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What Can You Expect at the Serendipity Arts Festival 2024 in Goa?

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SAF 2024

The Serendipity Arts Festival (SAF), India’s largest multidisciplinary arts event, is set to return for its ninth edition in Panaji, Goa, from December 15 to 22, 2024. This annual festival celebrates a diverse array of artistic expressions, including visual arts, performing arts, culinary arts, craft, and accessibility initiatives. Serendipity Arts Festival Highlights of SAF 2024: […]

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Ladies Lounge Reopens at Mona: Entrance for Ladies, Exclusion for Men After Court Victory

News /
Ladies Room

The Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) in Hobart, Australia, has re-opened Ladies Lounge, an art installation featuring women-only spaces by artist and curator Kirsha Kaechele, after a landmark Supreme Court ruling overturned an earlier anti-discrimination tribunal finding. The installation stirred controversy in April 2023 after Jason Lau filed a lawsuit against the museum,

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Is It Possible to Construct Net-Zero and Carbon-Negative Buildings?

Architecture, Room For More Art /
Carbon Negative building

Introduction The discourse surrounding sustainability within the built environment has since risen from the hushed halls of architectural and design discussions and into a deafening rallying cry within a world now facing the hard truths of climate change. As urbanisation continues its dogged push, reshaping skylines and landscapes, the deep implication of buildings as both

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Renu Modi on 35 Years of Espace, Emerging Artists, and the Evolving Art Market (Part-2)

Samvaad /
Renu Modi_ gallery Espace

Welcome to Samvaad, where art meets conversation, and inspiration knows no bounds. Here we engage in insightful conversations with eminent personalities from the art fraternity. Through Samvaad, Abir Pothi aims to create a platform for thought-provoking discussions, providing readers with an exclusive glimpse into the creative processes, inspirations, and experiences of these creative individuals. From

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How Does Shweta Naina Capture the Timeless Essence of Human Connections Through Art?

Artists of the Week /

Shweta Naina is a highly skilled artist currently based in Jaipur with a strong academic background in Drawing and Painting, which includes a master’s degree from the University of Rajasthan. Her artistic journey, spanning nearly 10 years of professional involvement, is characterised by a fluid exploration of mediums and styles that probe the intricacies of

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Sotheby’s Lays Off A Large Number Of Staff Due To Difficult Market Conditions

News /

Introduction Sotheby’s has let go of 100 employees from its New York offices, including back-office employees, junior staff and specialists in various departments, confirmed ARTnews a statement released Wednesday. The move comes as the auction house grapples with a tough market environment and looks toward more international retrenchment. “A Sotheby’s spokesperson said: “Considering the challenges

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Nature Morte Welcomes Matti Braun’s First Solo Exhibition ‘Noir’

Exhibitions /
A Photograph of Performance

Nature Morte Presents Matti Braun’s ‘Noir‘ Nature Morte is set to present a solo show of paintings and sculptures by the German artist Matti Braun. This is his first solo exhibition in India, a country which has deeply influenced and inspired him. This exhibition, ‘Noil’ will take place at Nature Morte, Mumbai from 11 AM

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Skyscrapers and the Ethics of Density in High-Density Cities

Architecture /
Skyline of Lower Manhattan in 2021. The term "Skyline" was first used for New York City in 1896

Introduction A skyscraper is a structure new enough to symbolise modernity, and ambition too, but once built, they monopolise the skyline of high-density cities. And New York, Dubai, even Shanghai have their impressive skylines to show for human skill and advancement. However the construction and proliferation of skyscrapers have consequences that induce ethical debate regarding

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This Cubano Painter Birthed the Afro-Cubano Santería

Artist Profile /

Salvador Gonzales Escalona: Revolutionizing Contemporary Art Salvador Gonzales Escalona (21 October 1948 – 16 April 2021) is a renowned Cuban artist known for his experiments in paintings, sculpture, and murals. He is mononymously known as Salvador, born in Camagüey. He was the cultural promoter Callejón de Hamel Community Sociocultural Project, working around the Cayo Hueso

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