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Lourdes Grobet, Mexican artist and photographer who intimately chronicled the lives of traditional wrestlers, dies at 81

Born to a Swiss-Mexican family, Lourdes Grobet was one of Mexico’s most prolific artists, with a body of work spanning more than six decades. She died last week on 15th July, at the age of 81. Though her oeuvre was wide-ranging, she was best known for her photography projects that pushed boundaries through their intimacy […]

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World Art Dubai to have its largest edition from March 16: Indian Artist Ria Sharma’s work to be displayed

World Art Dubai (WAD), the region\’s largest contemporary retail art fair, returns for its 8th edition from 16-19 March 2022 at Dubai World Trade Centre. WAD is hosting 4000+ artwork pieces from 300+ renowned galleries and solo artists, hailing from 50+ countries. It’s WAD’s largest and most diverse edition ever. WAD encourages inspired

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\’Young Delhi\’ artists explore themes of gender, surveillance, memory and the subconscious

In a series documenting the arts practice of emerging artists, we check out what\’s happening in Delhi. Abir Pothi reports! Richa Aarya: Voicing gender challenges She remembers how she sat in a corner of her dormitory, under a dim light bulb, dabbling with water colours. This soothing exercise was her only respite as she studied

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My father is a huge influence on me: Parthiv Shah on Haku Shah and his own journey as a photographer

In the final part of this special story, the Pothi team talks to Parthiv Shah about the changing perspectives in the world of art. He also has simple but crucial advice for young artists. You can read the first part of this story here. As we continue our conversation with photographer Parthiv Shah, the son

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