Tsang Tsou Choi: The Defiant Graffiti King Who Claimed Kowloon as His Own

Early Life and Background Tsang Tsou Choi is widely known as the “King of Kowloon.” He was born on 12th Dec, 1921 in a small village in Liantang, Guangdong Province, China. He would later migrate to Hong Kong, where he lived the rest of his life and became a cultural giant. Tsang had humble, unexceptional […]

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Emami Art Presents IMAGINARIUM 4.0: A Celebration of Emerging Voices in Contemporary Indian Art

Preview and Award Ceremony: November 8, at 5 PMWalkthrough with artists on November 8, at 6:30 PMExhibition Dates: November 8 2024 – January 11, 2025Venue: Emami Art: Gallery 1, Ground Floor Participating Artists: Avijit Dutta (First), Poojan Gupta (Second), Sayanee Sarkar (Third), Bhaskar Jyoti BordoloiSudip Jana, Gayathri AP, Poorvi Sultania, Ritwika Ganguly, and Bhanu Shrivastav

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Pan-European Art Forgery Ring Exposed: 38 Suspects Linked to Fake Banksy, Picasso, and Warhol Works

Italian authorities said on Tuesday they had achieved a major breakthrough in a sweeping investigation into an extensive forgery network with 38 people across Europe suspected of producing and selling fake artworks attributed to international artists from Banksy to Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol. The probe, which includes Italy, Spain and France, has so far

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Is the India Art Festival 2024 Set to Transform Delhi’s Art Scene This November?

The India Art Festival (IAF) is set to return to the Constitution Club of India, New Delhi, from November 14th to 17th, 2024 promising art enthusiasts and collectors an immersive journey through India’s contemporary art scene. This annual festival brings together a rich array of artistic talent, featuring both celebrated and emerging voices from across the country.

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Photos do Lie! Joe Sacco Engages Ashoka University in a Fortnight of Art, Activism, and Storytelling

– Anoushka Kumar I have never been much of a reader of comics. My experience of that world was limited to its Indian varieties – Tinkle, Amar Chitra Katha and the like, my sole accompaniments on long train journeys over the holidays to Lucknow and Agra, the native places of both of my parents. My

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“There Are Tides in the Body”: Indo-Swiss Exhibition Explores the Interplay of Nature and Identity at Emami Art

Curated by: Damian ChristingerPreview: November 8, at 5 PMCuratorial Walkthrough with artists on November 8, at 6 PMExhibition Dates: November 8, 2024 – January 11, 2025Venue: Emami Art: Gallery 2 & 3, Ground Floor Featuring Artists: Radhika Agarwala, Nicole Bachmann, Lukas Bärfuss, Ruma Choudhury, Santanu Debnath, Suman Dey, MélanieGugelmann, Michael Guenzburger, Thomas Kern, Naveen Kishore,

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Unveiling Metaphors in Vijay M Dhore’s Newest Show at Jahangir Art Gallery

Vijay M Dhore’s Symbolic Elements Hidden metaphors in art are symbolic elements that artists subtly embed in their work to convey more profound meanings, often compelling thoughtful analyses to reveal them. These cyphers can be visual or thematic, designed to provoke reflection on abstract concepts. Vijay M Dhore uses colours, textures and accidental shapes which

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Why Hyperrealism Isn’t Dead: Reflections on Parag Sonarghare’s Art

When pretty much every thing in the world today seemed possible with AI, internet, and cameras ever cheaper, one may wonder the point of creating images by hand; particularly hyperrealistic paintings. Why paint what you can photograph with someone quickly? These questions quickly faded when I found the work of Parag Sonarghare and suddenly, it

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How Trump’s Reelection Fuels a Boom Among Billionaire Art Collectors

Introduction The fortunes of the globe’s most powerful billionaires have swelled since Donald Trump was reelected, monopolising markets outside their mainstay industries—from business to art. While the ultra-wealthy continue their quest for a bigger slice of culture with the growing wealth, high-profile collectors including LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault and Oracle founder Larry Ellison are using

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Lament Traces: A Group Show at APRE Art House Addressing Historical Injustices and Contemporary Realities

Participating artistsRam Rahman | Sajan Mani | Meher Afroz Vahid | Kulsoom Khan | Chandan Gomes | Madhurjya Dey | Bhaskar Bordoloi Curator: Manan Shah Location: Plot No. 28, Sanghvi House, 3rd Pasta Lane, ColabaDates: 12th Nov – 2nd Dec.Timings: Mon- Sat, 11 am to 7 pmPresented by: APRE Art House, Mumbai In contemporary times,

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