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DAG Set to Unveil Largest-Ever Company Paintings Exhibition at Aguad Port, Goa

Exhibitions /

DAG, India’s leading art company, in partnership with the Department of Tourism, Government of Goa, will open the country’s most comprehensive exhibition of Company Paintings at the Aguad Port & Jail Complex from 1 December 2025 to 14 January 2026. Titled “A Treasury of Life: Indian Company Paintings, c. 1790 to 1835,” this landmark show […]

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Ishara Art Foundation to present group exhibition Amphibian Aesthetics at the Ishara House

Exhibitions /

October 2025: Ishara Art Foundation is pleased to announce the opening of Amphibian Aesthetics, the inaugural exhibition of the Ishara House at Kashi Hallegua House in Kochi, Kerala on 13 December 2025. Amphibian Aesthetics emerges from the urgencies of precarity in the Anthropocene – climate collapse, displacement, extinction and hyper-capital – where questions of survival

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‘Modern Freskos’, the first solo exhibition in India by Berlin-based contemporary artist Paul Kuntze

Exhibitions /

Sanya Malik’s Black Cube Gallery is proud to present Modern Freskos, the first solo exhibition in India by Berlin-based contemporary artist Paul Kuntze. Born in 1995, Kuntze brings an extraordinary synthesis of history and modernity, reimagining the grandeur of Baroque frescoes through a distinctly contemporary lens. Rooted in deep admiration for the ceiling paintings of historic churches

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CII Design Summit Speakers: Transforming Industries Through Strategic Design Leadership

CII Global Design Summit 2025 /

The 25th CII Global Design Summit and Exposition 2025, held in Bengaluru on 26-27 November, brings together an extraordinary assembly of design leaders who have fundamentally shaped how India approaches design, engineering, and innovation. The summit showcases how design leadership within major corporations is redefining products, experiences, and business strategies across automotive, luxury goods, aviation, and

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The ‘New England’ Way of Living: American Shingle Style Architecture

Architecture, Room For More Art /

Everything to Know About Shingle Style Architecture Following the Centennial celebration in 1876, there was a renewed interest in Colonial American architecture, which was combined with English sensibilities to create the Shingle style. Seldom, the modern Shingle style architecture is seen as a development of the Queen Anne style, which was influenced by the early

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11 Things You Didn’t Know About Francis Newton Souza

Do You Know?, Featured /

Introduction Francis Newton Souza, commonly known as F.N. Souza, was a prominent Indian artist who is widely considered as one of the most important figures of the modern Indian art movement. Souza’s early work was heavily influenced by European Modernism, particularly the work of the Expressionists and Surrealists. He is known for his bold and

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Design Mumbai Founders: The Trio Behind India’s Premier Design Event

Design /

Design Mumbai is headed by a trio of show production and design specialists whose combined experience of over 60 years positions the event as a key player in the international design calendar. Organised by Montgomery Group, the UK’s longest-running independent events organiser, Design Mumbai joins a portfolio of over 50 events across 15 countries.​ Ian

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Visionary Leaders at the 25th CII Global Design Summit: Shaping the Future of Design in India and Beyond

CII Global Design Summit 2025 /

The 25th CII Global Design Summit and Exposition 2025, held in Bengaluru on 26-27 November, brings together an extraordinary assembly of design leaders who have fundamentally shaped how India approaches design, engineering, and innovation. These pioneers represent the convergence of industrial might, design policy, and global governance that positions India as a significant force in

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Design Mumbai Exchange: Programming You Shouldn’t Miss

Design /
Linus Lopez and Felipe Sánchez Luna discuss lighting

Design Mumbai 2025 has unveiled the themes and headline speakers for Design Mumbai Exchange, its talks programme running across three days from 27-29 November 2025 (VIP preview on 26 November). The programme brings together an international line-up of architects, designers, and thought leaders alongside India’s most influential industry voices.​ The programme prioritises cross-cultural dialogue, interrogating

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Muffled Whispers of Some Other Time

Review /

Witnessing Imran Kokiloo’s ‘You Ran Away’  I. The Empty Room  You enter an empty room. White walls hold nothing but light and air. The city’s cacophony remains outside, muffled beyond the threshold. In this deliberate void, you wait—though for what, you don’t yet know. Then, gradually, as if emerging from beneath water, sounds surface. Voices.

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