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Renowned Belgian painter Walter Swennen, who drew on diverse ideas from language, philosophy, and psychology in his work, has passed away at the age of 79. He was known for his radical, experiential and associative approach to painting, which is perhaps best summarised as a belief in the total autonomy of the artwork. Belgian art dealer Xavier Hufkens announced […]

Established in 1985 through the generosity of Lee Krasner, one of the foremost Abstract Expressionist painters of the 20th century, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation is a leading supporter of emerging and established visual artists. Out of 107 artists selected from 14 countries and 21 U.S states for the prestigious Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, five were of Indian

A collection of over 300 ancient jewels, known as the Piprahwa Gems of the Historical Buddha, has returned to India after 127 years. These jewels, which include amethysts, topaz, and pearls, date back to the Mauryan Empire, Ashokan era, around 240–200 BCE. English estate manager William Claxton Peppé discovered the jewels in 1898 at an

During its annual World Heritage Committee meeting in Paris earlier this month, UNESCO announced the addition of 26 new sites to its prestigious World Heritage list. Of these, 21 are cultural sites, four are natural, and one is both cultural and natural. Notably, four of the new sites are located in Africa, and nearly a

Raymond Saunders, the abstract painter known for challenging racial categorizations in art and pioneering assemblage techniques, died Monday at age 90, according to his galleries David Zwirner, Andrew Kreps, and Casemore. The Pittsburgh-born artist’s death came just one week after the closing of his first major museum retrospective, “Flowers from a Black Garden,” at Carnegie