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Robbie Williams jumps onto Banksy bandwagon; the \’immersive\’ trend finds Klimt; this iconic painting was always a gay pride symbol

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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From Van Gogh to Mona Lisa: Now, immerse yourself in the world\’s most mysterious smile

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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\’Nudity\’ stalls photo exhibit in Pune; advancing AI can help crack art forgeries

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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Is there still hope for art in Afghanistan? The country\’s national museum is back open

Is it a sign that the Taliban is ready to show greater tolerance toward art? Or is it just optics, asks the New York Times? Either way, the Afghan national museum in Kabul — ransacked and closed by the same extremist regime during its last stint in power from 1996-2001 — is back open. The

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Iconic art moves out of jail, while a mysterious artist gets a night club in his name…

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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How #ArtWorld2021 stumbled upon the power of going virtual

In the wake of the global Pandemic the artworld discovered the power of the six-degrees-of-separation science that kept it afloat through troubled times. Georgina Maddox reports.  When the COVID 19 Pandemic hit the globe, in December 2019, we perhaps did not envision how it would impact our entire existence. Life came to a grinding halt

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Debut run of Kochi Art Week wraps up; some shows to extend for a month

For the last one week, the inaugural edition of the Kochi Art Week (KAW) was all abuzz in the Indian art world. Conceptualised by the Kochi Biennale Foundation to “activate audiences in the post-pandemic landscape”, this maiden run took place from December 12 to 19 at Fort Kochi and Mattancherry, and is now all slated

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