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Vadehra Art Gallery Responds to Anita Dube’s Appropriation of Aamir Aziz’s Work

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Old Zebra Courtesy - Aamir Aziz via Facebook

Aamir Aziz v/s Anita Dube: A Case of Copyright Aamir Aziz, a 35-year-old poet from Delhi, has accused internationally renowned artist Anita Dube of utilising his well-known protest poem ‘Sab Yaad Rakha Jayega‘ without his permission, proper attribution, or payment. An alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia, he referred to the act as “cultural extraction and […]

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Sotheby’s Hong Kong Just Sold a 700-Year-Old Handscroll for $32 Million

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An Ancient Chinese Scroll Was the Star of Sotheby’s Hong Kong’s Recent Auction The recent Sotheby’s Hong Kong will go down in history! Why, you ask? It is because a rare, 700-year-old scroll by famous calligrapher Rao Jie sold for over $32 million following a 95-minute heated bidding war. The presale estimates suggested that the

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Portrait of a Gazan Kid Amputee Wins the World Press Photo of the Year

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Elouf standing infront of her prize winning picture of amputee Gazan boy

World Press Photo of the Year Goes to Samar Abu Elouf Palestinian journalist Samar Abu Elouf was awarded the World Press Photo of the Year for her photograph of nine-year-old Palestinian boy, Mahmoud Ajjour, who lost both arms in an Israeli airstrike. She was chosen from 59,320 images from photographers across 141 countries. Samar Abu

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Celebrating a Life of Aesthetics and Cross-Cultural Dialogue: Dr. Alka Pande Honoured by the French Government 

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In a moving ceremony at the French Embassy in New Delhi, Dr. Alka Pande, one of India’s most eminent art historians and curators, was conferred with a prestigious honour by the Government of France, celebrating her immense contribution to the arts, Indian aesthetics, and Indo-French cultural relations. The award was presented by H.E. Thierry Mathou,

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Flipping Through Time with Great Banyan Art’s ‘Paper Alchemy’  

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A Landmark Exhibition with Great Banyan Art, showcasing 100+ works on Paper across Centuries at Bikaner House, New Delhi Great Banyan Art announces an exciting exhibition titled Paper Alchemy: Tracing Memories Through Time, a historic presentation of a private collection of works on paper. For the first time, over 100 rare and iconic artworks from

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White House Replaces Obama’s Portrait With a Picture of Trump’s Assassination Attempt

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Trump’s Assassination Attempt Replaces Obama’s Portrait In a video shared by the White House deputy press secretary, Harrison Fields, on X (formerly Twitter), you can easily notice that they’ve made a few decor choices! Trump’s fist pump picture replaces former president Barack Obama’s portrait at the White House’s Grand Foyer. The new artwork was brought

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Trump Allocates Arts Funding to the National Garden of American Heroes

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What is the National Garden of American Heroes The National Garden of American Heroes is a proposed sculpture park in the United States. Conceived by Donald Trump in 2020, it will celebrate “great figures of America’s history.” You might ask—who is honoured? These legends come from politics, science, sports, arts, and more.  The Vision Behind

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