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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Announces DUMA – Dubai Museum of Art

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has unveiled plans for the Dubai Museum of Art (DUMA), a landmark cultural project that will float above the waters of Dubai Creek. The announcement, made on October 25, 2025, marks a significant milestone in […]

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India’s First Circular Postcards Adorned by Sawantwadi’s Ganjifa Art

In a tribute to one of India’s rarest traditional art forms, the Department of Posts has launched the country’s first circular postcards inspired by Sawantwadi’s Ganjifa cards. The initiative was unveiled at the Mumbai GPO Heritage Building as part of the National Postal Week celebrations, organized by the Maharashtra Postal Circle on Philately Day 2025.​

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Yves Klein’s Monumental California (IKB 71) Sells for $21.4 Million at Christie’s Paris

A monumental 14-foot painting by the French avant-garde artist Yves Klein has sold for approximately $21.4 million (€18.4 million) at Christie’s Paris, setting a new auction record for the artist in France.​ The Artwork and Sale The work, titled California (IKB 71), was the highlight of Christie’s “Avant-Garde(s) Including Thinking Italian” sale held this week in

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Kerala Artists Booked for Vandalising Algerian-French Artist’s Work at Kochi Gallery

The Kerala police have filed a case against two local artists for allegedly vandalizing the work of Algerian-French artist Hanan Benammar, accusing it of being obscene at the Durbar Hall Art Gallery in Kochi. The incident took place during the international exhibition Estranged Geographies, curated by Anushka Rajendran and Damian Christinger. According to reports, the accused, Hochimin

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Shilpa Gupta Awarded Possehl Prize for International Art 2025

Mumbai-based artist Shilpa Gupta has been named the recipient of the Possehl Prize for International Art 2025, making her the third artist to receive this prestigious triennial award. The honour includes €25,000 in prize money and a solo exhibition at Kunsthalle St. Annen in Lübeck, Germany.​ The award ceremony and exhibition opening took place on

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Louise Despont: Between the Visible and Invisible

Louise Despont is a New York-born artist who creates detailed, geometric drawings that explore spiritual and natural themes. She explores the ways in which the fabric of our material world is intrinsically interwoven with the forms and forces of the invisible world. Botanic, geologic, and animalic forms of sentience and understanding are at the center

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Dhi Contemporary Presents Textile Art Exhibition Featuring Five Artists

Dhi Contemporary in Hyderabad will host “IN, ON, THROUGH, and AROUND,” a textile art exhibition running from October 28 to November 30, 2025. The show brings together five artists working across different geographies to explore contemporary approaches to textile as both medium and concept. The exhibition features Ana Teresa Barboza, Dwimu Boro, Mahim Jana, Sabiha

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Art Heritage Presents “A Rising Tide” Exhibition Celebrating Women Artists from Alkazi Collection

Art Heritage gallery is hosting “A Rising Tide: Women Artists from the Alkazi Collection” from October 16 to November 18, 2025, at its location in Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi. The exhibition marks the centenary of Ebrahim Alkazi’s birth and features works by 42 women artists. Curated by Nancy Adajania, the exhibition draws from the

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The Guild Presents Major Solo Exhibition of Indigenous Artist Rajkumar Korram

The Guild in Alibaug is presenting “Far Reaching Earth, Far Extending Sky, Spread like a Mat, Covered like a Bowl: The Works of Rajkumar Korram,” a major solo exhibition on view through October 23, 2025. The exhibition features a substantial collection of works spanning sculpture, paintings, and photography by the indigenous artist. The show explores

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Faiza Hasan Examines Memory and Identity in New Delhi Exhibition

GALLERYSKE in New Delhi presents “Hifz,” a solo exhibition by artist Faiza Hasan, running from September 26 to October 31, 2025. The exhibition title references the Islamic practice of memorizing Quran verses through repetition and discipline. Hasan applies this concept of remembrance and preservation to explore biographical memory as an act of autonomous assertion against

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