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‘ON PUROSE’ Exhibition at Vadehra Art Gallery: Exploring the Interplay of Visual and Written Expressions

Tsuktiben Jamir The Vadehra Art Gallery is a contemporary is a New Delhi-based contemporary art gallery that was established in 1987. The gallery’s ongoing group exhibition titled ‘On Purpose’ delves into the intricacies and cross-disciplinary nature of the connection between the written word and visual expressions. Through this exhibition, the gallery thus embarks on exploring

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The Carpet of Joy: A Garden Made up of Plastic Flowers

Tsuktiben Jamir Due to its non-biodegradable nature, plastic poses a danger to our ecosystem and causes pollution that lasts for a very long time. The adverse effects of plastic highlight the critical need for sustainable alternatives and ethical consumption, from poisoning our seas and threatening marine life to entering our food chain. The Museum of

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Picasso Wave at Art Basel, Featuring Masterpieces and Criticism

Pratiksha Shome It is almost difficult to forget that this year is the 50th anniversary of Pablo Picasso’s passing thanks to the museum world. There are the fifty or so shows put on by the governments of Spain and France, and then there are unconventional events like “It’s Pablo-matic,” the divisive exhibition co-curated by stand-up

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Judy Baca, a Chicana Muralist, to be Honoured at the LACMA 2023 Art+Film Gala.

Pratiksha Shome Judy Baca and David Fincher will be honoured at the 2023 Art+Film Gala, according to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). “David Fincher crafts engaging stories and illuminates human psychology in his critically acclaimed movies. His singular vision draws viewers further into his cinematic universe, according to a statement from LACMA

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Buffalo’s A Haven for Modern Art Reopens with Double the Ambition

Pratiksha Shome Sometimes, all an institution needs to flourish is a strong permanent collection display; no special exhibitions are required. One example is the Albright-Knox Gallery, which has since reopened as the Buffalo AKG Art Museum after having been closed for four years. The museum is relying on its treasure-filled assets to draw tourists rather

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Lancelot Riberio: An artist that gave rise to expressionism in Indian

Pratiksha Shome “Painting was his life and obsession and if he was ever away from his paints, he would become extremely restless.” A private diary scribbling found after his death encapsulated his feelings towards his work: “I twist and turn, curve and straighten without aim or result. Just an escape, an escapist thing into

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After a Decade of Legal Disputes, Crimean Treasures Transferred to Ukraine.

Pratiksha Shome 300 artefacts were given by four Crimean museums to the Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam in 2013 for the exhibition “Crimea — Gold and Secrets of the Black Sea.” In 2014, as the exhibition was on tour in Germany, Russia invaded Crimea and eventually annexed it from Ukraine. The Dutch museum debated whether

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Historian Alleges that Tate Britain ‘Censored’ His Proposal for the Turner Painting in Rehang.

Pratiksha Shome According to a historian, Tate Britain “censored” his suggestion for a gallery rehang that would include a J. M. W. Turner picture in the city of London’s current rehang. Marcus Rediker, a historian, alleged in a London Review of Books article that Tate Britain finally rejected his proposal to display Turner’s A

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