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Pratiksha Shome Thanks to a senior neighbourhood garbageman, archaeologists last year unearthed more than 20 old Roman and Etruscan statues in Tuscany, close to a thermal treatment where specialists had spent years looking in vain for supposed nearby historic remains. The 2000-year-old statues will now, after months of cleaning and restoration, go on display in […]
Iftikar Ahmed Art enthusiasts and collectors are in for a treat this Tuesday as an exclusive window of 12 hours presents a captivating opportunity to bid on a remarkable selection of 50 lots featuring works by esteemed artists. This extraordinary event, known as the Absolute Tuesdays Auction, will showcase pieces by iconic figures such as
Pratiksha Shome The exhibition “It’s Pablo-matic: Picasso According to Hannah Gadsby,” which debuted today and received unfavourable press in ARTnews and the New York Times, has been defended by the Brooklyn Museum. More than 100 pieces are included in the exhibition, which Gadsby and senior curators Catherine Morris and Lisa Small of the Brooklyn Museum
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Pratiksha Shome On this day, a man for whom the term “Sadist” was coined, was born, marking his name in the world of Philosophy, surrealistic art and crime. Marquis de Sade, although a heinous criminal with multiple charges of rape, assault and sadistic pleasures, this guy managed to provocate both criminals and philosophers of the
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Smriti Malhotra The iconic Breuer building on Madison Avenue, Upper East Side has been sold by the Whitney Museum to Sotheby’s, which will shift its headquarters to the building by 2025. Designed and conceptualised by the renowned artist Marcel Breuer in 1966, the building was the third home to the Whitney Museum in New York.
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Shweta K. The intricate fabric of India’s diverse cultural and social traditions best comes alive in art, which reveals its unending, fascinating stories. In fact, art in all its avatars has for centuries now been an undeniable cornerstone of our rich and varied cultural heritage. Over the years, art has captivated the interest of innumerable
Smriti Malhotra The Roy Lichtenstein Foundation has donated around 186 works of the late artist and other materials to many institutions ahead of the Pop Artist’s 100th Birth Anniversary in October. Many renowned institutions such as Albertina in Vienna, The Colby College of Museum Art in Waterville, Maine,The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University
Tsuktiben Jamir A 23-year-old with a rare disease uses art as a form of expression and this has led her to cater to international customers as well. Radhika JA from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu was diagnosed at a very young age with brittle bone disease. It is a cruel disease that renders a person susceptible to
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Tsuktiben Jamir When it comes to superhero teams, The Avengers is a favourite among many. From Captain America, Iron Man, and Thor, to Hawk-Eye and the Hulk, these names are not uncommon in the world today. Unfortunately, they have never been to India; we can only imagine the supposed scenario in our heads. However, an
Pratiksha Shome The title of this show at the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art in Cape Town is a parody of Ava Duvernay’s 2019 Netflix film “When They See Us,” which centres on the Central Park Five, a group of Black teens who were wrongfully charged with killing a white jogger in 1989 before being
Black Figurative Painting: A Monumental Survey Exposes the Limits of Representation Read More »