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Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ print sells for record $2.8m in New York

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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Two Faces of Resilience: Judy Chicago and Shirin Neshat

Saptarshi Ghosh Judy Chicago and Shirin Neshat are two very different artists, but what links them is the struggles they had to face as women in the male-dominated American art world. That being said, their individual struggles were very different owing to their different backgrounds. Born in the city of Chicago in the late 1930s, …

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The Fallacy of the ‘Mini-Bean’: When art becomes the fetish of the rich

Manjeera Controversy seems to be the British-Indian artist Anish Kapoor’s middle name and the sculptor is yet again under the spotlight this month after the unveiling of his highly anticipated public sculpture in Manhatten. Resting at the foot of the Jenga Tower, this artwork looks as if it is being crushed under the massive weight …

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Canada’s national portrait gallery with ambitious plans; Insights from art world.

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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More than 200 artworks of Philip Guston move to Met as a gift from his daughter

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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UK’s richest artist will burn thousands of his works; murals empower India’s transgenders; and more from the world of art

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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Seattle museum nixes showcase of Big Tech employees’ art amid backlash; and more from the world of art

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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