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The Telluride Film Festival asked the American artist Carolee Schneemann to deliver a schedule of films made by women in 1977, including her own Fuses (1964–1977) and Plumb Line (1968–1971). When Schneemann arrived, she discovered that the show now had a name: The Erotic Woman. Schneemann abandoned her prepared introduction and instead recited a scroll […]
Naked body as Art: Carolee Schneemann and Her Sexual Liberation Read More »
Pratiksha Shome Following complaints of influence from white studio workers, the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) has formally postponed a significant exhibition of Aboriginal artwork that is currently being reviewed. The official postponement of the exhibition Ngura Pulka – Epic Country was announced in a statement from the museum on June 7. The exhibition, which
Pratiksha Shome The root ‘yam’, which means to hold or support, is where the term ‘yantra’ originates from in Sanskrit. As a result, a yantra is thought of in metaphysical terms as a container for the purest spiritual essence. A Yantra is a pure geometric arrangement made up of the original, most fundamental shapes. These
Prachi Sahasrabudhe The impact of South Asian culture on Islamic art is an intriguing topic that demonstrates the dynamic trade and interplay of creative traditions across various geographic regions. South Asia, with its varied cultural richness and rich history, has had a considerable influence on Islamic art, notably throughout the medieval period. This impact may
The Crossover of SouthAsian Culture and Islamic Art and Architecture Read More »
Vaishnavi Srivastava 27th April 2023, ON THIS DAY “Masses of people can never find a solution to a problem until they are shown the way. Each unit of the mass may have a knowledge of the problem, and each may have his own solution, but until mass opinion is crystallized, brought into focus and made
Tsuktiben Jamir The Parliament of India is set out to have a fresh look with a new Parliament building in New Delhi, as part of India’s Central Vista Redevelopment Project launched in 2019 with Bimal Patel as the architect in charge of redesigning the Central Vista. On December 10, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid
The New Parliament Building: A symbol of the rich Indian art Read More »
Christopher Charles Benninger On the morning of 24th January Balkrishna Doshi left his body and continued on his journey, leaving us both memories of a man and an IDEA. I believe very special people are implanted in our memories at birth. So even before the first time we meet them it is a kind of
Rajesh Kumar Born into a family of furniture makers in Pune on August 26, 1927, well-known architect and Padma Bhushan recipient Balkrishna Doshi died in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, January 24. Announcing the news, Architectural Digest India wrote on Instagram, “India’s greatest architect, Balkrishna Doshi (26th August 1927- 24th January 2023) has passed away at the
Demise of a master architect and Padma Bhushan awardee BV Doshi Read More »
Abhishek Kumar DECEMBER 15, ON THIS DAY Today we live in a chaos of straight lines, in a jungle of straight lines. If you do not believe this, take the trouble to count the straight lines which surround you. Then you will understand, for you will never finish counting. Friedensreich Hundertwasser Friedensreich Hundertwasser Friedensreich Hundertwasser
Friedensreich Hundertwasser’s Artwork Focused on Man and Nature Read More »
Abhishek Kumar DECEMBER 07, ON THIS DAY “There are two devices which can help the sculptor to judge his work: one is not to see it for a while. The other is to look at his work through spectacles which will change its color and magnify or diminish it, to disguise it somehow to his
Gian Lorenzo Bernini Gave His Subjects A Strong Sense Of Realism Read More »