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Mondrian Masterpiece Sells for $47.6M, Falls Just Short of Breaking Auction Record!

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Mondrian Masterpiece

Christie’s Shocker: Iconic 1922 Piet Mondrian Painting Sells for Millions, But Not Enough to Break the Record! A rare and historic painting by Dutch modernist Piet Mondrian stunned the art world last night by selling for $47.6 million at Christie’s New York, an impressive sum, but just shy of smashing the artist’s auction record. Record-Breaker […]

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What Was Franz Kline Really Painting? The Subconscious Secrets of Abstract Art

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Franz Kline. Mahoning (1956) Courtesy - Whitney Museum of American Art

Franz Kline: The Abstract Expressionist Who Redefined Modern American Art Franz Kline, a towering figure in Abstract Expressionism, was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, a coal-mining town that offered little encouragement for artistic exploration. Despite this unremarkable beginning, Kline emerged as a leading American painter whose bold brushwork and black-and-white abstractions would become emblematic of post-war

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Visionary Curator Koyo Kouoh Dies at 58 After Making History at Venice Biennale

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Koyo Kouoh, First African Woman to Lead Venice Biennale, Dies at 58 Koyo Kouoh, one of the most influential figures in contemporary African art and the curator of the upcoming 2026 Venice Biennale, has died at the age of 58. The announcement was made by the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) in

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Jean Dubuffet and the Art World’s Beautiful Rejection

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Everything to Know About Jean Dubuffet Jean Philippe Arthur Dubuffet, a trailblazing French artist, is celebrated for his unconventional and rebellious approach to art. Renowned for founding Art Brut (raw art), a movement that rejected traditional artistic standards, artist Jean Dubuffet’s artworks have profoundly impacted contemporary art. His innovative use of materials and distinctive style

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Vicky Roy’s Bachpan: A Tribute to Childhood At Vadehra Art Gallery

Exhibitions /

Exhibition at Vadehra Art Gallery Brings Vicky Roy’s Photographs on Bachpan to the art lovers in Delhi Vadehra Art Gallery presents a solo exhibition of photographs titled Bachpan by Delhi-based photographer Vicky Roy. The exhibition opens at the gallery’s D-53 Defence Colony space on Friday, 2 May 2025, and remains on view until 30 May

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Nandha Ravichandran’s Nature Led Design Dream

D-Talks, D-Talks, Interview /

Nandha Ravichandran, Agam Design Studio When he started to design furniture three years ago, he began to dabble with metal. He then gradually shifted to wood and theme based furniture inspired from Nature is his USP. A graduate in architecture, Nandha Ravichandran studied furniture design from National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. He wanted to study

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Sudarsan Pattnaik Pays Tribute to Operation Sindoor, Calls for “Justice in Sand”

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Artists Sudarsan Pattnaik makes sand art of Operation Sindoor Courtesy - Sudarsan Pattnaik via X

Sudarsan Pattnaik’s Sand Art on Operation Sindoor Renowned artist Sudarsan Pattnaik transforms 5 tonnes of sand into a powerful memorial to India’s armed forces and their precise strikes in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. In a stirring blend of art and patriotism, celebrated sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a striking 6-foot-high sand sculpture

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7 paintings inspired by David Attenborough’s Ocean Documentary

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David Attenborough released the documentary Ocean: Earth’s Last Wilderness to raise awareness on the extraordinary part of the world  Sir David Attenborough, born in 1926, is a renowned British broadcaster and natural historian whose career spans over seven decades. Through groundbreaking series like Life on Earth, The Blue Planet, and Planet Earth, he has brought

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