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The Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) in Bengaluru has announced the appointment of Dr. Arnika Ahldag as its new Director, effective January 2026. Ahldag currently serves as Director of Exhibitions & Curation at the institution. Dr. Ahldag holds a PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University’s School of Arts and Aesthetics, where her research examined the […]
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As the 14th Dalai Lama marks his 90th birthday and addresses questions surrounding his eventual succession, let us reflect on Kanwal Krishna’s extraordinary paintings, capturing his coronation. The Indian modernist painter remains the only artist who accompanied the official British diplomatic mission that witnessed the 1940 enthronement of Tenzin Gyatso, creating what has become an
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Presented by Pooja Singhal, Founder of Pichvai Tradition & Beyond, ‘Feast, Melody and Adornment’ celebrates the 400-year-old Indian Pichvai tradition. The exhibition will be on view from July 2 to July 6, 2025, at Mall Galleries, London. This is the first major exhibition in London, offering visitors the rare opportunity to experience over 500 hand-painted
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June 27, On This Day Giorgio Vasari The man who wrote the first comprehensive history of art died on June 27, 1574, in Florence at age 62. Born on July 30, 1511, in Arezzo, Tuscany, Giorgio Vasari was a painter, architect, art collector, writer, and historian — but his greatest legacy would be as the
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