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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 »
Sa Ladakh, South Asia’s highest contemporary land art group exhibition, is set to take place in Ladakh from August 1 to 23. Located at an altitude of 3600m, the exhibition will delve into the themes of climate, culture, and community in high-altitude environments. The exhibition will feature artworks by local Ladakhi artists, as well as
Tsuktiben Jamir Mrs Nita Ambani, Founder and Chairperson of Reliance Foundation, has always had a deep passion and admiration for Indian art and culture, and she has gone above and beyond to promote it on multiple platforms. Mrs Ambani has taken centre stage at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in Mumbai, where she recently
Pratiksha Shome Heiko-Thandeka Ncube, a filmmaker whose works on racial violence had begun to win praise in Berlin, passed away at the age of 32. Ncube was a board member of The Hub, a nonprofit organisation promoting art education in Berlin, and on June 9 he committed suicide, according to an Instagram post. “He was
Berlin Based Artist and Filmmaker, Heiko-Thandeka Ncube Commits Suicide at the Age of 32 Read More »
Pratiksha Shome Sylvester daCunha, who in 1966 came up with the catchphrase “utterly butterly” for the Amul Girl, died late on Tuesday. He was 80 years old. Rahul daCunha, his son, and his wife Nisha are daCunha’s surviving family members. Together with his creative director Eustace Fernandes, the ad maestro created the enduring Amul Girl
Pratiksha Shome Françoise Gilot famously stated, “I am painting as long as I am breathing. So it should come as no surprise that the artist, who passed away earlier this month at the age of 101, left behind a magnificent collection of work, including poetry, prose, ceramics, drawings, lithographs, paintings, and collages. Global tributes came
Picasso’s lover Françoise Gilot Shunned and Shamed in France Read More »
Pratiksha Shome Painter Georg Baselitz described his current exhibition at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, where he engages in a visual dialogue with artists like Lucas Cranach, Titian, Peter Paul Rubens, and the Mannerists (who painted at the court of Emperor Rudolph II, focusing on the nude figure), as “like wallpaper for the Old Masters.”
Pratiksha Shome Californian man on suspicion of unlawfully importing a Roman mosaic that had been taken from Syria during the civil war. The collector, 56-year-old Mohamad Yassin Alcharihi, is charged by the Justice Department for declaring on import papers that an ancient work of art valued hundreds of thousands of dollars was only worth $587.
For Smuggling Art from War torn Syria, Punished in US Read More »
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
200 Precious Shang Dynasty Burial Objects Unearthed by Archeologists in China Read More »
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
Misinterpreted and Lost for 300 years: Rubens’ Painting to Become Sotheby’s Star Read More »