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Curating an exhibition of the fake and the forged art!

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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 […]

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Bihar Museum Biennale: Exploring Espionage Operations and Shaping the Future of Museums

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Aditya Sisodia The Bihar Museum is captivating visitors with its showcase of famous espionage operations, highlighting the intriguing world of spies and secret missions. Espionage has always captivated people’s imaginations, whether through thrilling spy novels or action-packed spy movies. The International Spy Museum at the Bihar Museum aims to bring these espionage stories to life.

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Archaeologist Discovers Mesolithic Rock Painting Depicting Land Cultivation in Andhra Pradesh

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Aditya Sisodia Archaeologist D. Kanna Babu, former Superintending Archaeologist of the Temple Survey Project (Southern Region) of the Archaeological Survey of India, Chennai, has made a remarkable discovery in Orvakallu village, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. While conducting a survey of the lower River Krishna Valley to study the architectural features of shrines, Mr. Kanna Babu

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Sand Artist Sudarsan Pattnaik Creates Sand Art to Celebrate Jagannath Rath Yatra in Odisha| Watch

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Aditya Sisodia The Jagannath Rath Yatra, a famous and auspicious chariot festival, is currently being celebrated in Odisha, India, with great enthusiasm and splendor. Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a mesmerising sand art at Puri beach, depicting the grand chariots of Lord Jagannath and his siblings, Balabhadra and Subhadra. The festival holds immense

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200 Precious Shang Dynasty Burial Objects Unearthed by Archeologists in China

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Pratiksha Shome Chinese archaeologists have discovered a massive complex of rammed earth structures, graves, and bronze casting factories on the Loess Plateau in north-central China. These structures date back around 3,200 years. The Shang dynasty, which lasted from 1600 to 1046 B.C.E., saw the establishment of a regional authority at the site, which today is

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Misinterpreted and Lost for 300 years: Rubens’ Painting to Become Sotheby’s Star

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Pratiksha Shome A significant Old Master painting that had been mistaken for another over the span of 300 years will finally be sold at a Sotheby’s auction in London in early July. “Saint Sebastian Tended By Two Angels” by Sir Peter Paul Rubens is the picture in dispute. A range of £4 million to £6

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The Love Hate Relationship of Artist Takashi Murakami and AI

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Pratiksha Shome Takashi Murakami, a leading figure in neo-pop art, has always embraced new technology and was an early adopter of crypto and NFTs, but even he acknowledges that he fears AI may render him obsolete.Thanks to his endearing technicolour paintings that blend contemporary anime and manga with traditional Japanese art elements, Murakami, 61, has

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Wearing Rembrandt on skin!

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Tsuktiben Jamir In an unconventional fusion of highbrow and lowbrow art, renowned Dutch tattoo artist Henk Schiffmacher, affectionately known as “Hanky Panky,” is leading a unique residency at the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam. The exhibition, aptly titled “A Poor Man’s Rembrandt,” showcases the collaboration between the museum and Schiffmacher & Veldhoen, a well-known Amsterdam

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Maharaja’s Legacy: Unveiling Air India’s Artistic Heritage

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Tsuktiben Jamir The National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai, a prominent institution under the Union Ministry of Culture, welcomed art enthusiasts and connoisseurs to the highly anticipated art exhibition titled “Maharaja’s Legacy: Unveiling Air India’s Artistic Heritage.” The exhibition, inaugurated by the esteemed Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture, Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi,

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An Art Exhibition Using Computer Codes

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Aditya Sisodia Bengaluru, India – Art enthusiasts are flocking to the month-long “Art of Code” exhibition at SOCIAL New BEL Road, Bengaluru, where a diverse collection of digital art created using creative coding is on display. The exhibition, in collaboration with Tezos India, merges art and technology, offering an intriguing viewing experience for visitors. Among

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