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Two armed thieves carried out a daytime robbery at São Paulo’s Mário de Andrade Library on Sunday, stealing 13 works of art, including eight works on paper by French modernist Henri Matisse and five pieces by Brazilian painter Candido Portinari. The stolen artworks were on display in a temporary exhibition when the assailants entered the […]
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More than 500 Serbian artists, curators, and cultural workers have signed a petition objecting to the selection of artist Predrag Đaković as Serbia’s representative at the 2026 Venice Biennale. The decision, announced by the Ministry of Culture earlier this month, has sparked widespread criticism within the country’s art community. Curator Lav Mrenović, one of the
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A significant anonymous donation of 131 artworks has been made to the Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG), marking one of the most extensive assemblages of Hong Kong art to enter a major North American institution. The collection, described by the gallery as “transformative,” spans works from the 1960s to the present, capturing the evolution of Hong
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Chilean artist, poet, and activist Cecilia Vicuña has received the inaugural Art Basel Awards Icon Artist Gold Medal, the highest artist distinction in the fair’s new awards platform launched during Art Basel Miami Beach 2025. She is part of the first cohort of “Gold Awardees,” recognized in the Icon Artist category for a decades-long practice
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Sculptor and drawing-based artist Nnena Kalu has won the 2025 Turner Prize, becoming the first artist with a learning disability to receive the United Kingdom’s most prominent contemporary art award. The Glasgow-born, London-based artist was recognised for an installation of vividly coloured sculptures and drawings that judges described as “bold and compelling” in both material
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Charles Correa (1930–2015), one of the most important and celebrated architects of India, practiced architecture and urban planning for over five decades. Born in Secunderabad, he studied at the University of Michigan and MIT, blending Modernist principles with local climates, materials, and social needs. His work addressed India’s post-independence challenges, prioritizing affordable housing, energy efficiency,
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The journey of becoming an artist is an interplay of vision, persistence, and the courage to keep creating, even when the world is not looking or applauding. Across centuries, artists have offered insights shaped by their struggles, triumphs, and inner compulsions. Here, five great masters, Eugène Delacroix, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Vincent van Gogh, and
Timeless Advice from Master Artists on Making Art Read More »
The Jean Pigozzi African Art Collection (CAAC) is the world’s largest private holding dedicated to contemporary African art, comprising over 10,000 artworks by nearly 160 artists from 22 sub-Saharan countries. Founded in 1989 by Italian businessman Jean Pigozzi after being inspired by the 1989 “Magiciens de la Terre” exhibition in Paris, the collection has since
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Ancient Foundations: Urban Planning and Craftsmanship Design in India has evolved through a long, layered history where craft, technology, and ideology constantly intersect. From ancient urban planning to contemporary digital interfaces, Indian design has negotiated between tradition and modernity, utility and symbolism, local forms and global influences. The earliest evidence of design consciousness in India
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There is a Japanese saying: “When the student is ready, the master will appear.”To become an artist is often a lonely journey. It is a continuous cycle of self-doubt and self-realisation. In the early years, amid all the noise and confusion, you keep hearing, “Find your voice… find where you belong.” My guru Toofan Rafai once told
Finding Your Voice as an Artist Read More »