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A vibrant and culturally resonant installation by British-Indian artist Chila Kumari Burman has captured attention as it vies for a spot on Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth. Inspired by her father’s migration from India to the UK, Burman’s artwork titled ‘The Smile You Send Returns To You’ stands out among the seven proposals shortlisted for public […]
A tragic incident unfolded in Abkhazia, a Russian-backed breakaway region of Georgia, as a fire ravaged the National Gallery of Abkhazia, reducing thousands of cherished artworks to ashes. The National Gallery, more storage space than a museum, suffered irreparable losses in a blaze that swept through its exhibition hall in the capital, Sukhumi, early on
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Two climate change protesters from the group Just Stop Oil were arrested after smashing a protective glass panel covering a famous Diego Velázquez oil painting at London’s National Gallery. The protesters targeted Velázquez’s “The Toilet of Venus” with small hammers, demanding Britain’s government to halt all licensing for fossil fuel exploration, development, and production in
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, renowned for its vast collection spanning millennia of art history, is breaking new ground by venturing into the digital realm. The museum has introduced a cutting-edge augmented reality app named Replica, allowing users to engage with a virtual version of its extensive collection. Developed in collaboration with
A Bold Climate Protest at the National Gallery Climate activists from the group “This is Rigged” staged a bold protest at the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh on Wednesday, targeting a portrait of King Charles III. The protest aimed to draw attention to the government’s stance on new oil and gas projects and demand
Smriti Malhotra Nalini Malini, a leading video artist, exhibits an immersive show at the National Gallery in London called “My Reality is Different”. In the dark room at the National Gallery, the projections are visceral responses to classical paintings that too hang in the gallery ranging from Renaissance to Romanticism. The projections depict paintings of
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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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
June 18, On This Day Henri Matisse admired him and Mark Rothko is said to have revered him. Mid-18th to mid-19th century artist Joseph Mallord William or JMW Turner (who was known in his time as just William Turner), has been called by critics “the best painter of the sea and sun, and one of
A posthumous milestone for \’a painter of the sea and sun\’ Read More »