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The Everyday Fabric, Gamchha, Finds Its Spotlight in Delhi Exhibition

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The humble gamchha, a fabric woven into the daily lives of millions, at the center of a multimedia exhibition at The National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy in Delhi. ‘GAMCHHA: From the Extraordinary in the Ordinary’, presented by Dastkari Haat Samiti, runs from March 1 to 10, 2025. It explores the gamchha’s regional diversity, craftsmanship, […]

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Sri Lanka’s Father of Abstract Art’s Solo Exhibition goes live with PRSFG

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An engaging exhibition takes center stage this month at PRSFG’s Horton Location  PRSFG is pleased to announce Water of Life, a solo exhibition by renowned Sri Lankan artist H.A. Karunaratne. The exhibition celebrates his enduring contribution to abstract art. Water of Life has been on since 28 February and will run until 31st March 20125

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Lost Since World War II, Rare Fragment of Bayeux Tapestry Discovered

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Bayeux Tapestry Mystery and New Findings As reported by Canberra Times, a piece of the Medieval Bayeux Tapestry has been uncovered at the Schleswig-Holstein State Archive in northern Germany. Bayeux Tapestry Historical Embroidery Artefact The Norman conquest art found in Germany is an embroidered tapestry, which illustrates the Norman invasion of England led by the

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In Conversation with Alifia Shabbir of DesignMint

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Nestled beneath Nilgiri trees in Bangalore’s Industrial area, Bommasandra, an innovative design studio is reshaping how Indians think about metal in living spaces. DesignMint, founded in 2015 by Alifia Shabbir, stands at the intersection of craftsmanship and contemporary design innovation. DesignMint studio interior design innovations The studio produces a diverse portfolio of sculptural lighting installations,

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Preserving the Ancestral Terracota Crafts of Andretta Village, Himachal Pradesh.

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Contemporary artists based in Andretta showcase their practice at the India International Center in its recent and first ever group exhibition. Andretta, a name that sounds foreign, exists in the heart of Himachal Pradesh in India. The town appeared on the artistic and cultural map of Lahore, Delhi, and Punjab in the 1920s when actress

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Rare Artefacts From Air India Archives Land at NGMA, Bangalore

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Air India's Maharaja

NGMA Bangalore Aviation-Themed Artworks National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Bangalore is set to host an exhibition featuring over 180 paintings and sculptures that were once part of Air India’s collection. Beginning on 7th March 2025, the Air India art collection at NGMA Bangalore will also showcase works by celebrated artists Salvador Dalí and MF

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Tilda Swinton’s New Role Is a Curator for Marianna Kennedy’s New Show

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Where to see Marianna Kennedy’s Curated Show? Actress Tilda Swinton was recently in the news for winning the honorary Golden Bear Award at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival. She is now stepping into a new role as the curator for artist and designer Marianna Kennedy’s new show at Christie’s, Paris. A selection of her

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For The Rock Garden, Public Stands with Art, Government with Parking-lots!

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Nek Chand’s Fantasyland in Chandigarh faces threats of demolition, Residents react in support of heritage site.  The rock garden in Chandigarh is a heritage site built solely by home waste and other industrial items.The sculptures in what locals and foreigners call a fantasyland are scattered across the acres, showing diversity in the use of material. 

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“Windows to the Gods” at The Kalakriti Art Gallery

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For its third edition, the Kalakriti Art Gallery explores Divine Narratives An exhibition by Kalakriti Gallery at Bikaner House, New Delhi brings together two masters–Sachin S Jaltare and Rayana Giridhar Gowd–known for their strengths in figurative visual language and abstract artistry, to showcase mythological epics through a new lens. A Contemporary Approach to Divine Narratives

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Kanō Tan’yū’s Sublime Art of Gold Leaf Screen Paintings 

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Dragon and Wave, Tiger among Bamboo

Kanō Tan’yū Edo Period Screen Paintings Kanō Tan’yū (1602-1674) is regarded as one of the greatest painters of Japan from the early Edo period. He was born into an elite family of artists of the Kanō surname associated with the Kanō school Japanese art history and painting style. He had inherited an artistic legacy that

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