Lesser known works of Kahlo and Hokusai explored; and a very cute pupper paints a flower!

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 to socio-political issues to everything that affects the great aesthetic global consciousness. Or, let’s just travel the world and have some fun!

Frida Kahlo’s unseen masterpieces

Frida Kahlo is one of the most famous and recognizable names in the world of art. And yet, her complete works tend to be unplumbed, with only more well-known pieces generally making the circuit. Now, a new, monumental book titled ‘Frida Kahlo: The Complete Paintings’ has just been published by Taschen, offering for the first time a survey of her entire oeuvre. Mexican art historian Luis-Martín Lozano, working with Andrea Kettenmann and Marina Vázquez Ramos, provides notes on every single Kahlo work they have images of – 152 in total, including many lost works only known from photographs. BBC delves deep into this marvel of culture.

British Museum to show more than 100 unseen Hokusai works

For the first time in two centuries after being acquired by the British Museum, over 100 picture postcard-sized drawings by the great Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai are to go on public display. Hokusai is best known for The Great Wave, one of the most recognisable and reproduced art works of all time. His influence on 19th-century European impressionist artists, including Vincent Van Gogh, was huge. At some point, possibly in the 1840s when he would have been in his 80s, Hokusai decided to embark on a project titled The Great Picture Book of Everything for which he let his imagination run wild. His idea was to present vignettes from Buddhist India, ancient China and the natural world. It was never published so the drawings were instead put in a box and have not been seen publicly since. The Guardian brings you this fascinating development.

This doggo could be a Van Gogh!

There is no dearth of adorable pupper videos on social media — but this one takes an artistic twist, showcasing a dog with his canvas, paintbrush and impressive painting skills! In a video that is making rounds on the internet, Secret, an Australian shepherd, was caught on camera painting a flower on a canvas. Mary, the canine’s human, shared the video on Instagram and wrote, “Secret drew a sunflower! Or maybe it’s a daisy? We’ve been having a lot of fun working on painting different shapes and brush strokes lately, and she’s getting to the point where she can make recognizable shapes on her own without targets.” The Indian Express sums up the delightful development.

80 pieces of artist-made jewellery on block at Sotheby’s

A new selling exhibition at Sotheby’s East Hampton’s outpost intends to shine a light on wearable art made by a range of artists, from early 20th-century masters like Man Ray, Max Ernst and Niki de Saint Phalle to modern-day artists like Jeff Koons, Christopher Thompson Royds and Anish Kapoor. The “Sculpture to Wear” selling exhibition, set to take place August 3-28, will include 80 rare pieces created by more than 28 painters, sculptors and photographers. The pop-up offers a rare opportunity for collectors to get their hands on wearable, and significantly more portable works of art. Robb Report tells you all you need to know.