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Iconic Painting by The Beatles Fetches $1.7 Million at Christie’s Auction

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In a surprising turn of events, a painting created and signed by all four members of The Beatles recently took the spotlight at Christie’s auction house, shining a new light on the band’s artistic talents. Titled “Images of a Woman (1966),” this collaborative piece fetched an impressive $1.7 million, nearly tripling its high estimate of […]

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Hyundai Motor India Foundation Launches 3rd Edition of ‘Art for Hope’ Program: Application Opened Till 9 Dec’23

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Hyundai Motor India Foundation (HMIF), the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of Hyundai Motor India Ltd. (HMIL), has unveiled the third edition of ‘Art for Hope,’ a program designed to support Indian artists. The grant application is open to all Indian artists until December 9, 2023. In the previous two editions, ‘Art for Hope’ has

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‘Run As Slow As You Can’: TOILETPAPER’s Immersive Art Exhibition Makes India Debut at NMACC, Curated by Nita Ambani

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Renowned Italian creative studio TOILETPAPER, founded by Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari in 2010, is set to make its India debut with the immersive visual art exhibition ‘Run As Slow As You Can.’ The exhibition will be brought to India by businesswoman Nita Ambani and will be hosted at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre

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Liverpool Arab Arts Festival Celebrates 25 Years with a Focus on Storytelling and Cultural Unity

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Liverpool Arab Arts Festival, the UK’s longest-running Arab arts festival, is celebrating its 25th year by exploring the theme of storytelling and storytellers. The festival, which began in 1998 with the aim of preserving Arab arts, culture, and heritage, has become a symbol of unity, showcasing how cultural events can bring diverse communities together in

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11 Historical Appropriation Art that Redefining Meaning and Challenging Conventions

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In the vast realm of contemporary art, a genre known as appropriation art has emerged, capturing the attention of both art enthusiasts and critics alike. Appropriation artists engage in the act of borrowing or copying existing artistic imagery, repurposing it in a way that reframes its meaning and establishes a new artistic voice. This practice

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Larry Rivers: An artist whose work fused the lively mark-making of Abstract Expressionism with commercial images of advertising

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AUGUST 17, ON THIS DAY Painter, sculptor, poet, filmmaker, actor and musician Larry Rivers was an established figure in the New York School (an informal group of American poets, painters, dancers, and musicians active in the 1950s and 1960s in New York City), who gained acclaim for creating large paintings merging abstract and narrative elements.

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