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How Does Arpan Basu Chowdhury Capture Resilience and Joy Through the Lens of Play? An Exclusive Interview

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The recently concluded international exhibition, Homo Ludens: The Art of Play, held at the Museum of Goa (MOG), celebrated the universal language of play, bringing together over 100 artworks by 90-plus artists from India and the Netherlands. This initiative, supported by the Fonds Voor Cultuur Participatie International Collaboration 2022-2024 grant, highlighted the cultural bridge built […]

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Raises $4.8 Million at Gala, Unveils Plans for Tang Wing Expansion by 2030

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Exterior rendering of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Tang Wing, view from the southwest corner

The Metropolitan Museum of Art recently hosted its annual Art & Artists Gala, formerly known as The Met Acquisitions Gala, in Manhattan. Sponsored by Tiffany & Co., the event raised a record $4.8 million to support the museum’s art acquisition efforts. Despite inclement weather, the gala featured a performance by the New York City Gospel

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Where Do Memory and Imagination Intersect in Manish Pushkale’s Sparsh Rekha?

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The Flying Pebble

In Sparsh Rekha (The Tangent Line), Manish Pushkale presents a series of works that play with notions of the tangible and intangible, the remembered and imagined. Pushkale, known for his meditative abstractions, zeroes in on the “in-between” spaces captured in the exhibition title, one where a straight line touches yet never fully meets a curve.

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Psychedelics and Bodily Fluids Found in Egyptian Bes Mug

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The Egyptian Bes Mug About to Undergo Analysis

Discovery Suggests Egyptians Got High! The newest discovery by Prof David Tanasi from the University of South Florida provides the first tangible evidence of hallucinogens within an Egyptian Bes mug. This provides evidence to the historical texts and age-old legends about ancient Egyptian medicine, customs and practices. Some of these rituals were performed in pyramids

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(Part-2) How Did Ambadas Redefine Art Through Untitled Masterpieces and the Concept of Roopbhed?

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Ambadas (1922–2012) was a pioneering Indian abstract artist whose works transcended form, subject, and ideology, capturing the raw essence of creation. Known for his deep connection to the energy of nature and the spontaneity of artistic expression, Ambadas’s paintings resonate with a timeless and universal truth. In this reflective essay, artist Akhilesh pays tribute to

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Tangible and Abstract Metaphors in ‘Main Khud’

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A collage of men's elongated figures

Nippon Art Gallery Unveils Jayesh Shukla’s Solo Show Nippon Art Gallery unveiled Jayesh Shukla’s solo show, ‘Main Khud’ featuring a series of more than sixty paintings inspired by the philosophy of Kabir. Sponsored by Gujrat State Lalitkala Academy, Ahmedabad, the exhibition will be held from 17th December to 21st December 2024.  Saint Kabir and His

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Retrospective Analysis of Memory, Figment, and Nostalgia at LATITUDE 28

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Bushes by Mansoor N. Mansoori

LATITUDE 28’s New 3-Person Exhibition LATITUDE 28 is set to present its new 3-person exhibition; the last of 2024. Retrospective Analysis of Memory, Figment, and Nostalgia delving into the intricate interplay between memory and identity and the experiential nature of existence. The show will showcase the nuanced perspectives of Ekta Singha, Madhav Vyas, and Mansoor

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Is Chawky Frenn’s Art a Wake-Up Call to the Global Crisis of Justice and Peace?

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Art as an indictment of power, politics, and systems of control forms the central thesis of We the (Discarded) People: Welfare or Warfare?, a solo exhibition by Lebanese-American artist Chawky Frenn. Hosted at Bharat Kala Bhavan, Banaras Hindu University, the show stands as both a critique and a call to collective introspection on justice, democracy,

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