out all along at Saint Félix church in Champigny-en-Beauce, France. The painting of the Virgin Mary, baby Jesus

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Christie’s Hong Kong Auction Achieves HK$1bn Amid Market Slowdown

Christie’s inaugural evening sale at its new Hong Kong headquarters on Thursday, September 26 realised a total of HK$1. The sale of 20th and 21st century art underscored the wariness of buyers to pay big prices, especially after Chinese collectors have pulled back from the market in response to global politics and domestic economic uncertainty.

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