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Shana Sood marks her return to India with ‘Homecoming’ 

First Solo exhibition for Indian-American Artist Shana Sood opens at Bikaner House this week Indian-American artist Shana Sood is returning to India with two solo exhibitions. ‘Titled HOMECOMING: Echoes of Belonging by Shana Sood, the Art show is curated by Georgina Maddox at Bikaner House and opened on 4th April. The solo exhibition is on […]

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Bikaner House Fills with Contemporary Artists from Gallerie Nvya

Gallerie Nvya is hosting two exciting solo exhibitions of Indian contemporary artists at Bikaner House for this week Gallerie Nvya is excited to present two solo exhibitions of artists Lal Bahadur Singh and Bhuwal Prasad at the Bikaner House from 4th – 9th April 2025 at the Bikaner House, Center for Contemporary Art and continues

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Inside the Wild Mind of Ranjit Balmuchu: Landscapes, Layers, & Lament

Ranjit Balmuchu. Landscape. Acrylic on canvas board, 20x16 in.

Meet Our Artist of the Week – Ranjit Balmuchu Ranjit Balmuchu is our Artist of the Week. He is an illustrator, comic artist, animator, and creative designer whose prospect lies in abstract landscape art. Balmuchu studied at the School of Architecture at CEPT University, Ahmedabad. Ranjit Balmuchu’s Art Style Ranjit Balmuchu’s art style chronicles the

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The Revered Art of Pichhwai

Originating in Nathdwara, near Udaipur, Rajasthan, Pichhwai is a devotional custom where cloth is painted with revered images and hung behind the deity. This practice emerged in the 17th-century shrine of Nathdwara when an idol of Krishna was moved from Mathura during Aurangzeb’s reign. “Pichhwai,” which translates to “that which hangs back,” symbolises devotion. In

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8 Hand-Painted Frames by Miyazaki that AI could Never..

With Studio-Ghibli trending in the AI chat box, we focus on some hand-printed watercolour frames by the Legendary Artist Hayao Miyazaki Studio Ghibli-style images has been taking the Internet by storm after an Artificial Intelligence platform, OpenAI released its “most advanced image generator yet” as an update to the GPT-4o model. People all around the

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Rockefeller Foundation Picks Rahul Kumar as a 2025 Bellagio Resident

Rahul Kumar's Installation view of The Untold Resides Somewhere

Rahul Kumar Becomes Rockfeller Foundation‘s 2025 Bellagio Resident Rockefeller Foundation announced Rahul Kumar as the 2025 Bellagio Resident. He is one of the 105 residents who will connect, collaborate, and develop innovative solutions, essential for the world’s transformation. Who is Rahul Kumar? Rahul Kumar is a Delhi-based ceramicist, curator, and writer. His masterpieces are built

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Gunasekar Jeyapal’s Sculptures Report on the Government’s Inadequacies

Gunasekar Jeyapal. Life In The City II (2020). Bronze and Wood, 36x15x12 in.

Meet Artist of the Week – Gunasekar Jeyapal Gunasekar Jeyapal (b. 10th May 1985) is our Artist of the Week. The 39-year-old artist completed his BFA (2009-2013) and MFA (2014-2016) in sculpture from the Government College of Fine Arts, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu. Gunasekar Jeyapal’s Early Life and Career Jeyapal was born and raised in the

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