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Experimenting with the Traditional and the Modern: Ladi Kwali’s Contribution to Pottery

Niveditha Ajay The 20 naira note holds the only named woman to appear on Nigerian currency currently- Ladi Kwali. Her position and fame both nationally as well as internationally are a result of decades dedicated to the carefully preserved, skilled artwork that is pottery. Ladi Kwali’s illustrious work throughout the latter half of the twentieth

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Abir Space Celebrating Printmaking: Digital Exhibition “Kabir se Abir tak” till 5th July

Abir Space, a uniquely placed online art gallery from India, has organized a digital exhibition celebrating the art of printmaking and the unique creativity it brings to the world of art. The exhibition was organized on 5th May and will be showcased till 5th of July. Curated by Rajarshi Smart, the artworks are available for

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Archaeological Collections in Berlin Museums to be Traced Back to Their Origins

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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The Artistic Tagores and Their Global Phenomenon: Rabindranath, Abanindranath and Gaganendranath

Pratiksha Shome The Thakurs of Jorasako have been one of the most influential and celebrated families across Bengal. They made their way to social eminence in the eighteenth century first as employees to the European traders in Bengal and then in the early nineteenth century as business entrepreneurs, landholders, religious leaders, administrators, litterateurs, legal practitioners,

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An Illuminating Glimpse Into The Unknown and Artistic Works of Satyajit Ray

Pratiksha Shome A relatively lesser-known artistic identity of Manik babu, aka the world-renowned Satyajit Ray is often overshadowed by his films and his identity as a filmmaker. Ray’s films, books, and magazines, would have been incomplete without his illustrations. A glimpse of this is shown in his biographical cinema “Aparajito” by Anik Dutta. The illustrations

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Italy’s “Open to Meraviglia” Campaign Ridiculed for Reimagining Botticelli’s Venus as a Virtual Influencer

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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‘Landing in a Soup’: The Many Controversies Surrounding the Whitney Biennial

Saptarshi Ghosh The Whitney Biennial is one of the most popular and globally significant art shows, organised by the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. Featuring art of lesser-known contemporary American artists, it is a trendsetter in the world of art and has been responsible for bringing artists like Georgia O’Keefe, Jeff

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