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

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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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South India’s first ever major museum: A man’s love and vision for the art scene in India

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Tsuktiben Jamir After a series of set-backs and delays; the pandemic being a major hurdle, South India witnessed the long overdue opening of its first ever major private art museum in Bengaluru, the IT capital of the country with the name ‘Museum of Art and Photography’ on 18th February 2023. The museum, which was initiated by

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Man of steel… and much more! This sculptor, photographer and enamellist was born today

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November 12, On This Day With over six decades of rich experience as a prolific Indian painter, sculptor, enamellist, photographer and an academic researcher, Balan Nambiar was born on November 12, 1937 in Kerala’s Kannapuram, and turned 84 this year. His most extensive body of work is as a sculptor, and he has worked with

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Caste, gender, disabilities… artist voices speaking up for the marginalized in the news

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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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JMS Mani: The artist who brought to life Badami’s rural splendor is no more

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JMS Mani passed away on June 2 at the age of 72. Abir Pothi takes a look at the expansive legacy that the the Bengaluru-based artist and teacher leaves behind, full of artistic experimentation and forging the next generation of artists When one speaks of JMS Mani, as artist JM Subramani is popularly known, the

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