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Pune is going to have a unique place to celebrate India’s vibrant culture. ‘Zapurza – The museum of art and culture’, set up by Ajit Gadgil, will be inaugurated on Thursday by legendary flautist pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia. “We wished to create a special location for all different art forms in Pune,” Gadgil, the founder of […]
Zapurza, Pune’s new art centre, to be inaugurated on Thursday Read More »
By Rajesh Kumar Celebrating the International Museum Day, the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi has lined up a weeklong celebration with various activities and programmes. On 16th May, an exhibition titled ‘Brasilia 60+ and the construction of modern Brazil’ was inaugurated by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to mark
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Boy-band superstar Robbie Williams is progressively moving towards contemporary arts at a pace that is astounding many. Once known for his voice, Williams perhaps wants to be now known for his colour palette and makes no bones about how he wants to pursue the arts in a bold, experimental, and no-holds-barred manner. With the unveiling
Robbie Williams is back at Sotheby’s, this time with his own collection! Read More »
The glimpse of a possible Picasso in the home of Imelda Marcos, the former First Lady of the Philippines widely accused of corruption, seen during a visit by her son, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, after his election win has set off a flurry of speculation in the Philippines. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., is the presumptive
‘Missing’ Picasso spotted in Imelda Marcos’s home after son’s election win Read More »
Gilane Tawadros, the chief executive of Dacs (the Design and Artists Copyright Society), has been appointed the director of the Whitechapel Gallery in East London, The Art Newspaper reported. She will become one of the few women of colour to lead a big arts institution in the UK when she takes up the new post
Gilane Tawadros to join as director of the Whitechapel Gallery in London Read More »
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
After 2 years, 3 jailed for Hong Kong’s record-breaking US $637 million art heist Read More »
Bill Perkins, the Houston-based entrepreneur and amateur poker player, fought off intense competition from another bidder at Christie’s evening sale on May 12 to win a masterpiece by the late African American painter Ernie Barnes, The Sugar Shack (1976), for $15.3 million. The work had been estimated at just $150,000 to $200,000, so the final
Bill Perkins aces Ernie Barnes’ ‘The Sugar Shack\’ at Christie’s Read More »
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
Painting swapped for grilled cheese in 1970s may today sell for US$27,000 Read More »
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
By Avani Solanki Gallery Ragini’s exhibition for the India Art Fair 2022, titled “Conversations in My Own Language”, explores religion, folklore, and indigenous art traditions in contemporary contexts. The exhibition includes practitioners of Pichwai, Madhubani, Gond, Pattachitra, and Kalamkari art practices, along with some temple sculptures and photographs. As Nidhi Jyoti Jain writes, the endeavor