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Born Pierre-Maurice-Raymond Duchamp on November 5, 1876, in Danville, France, Raymond Duchamp-Villon played a crucial role in the early 20th-century development of Cubist sculpture. His unique style, which blended geometric abstraction and dynamic energy, left a lasting impression on the art world. Despite the terribly brief life Duchamp-Villon had due to sickness during World War […]
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Introduction In a packed room at T.J. Byrnes, an Irish pub in lower Manhattan, the enigmatic art critic Jerry Saltz took the spotlight in a conversation with writer and columnist Dean Kissick. The event was organized by the Perić Collection and marked the ninth instalment of the Seaport Talks. Diverse Crowd Gathers The back room
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Introduction The India Art Festival has made a triumphant return to the heart of Delhi, captivating art enthusiasts and critics alike. This year’s edition of the festival, hosted at the Constitution Club of India on Rafi Marg, boasts an impressive lineup of 400 talented artists presenting 3,500 exquisite artworks across 100 captivating booths. From November
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Famous modern artist Richard Serra is known for his enormous steel sculptures. His work frequently has large, curved forms that create a sense of disorientation for viewers. Serra’s work gradually grew larger as a result of his research of unusual materials, such as vulcanised rubber in Belts and molten lead in his Splash series. Like
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Nelly Sethna was an Indian textile designer, writer, teacher, and activist. She was indeed the ‘queen of fibre’ as she dabbled in jute, silk, sisal, cotton, wool, leather, and more. She was also proficient in several techniques. Hand-weaving and hand-knotting came easily to her. Sethna was influenced by Scandinavian modernism. This is evident in her
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The stunning representation of traditional hand needlework from several Palestinian regions is on the cover of the November 2023 issue of Vogue Arabia. The 3,000-year-old embroidery, referred to as Tatreez, has great cultural value in the area. It is also common in other Levantine nations, with each country giving the needlework patterns their own distinctive
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Art is either plagiarism or revolution Paul Gauguin Art inspires, motivates, and influences. Paul Émile Borduas understood it the best. A precursor of the avant-garde Automatiste movement, he radicalized Quebecian and global artists through his 1948 Refus
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Weaving is not simply putting thread together. Weaving is a complex tapestry of human emotions. And no artist could understand it better than Priya Ravish Mehra. Mehra was born in Najibabad, where she was fascinated by the art of ‘rafoogari’. She soon studied textiles and tapestry at Visva Bharati University, Shantiniketan, West Dean College, Sussex,
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Introduction Banksy, the elusive graffiti artist known for his thought-provoking and subversive art, may be facing unmasking in an upcoming defamation case. The lawsuit is connected to his use of Instagram to call out shoplifters and invite them to a Guess store that had used his imagery without permission. While the case has generated intrigue,
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Introduction In a years-long legal tussle, an enigmatic man in his 80s, known in court documents as A.B., has emerged victorious in his battle against the French Ministry of Culture. The dispute revolved around A.B.’s desire to sell a rare drawing of Saint Sebastian by the renowned artist Leonardo da Vinci, an artwork he had
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