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Kahaani: Dilli Ki to Celebrate the Living Soul of the Capital at Travancore Palace

Art Festivals /

Delhi’s cultural calendar is set to welcome a new marquee event this February with the inaugural edition of Kahaani: Dilli Ki, a two-day festival devoted to the capital’s layered spirit, history, and living heritage. Scheduled for 14 and 15 February 2026 at the Travancore Palace, the festival has been curated and conceptualised by Sara Abdullah Pilot and Aishwarya Jha of […]

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The Art and History of Japanese Erotica

Columns, Comics and Graphics /

The Japanese approach to sexuality has historically differed greatly from that of Europe, where sexual expression was often framed within religious or heroic narratives. In contrast, Japanese art embraced a more open, humorous, and consensual depiction of sexuality, particularly through the genre of shunga, which literally means “spring pictures.” These erotic artworks, popular during the

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The Impact of Parametric Architecture on Modern Urban Landscapes

Architecture /

Paramentric Design Architecture Influences Somehow, parametric design architecture is understood to bring a revolutionary change in terms of perception from the constructionthat we were building. Forming a part of the wider discipline of computational architecture, it proposes a next generation of ingenious and intricate structures generated with the aid of high end computation related to

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The Ghosts Who Sing: Melancholy as Resistance in Jompet Kuswidananto’s ‘Ghost Ballad’

Kochi Muziris Biennale /

At the 6th Kochi-Muziris Biennale (2025–26), Indonesian artist Jompet Kuswidananto presents ‘Ghost Ballad,’ a site-specific installation at Pepper House, marking the journey from dictatorship to democracy and bringing together once-thriving, banned music and performances. The work uses his signature objects of ‘bodiless’ figures to gather the fractured chronology of Indonesia, acting as a bridge between

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Valentino Garavani, Iconic Italian Fashion Designer, Dies at 93

Obituary /

Valentino Garavani, the legendary Italian couturier known for his signature “Valentino Red” gowns and dressing royalty and celebrities, passed away on January 19, 2026, at his Rome residence surrounded by loved ones. He was 93 years old, with no official cause of death disclosed, though reports suggest natural causes given his age.​ Early Life and

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Alchemy in the Gallery: Transmuting the Material, Metaphorical, and Migrant Histories of Gold

Kochi Muziris Biennale /

In the context of the exhibition “പൊന്നുപോലെ/Like Gold”, curated by Meena Vari as a collateral event of the ongoing Kochi-Muziris Biennale, examines gold not merely as a mineral or currency, but as a site of intense emotional, material, and historical “transmutation.” ‘Like’ is an expression that can be attached to many things! A world created

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Two Solo Exhibitions by Seema Kohli open at Triveni Kala Sangam

Exhibitions /

Gallerie Nvya is presenting two concurrent exhibitions of works by contemporary artist Seema Kohli at Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, in January 2026. Together, the shows offer an overview of Kohli’s multidisciplinary practice, highlighting her engagement with mythology, ecology, gender, and the body. The first exhibition, titled Bodies of Sky, Bodies of Earth, is on view

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Several Artists Killed in the Latest Wave of Anti‑Government Protests in Iran

International Art News /

Iranian advocacy and human rights groups say several Iranian artists have been killed in the latest wave of anti‑government protests that began late December 2025 and have since spread across the country. The incidents come amid a wider and exceptionally violent crackdown by security forces, who have used live ammunition, metal pellets, and mass arrests

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