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Cochin’s Design Innovators: The Aavishkar Architects Journey

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Subi Surendran and Athira Prakash, Aavishkar Architects Aavishkar Architects, founded by Subi Surendran and Athira Prakash is a multidisciplinary firm that has been transforming spaces and redefining architectural excellence since 2011. Based in Kochi, Kerala, Subi and Athira has a holistic approach that spans architecture, planning, landscape design, interior design, and comprehensive project management.  What […]

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Here’s What London’s National Gallery Acquired on Its 200th Anniversary

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Inside London's National Gallery. Courtesy - The Art Newspaper

National Gallery London Marks 200 Years with Major Acquisitions The National Gallery in London has just turned 200, and it is celebrating its bicentenary with three extraordinary additions to its world-renowned collection. The gallery, an iconic institution in the UK and a major centre for European painting, has added rare and significant works by Edgar

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‘Aitijhya’ at Bikaner House and Palette Art Gallery

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Reminisces About Heritage and Memory Exploration Palettes Art Gallery: ‘Aitijhya’, Narayan Chandra Biswas’s solo exhibition, at Bikaner House, Delhi. The most abstract reference, exploring the interstices between cultural memory, personal identity, and generational trauma, leading to thoughtful visual contemplation. In an age of fragmented selfhoods, the connection between culture and architecture is more relevant than ever. Over the

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This Architect Shaped Berlin, And Then Vanished From The History Pages

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The Forgotten Genius Who Shaped Berlin’s Artistic Soul Berlin, with its rich tapestry of art, culture, and architecture, owes much of its early baroque grandeur to one enigmatic figure, Andreas Schluter. Born on 20 May 1659 in Hamburg, Schluter remains a towering but often overlooked genius in European art history. His visionary work as a

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Inside ‘Of Worlds Within Worlds’ with Gulammohammed Sheikh, Part Two

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Gulammohammed Sheikh for Abir Pothi, Part Two The ongoing retrospective of Gulammohammed Sheikh at the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art in New Delhi, on view through June 30, is as exhaustive as a retrospective should be. It gives an expansive view of the long, continuing career of this veteran artist, who enjoys a seminal position

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Amy Werntz’s Portraits of the Elderly Won the Art World’s Top Prize

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Amy Werntz. WIP, detail, 2021-22. Courtesy - Boynes Artist Award

Painter Amy Werntz wins the 2025 Bennett Prize Painter Amy Werntz of Dallas, Texas, has officially won the 2025 Bennett Prize, the most prestigious award dedicated solely to women figurative realist painters. This accolade, which comes with a $50,000 grant, highlights Werntz’s unique approach to realism, celebrating the depth, complexity, and grace of older generations

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In Subtle Disobedience of Compassion, Kinship and Queer Belonging by Art and Charlie, Mumbai

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To Make a Home with You, Curated by Mihir Thakkar There is a hushed intimacy that comes alive when you enter To Make a Home with You. It doesn’t introduce itself with a grand flourish — it doesn’t have to. Instead it greets you like a conversation between friends who’ve known each other forever. The exhibition, curated by

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