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Art and Suppression: The Art Censoring Index to Stand for Freedom of Expression

News / 25/05/2024

This week, the Art Censoring Index was unveiled to track and document censoring occurrences that have occurred since October 7. The National Coalition Against Censorship, a nonprofit organisation with over 50 member organisations and its headquarters in New York, is in charge of this project. The coalition’s website states that its goal is to defend […]

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Do You Know About the Artist who Drew Santa Claus?

Columns / 21/05/2024

In American pop culture, if one has to envision a Santa Claus. They probably see a cheerful man with a full white beard, dressed in a red suit. Consider that he is now carrying something. Advertising-influenced, it could be a Coca-Cola bottle, but more often than not, it’s usually a present or a kid curled

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Meet Siddhesh Gautam: An Artist, Baker, Visual designer, and a Storyteller Offering a ‘Unique’ Lens on India and its politics

Artist Profile / 20/05/2024

He is a baker, an artist, a visual designer, and an illustrious storyteller, this Pune/Delhi-based artist has a clever take on our India and its politics. This is the story of Siddhesh Gautam whose surrealistic and minimal works of art reflect the different atrocities that plague our Indian society such as works on caste inequality,

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Ever Wondered How to Bring Still Images to Life? Through the Timeless Wonder of the Zoetrope

Do You Know? / 20/05/2024

What are Zoetropes? The zoetrope is a well-known pre-film animation device that creates the appearance of motion by displaying a series of drawings or images depicting different stages of that motion. It was first developed in the 1830s as a cylindrical version of the phénakisticope, which drew inspiration from stroboscopic discs. During the Victorian era,

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11 American Artists with Jewish Heritage

Do You Know? / 16/05/2024

Introduction American Jewish artists have contributed significantly to the arts of America and in many ways the world. They have infused their works with cultural history, personal histories, and new approaches. While some have delved into their Jewish heritage and reflected on their history, some have shied away from it and created something momentous and

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Why 108? Art Historian Dr Alka Pande Answers for her New Series of 14 Books on Indian Art And Culture

Featured, Samvaad / 15/05/2024

Dr Alka Pande is an art historian who has taught Indian Arts and Aesthetics at Panjab University for over ten years. Her major interests include gender identity, sexuality, and traditional arts. She has received numerous awards, including the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters, the Australian-India Council Special Award, and Chandigarh Lalit Kala

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Is the Collaboration Between Arthur Jafa and Supreme Transforming the Intersection of Art and Fashion?

Columns / 11/05/2024

Few partnerships have the same deep impact on the ever-changing landscape of art, culture, and fashion as the one that unites renowned artist Arthur Jafa with the legendary streetwear brand Supreme. This special collaboration offers a symbiotic fusion of artistic innovation, social commentary, and inventiveness that goes beyond simple product releases. Arthur Jafa, renowned for

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The Art World’s Master Impresario: Larry Gagosian’s Unstoppable Rise

#longread, Columns, Featured / 10/05/2024

In the heart of Further Lane, the most prestigious street in Amagansett, a relaxed and confident Larry Gagosian, the world-renowned art dealer, lounged in his modernist beach mansion. With a party for a hundred and forty people scheduled for the next day, Gagosian exuded an air of ease and success that left his peers in

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Unseen Truths: Valerie Solanas, Radical Feminism, and the Andy Warhol Shooting

Do You Know?, Uncategorized / 30/04/2024

Introduction In the summer of 1968, Valerie Solanas made a dramatic entrance into Andy Warhol’s sixth-floor office at 33 Union Square West, armed with two guns and harbouring a deep-seated grudge. Warhol was wounded so badly that it was a miracle he survived. The bullet struck his abdomen and impacted the vital organs. But at

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Designers and Scientists Exploring the Potential of Bio-Design

Room For More Art / 23/04/2024

What is a Bio-design? Bio-design is a field that is incredibly relevant to all designers now, it entails using organic materials, getting inspiration from nature, creating a symbiotic link between live organisms and design, and enabling nature to influence the result. Using the natural world’s intelligence and adaptability, we can construct long-lasting creations that may

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