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Pratiksha Shome Sylvester daCunha, who in 1966 came up with the catchphrase “utterly butterly” for the Amul Girl, died late on Tuesday. He was 80 years old. Rahul daCunha, his son, and his wife Nisha are daCunha’s surviving family members. Together with his creative director Eustace Fernandes, the ad maestro created the enduring Amul Girl […]
Pratiksha Shome Françoise Gilot famously stated, “I am painting as long as I am breathing. So it should come as no surprise that the artist, who passed away earlier this month at the age of 101, left behind a magnificent collection of work, including poetry, prose, ceramics, drawings, lithographs, paintings, and collages. Global tributes came
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Smriti Malhotra At the esteemed Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the campaign “Untangling the Politics of Hair” emerged triumphant, securing a prestigious Gold Lion in the Industry Craft Lions category. This remarkable achievement was announced during the 70th edition of the festival, which takes place from June 19 to 23, 2023. The award-winning campaign
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Aditya Sisodia Archaeologists conducting excavations at the Stöð archaeological site in East Iceland have made a remarkable discovery—a sandstone carved with a Viking ship. Believed to be the oldest picture ever found in Iceland, this find provides valuable insights into the early history of the island. Led by archaeologist Bjarni F. Einarsson, the team unearthed
Aditya Sisodia In a time marked by heightened nationalist politics, the forthcoming Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) in Delhi stands as a testament to India’s diverse cultures and religions. Scheduled to open in 2026, the museum represents a monumental project that aims to become the nation’s premier modern and contemporary art institution. Its visionary
Pratiksha Shome Painter Georg Baselitz described his current exhibition at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, where he engages in a visual dialogue with artists like Lucas Cranach, Titian, Peter Paul Rubens, and the Mannerists (who painted at the court of Emperor Rudolph II, focusing on the nude figure), as “like wallpaper for the Old Masters.”
Pratiksha Shome Californian man on suspicion of unlawfully importing a Roman mosaic that had been taken from Syria during the civil war. The collector, 56-year-old Mohamad Yassin Alcharihi, is charged by the Justice Department for declaring on import papers that an ancient work of art valued hundreds of thousands of dollars was only worth $587.
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Pratiksha Shome Yesterday was the artist Magdalena Abakanowicz‘s 93rd birthday. Google sent the artist a “doodle” in honour of her birthday, an image that appears in the search browser’s place of the company’s name. Several of Abakanowicz’s well-known pieces are included in the picture, including pieces from her bigger series like “Abakans” (1970–78) and “Agora”
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Tsuktiben Jamir In the bustling alleyways of Patan, an ancient city in Nepal, Laxmi Nakarmi and her sisters have embarked on a creative journey, transforming corn husks into stunning works of art. What began as a simple hobby inspired by an article about corn husk decorations in the United States has now blossomed into a
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Tsuktiben Jamir The intriguing exhibition “Art and Artifice: Fakes from the Collection” at the London Courtauld Gallery reveals a series of fantastic art forgeries, illuminating art’s misleading nature. This exhibition explores purposeful fabrication to question the idea of accidental forgery. Through the exhibition, the Courtauld Gallery, which is associated with a prestigious postgraduate school of
Curating an exhibition of the fake and the forged art! Read More »