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Vaidehi Kinkhabwala Brings Portraits of the Unseen to Ahmedabad

Exhibitions /

Portraits of the Unseen Ahmedabad unveils poignant paintings of Vaidehi Kinkhabwala on the unseen labour of caregiving and motherhood at 079|STORIES in Bodakdev. Rooted in her personal journey, the series portrays care as a continuous act of repetition, endurance, and intimacy. Faceless figures lean and gather, evoking protection amid flattened urban spaces. Red anchors the […]

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Mayur Gupta’s ‘What Form Retains’: Between Material, Memory, and Meaning

Exhibitions /
Mayur Gupta

What exactly is form, and what does it mean for form to retain or persist? Can we reflect on form without referencing a specific form, within the boundaries of form, or beyond them? In considering the question of what form is, how should viewers interpret the artworks in ‘What Form Retains’ by Baroda-based sculptor Mayur

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Indian Artists Shortlisted for the Sovereign Asian Art Prize 2026

Awards, News /
Indian Artists Shortlisted for the Sovereign Asian Art Prize 2026

The Sovereign Asian Art Prize, a prestigious international accolade celebrating innovative contemporary art from Asia, has unveiled its shortlist featuring seven exceptional Indian artists: Harsha Durugadda, Ishita Chakraborty, Rahul Kumar, Ravikumar Kashi, Sangita Maity, Mayur Vayeda, and Tushar Vayeda (the Vayeda Brothers). Harsha Durugadda (b. 1989, Hyderabad) From a family of sculptors, Harsha Durugadda crafts

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Mari Ito Will Unveil ‘Origin of Desire’ Solo Show in New Delhi

Exhibitions /

Japanese artist Mari Ito will unveil Origin of Desire, her first solo exhibition in India, at a New Delhi venue from 24 April to 1 May 2026. Exhibition Overview Origin of Desire fills The Ballroom at Bikaner House with Mari Ito’s bold sculptures and paintings. Her works show surreal flowers with human faces and swelling

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Design Fundamentals: Understanding the Core of Creativity

Design, Famous Designs /
design

Design surrounds us in everything we use and see, from the chair you sit on to the app you scroll through. It is the silent language that shapes how we interact with the world. Fundamentally, design is a thoughtful process of solving problems through form, function, and emotion. It creates connections between aesthetic intention and practical usefulness.

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Pithora Painting of the Rathwa: Ritual Maps of Devotion

craft & Handmade /

Pithora painting originates among the Rathwa and related communities in the Chhota Udepur and Panchmahal districts of Gujarat and adjoining areas of Madhya Pradesh. Families commission these large wall murals as part of vows to Baba Pithora, a chief deity who grants protection, health and prosperity. When a family experiences hardship and then witnesses improvement,

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Eco-Friendly Textiles: Where Waste Becomes the New Luxury

Textile, Textile /

Eco-Friendly Textiles: Where tradition once showed us how to weave cloth from plant fibres, today we are seeing something quietly radical unfold. Even global fashion is beginning to notice. Brands like H&M, Zara, Hugo Boss, and Salvatore Ferragamo are turning towards materials once considered waste—orange peels, pineapple leaves, and other fruit byproducts—bringing them into mainstream

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Gond Painting of Central India: Myth, Nature and Modern Markets

craft & Handmade, Culture & Heritage /

Gond painting grows out of the visual and oral traditions of the Pardhan Gonds and related Gond communities across Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, eastern Maharashtra, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. The word “Gond” derives from the Dravidian expression “kond,” which refers to green mountains and points to the community’s long relationship with hilly forested terrain. Historically, Pardhan

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Art, Memory, and War: Samar Hussaini on Art and Palestinian Identity

Interview /

War continues to play a significant part in political, historical, artistic, and cultural narratives in a world where conflict frequently changes civilisation. Unexpected attacks and conflicts in the Middle East are examples of ongoing geopolitical issues that serve as a reminder that war is not merely a distant historical event but rather a permanent reality

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Monumental 19th-Century Lucknow Scroll on View at Yale

Culture & Heritage /
Monumental 19th-Century Lucknow Scroll Goes on Public View for the First Time at Yale

The Yale Center for British Art (YCBA) in New Haven, Connecticut has put a remarkable 37-foot-long Indian scroll on public view for the first time. The exhibition Painters, Ports and Profits: Artists and the East India Company, 1750–1850 runs until 21 June. A Panorama of Lucknow in Scroll Artists created the scroll between 1821 and 1826. It

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