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Abir India launches its annual national open call for emerging Indian artists with First Take Abir India, a leading voice in India’s contemporary art ecosystem, has announced the launch of First Take 2025, the ninth edition of its highly anticipated annual open call. This national platform is created to discover, mentor, and spotlight the most promising voices among emerging […]
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Sohrab Hura Wins The Eye Art & Film Award Indian artist Sohrab Hura has been named the winner of the Eye Art & Film Prize 2025, a prestigious international honour that celebrates artists whose work blurs the boundary between visual art and film. With a grant of €30,000 (approximately $33,800) and a solo exhibition at
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National Gallery London Marks 200 Years with Major Acquisitions The National Gallery in London has just turned 200, and it is celebrating its bicentenary with three extraordinary additions to its world-renowned collection. The gallery, an iconic institution in the UK and a major centre for European painting, has added rare and significant works by Edgar
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Painter Amy Werntz wins the 2025 Bennett Prize Painter Amy Werntz of Dallas, Texas, has officially won the 2025 Bennett Prize, the most prestigious award dedicated solely to women figurative realist painters. This accolade, which comes with a $50,000 grant, highlights Werntz’s unique approach to realism, celebrating the depth, complexity, and grace of older generations
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A Bold New Chapter in Global Art Recognition The Art Basel Awards 2025 mark a powerful new chapter in the global art world, honouring 36 trailblazing figures across disciplines and geographies. These inaugural awards spotlight artists, curators, designers, institutions, patrons, and storytellers who are not only transforming the present but shaping the future of contemporary
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Why This Ancient Cicada Discovery Matters A newly described fossil species, Eoplatypleura messelensis, is capturing the attention of palaeontologists and evolutionary biologists around the world. Found in Germany’s Messel Pit, this 47-million-year-old fossilised cicada is now considered the oldest known member of the subfamily Cicadinae in Eurasia, and a pivotal clue in the evolutionary history
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In a bid to democratize art, KNMA’s new installation features contemporary artists on a skybridge for all mall visitors to see Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) is thrilled to announce a transformative art installation housed in the KNMA Art Passage, the skybridge connecting Nexus Select CITYWALK and DLF South Court Mall – ‘Slow Is
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Christie’s Shocker: Iconic 1922 Piet Mondrian Painting Sells for Millions, But Not Enough to Break the Record! A rare and historic painting by Dutch modernist Piet Mondrian stunned the art world last night by selling for $47.6 million at Christie’s New York, an impressive sum, but just shy of smashing the artist’s auction record. Record-Breaker
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Google Redesigns the Iconic ‘G’ Logo After a Decade In a quiet but significant move, Google has begun rolling out a redesigned version of its iconic ‘G’ logo, marking the first major visual update in nearly a decade. Though the update may seem subtle at first glance, it signals a broader transformation in Google’s brand
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A Creative Guide to Artist Residencies in India and Beyond Artist residencies are fast becoming vital spaces for growth, collaboration, and cultural exchange. Designed to bring together creatives from around the world, these programs offer more than just time and space to work. In a world where creativity often flourishes in solitude, residencies provide a
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