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Spatial Interaction of Street Art and Graffiti

Kritika Verma This long-read-research article about Street Art- Graffiti in the Indian context brings multi-layer ideas about social life and street art as a context itself. Read the first part of this research article here: Street Art and Graffiti In Indian Public Spaces. Read the Second article: Historical Background of Graffiti and Street Art in […]

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Alt+Art Festival Shines Spotlight on Nonconformist Art Forms in Celebration of Pride Month

Aditya Sisodia As Pride Month unfolds with vibrant colours and unwavering pride, the Alt+Art Festival takes centre stage, dedicated to promoting alternative art forms that exist outside the boundaries of the mainstream. With a profound focus on providing a platform for artists across diverse fields, Alt+Art has joined forces with Thinnai Talkies and the renowned

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Rewriting Gender Through The Lens: Indian Photographers Challenging The Norm

Prachi Sahasrabudhe Part 5 – “In an attempt to capture gender-based stereotypes through the lens:  comprehensive overview and analysis.” Awareness about gender equality is critical in India in order to combat prejudice and violence, promote economic growth, defend human rights, and achieve long-term development. According to research,  boosting gender equality can result in enhanced productivity,

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The Punk in Pink: Exploring Queer Art History on International Day of Pink.

Vaishnavi Srivastava 12th April, ON THIS DAY “But why should women and queer people learn to forget? Generational logic underpins our investments in the dialectic of memory and forgetting;” — J. Jack Halberstam, The Queer Art of Failure What comes to your mind when you first imagine the colour pink? Soft pastels? Hyper femininity? Or the

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Art news around the world

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

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Insta artists who tell stories: From personal to political to fantastical

It might be called ‘The Gram’, but it’s worth a TON of exposure. Instagram has always been all about visual impact, and it’s where you find some of the finest artists in the world today, from the heavyweights to the hidden talent. Abir Pothi embarks on a series that will highlight the best of Instagram

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Pop-ping out of art history like no other — Andy Warhol was born on August 6

August 6, On This Day Andrew Warhola — more popularly known as Andy Warhol — has an artistic legacy that seems almost too vast to describe. Born on August 6, 1928, Warhol was a pioneer of pop art (mass-produced art that apotheosized the supposed banality of the commercial culture of the US), visual artist, film

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