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Chudamani Clowes Explores Migration and Ecology in Colombo Solo Exhibition

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Saskia Fernando Gallery in Colombo will present “Tilda Swims the Channel,” a solo exhibition by London-based artist Chudamani Clowes, running from October 17 to November 23, 2025. The exhibition features sculpture, painting, and performance works that examine themes of migration, ecological decline, and colonial legacies. Clowes uses layered translucent materials to represent the sea as […]

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Indigenous Gond Art at India Habitat Centre Exhibition

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Indian Arts Corner will present “Indigenous Gond Visions,” a solo exhibition featuring works by Gond artist Kaushal Prasad Tekam, from October 28-31, 2025 at the Open Palm Court Gallery, India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. The exhibition, curated by Jas Karan Gupta, showcases Tekam’s intricate paintings that explore the relationship between humans, animals, and the

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Kalakriti Art Gallery to Showcase Four Artists at India Art Fair’s First Hyderabad Edition

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Kalakriti Art Gallery will participate in IAF EDI+IONS, India Art Fair’s inaugural showcase in Hyderabad, taking place November 1-2, 2025 at RMZ The Loft. The gallery is one of three Hyderabad-based galleries selected for the event, which marks India Art Fair’s expansion beyond its traditional Delhi venue. IAF EDI+IONS is a new initiative designed to

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Cross-Stitching Cultures: How Japanese and Palestinian Traditions Meet in One Obi

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This year, Japanese entrepreneur and designer Maki Yamamoto launched The Palestinian Embroidery Obi Project, a cross-cultural initiative that merges Japanese kimono traditions with Palestinian craftsmanship. The project features obi—the wide sashes traditionally tied around kimonos—embellished with tatreez, the symbolic cross-stitch embroidery practiced by Palestinian women for generations. Yamamoto, whose professional background lies in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, has

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Gallery Ragini Marks 20 Years with Major Anniversary Exhibition in New Delhi

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Gallery Ragini is celebrating its twentieth anniversary with a group exhibition featuring over 50 Indian artists at CCA, Bikaner House, New Delhi. Titled “Between the Strands, Time Bends and Warps,” the exhibition runs from October 24-28, 2025, with daily viewing hours from 11 AM to 7 PM. Entry is free and open to the public.

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Ireland Makes Its Basic Income for the Arts a Permanent Policy

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In a landmark move for cultural policy, Ireland has confirmed that its Basic Income for the Arts (BIA) program will become permanent in 2026. Around 2,000 artists and creative professionals will continue to receive a weekly stipend of €325 (approximately ₹32,000), providing stable support to sustain their creative practices.​ The BIA began as a three-year

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“I have no family, no fatherland, never known what it is to belong. I belong only to myself. “: Ai Weiwei

Artist Profile /

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has published a provocative and reflective essay titled “What I Wish I Had Known About Germany Earlier” after Zeit Magazin declined to run it despite commissioning the piece. The text, now available on Hyperallergic, offers Weiwei’s unflinching commentary on German society, bureaucracy, media, and the contradictions within liberal democracies, along with personal reflections on

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KM Khushboo’s Solo Exhibition “Everything I Waited to Forget” Set to Open at Art Incept Gurugram

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Art Incept presents a solo exhibition by emerging artist KM Khushboo, showcasing a contemplative body of prints exploring themes of memory, impermanence, and transformation. Born in 2001 in Uttar Pradesh, Khushboo holds degrees in Painting from Banaras Hindu University and Printmaking from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. The exhibition features works that reflect Khushboo’s

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