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Saudi Arabia is expanding its cultural horizons and encouraging an artistic renaissance by establishing partnerships with prestigious galleries and museums worldwide. Through these collaborations, the Kingdom aims to build a creative economy, nurture local talent, and engage in a global dialogue of art and culture. One such example is the upcoming Contemporary Art Museum in […]
In the realm of contemporary art, few artists dare to venture into the territory of uncomfortable truths and unsettling histories. However, Botswana-based artist Thebe Phetogo fearlessly dives into this water, utilizing unconventional materials and figurative abstractions to challenge preconceived notions of blackness and representation. Through his thought-provoking paintings, Phetogo delves into the complexities of identity,
The Indian caste apparatus flourished inside the womb of various religions of the Indian subcontinent. Caste practices grow across many religions, like the Sayed-Ajlaf division in Islam; and Jats, Khatris, and Aroras in Sikhism. What is primary to note is that Caste, across all faiths, is a socio-economic practice that creates innate social divisions based
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“To choose a human being as a subject comes naturally, and to choose a woman even more naturally because that’s the form I relate to.” – Vasundhara Tewari Broota. Vasundhara Tewari Broota is an Indian painter born in Kolkata in 1955 and moved to New Delhi when she was fifteen. After an initial stint studying law,
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Chris Ofili is a British Black artist known for using elephant dung in Artwork. Ofili (born 10 October 1968) became noticed in a 1996 group exhibition of young British artists at the Brooklyn Museum in New York because of some works, including Ofili’s work, highly provocating to the aristocracy. Ofli’s Black Virgin grabbed the most
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In the exhibition “Tree and Serpent” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, curator John Guy takes visitors on a journey through the mesmerising world of early Buddhist art in Southern India. In the recent thread of tweets by notable art historian William Dalrymple explains the show offering a fresh perspective, shining a spotlight on the
There is a video doing the rounds on Instagram wherein a lady dressed in a beautiful saree made out of Khun, Khann or Khanna cloth does a walkthrough of the cloth weavers district in Bagalkote district in Karnataka. This is a lesser known weaving tradition from Karnataka that needs to be promoted and spoken about
As the exhibition craze begins in Delhi, Ankush Safaya’s (b. 1985, Hoshiarpur, Punjab) “MEMORY TRACE / DAPAAN*(…it is said) intertwines abstract concepts and engaging narratives about people’s lives in meticulous ways. The narratives consist of the fabricated stories he created as a devoted admirer of films by Kurosawa and Tarkovsky and painters like Jackson Pollock.
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The Bengal School of Art, also known as the Bengal School of Bengal Renaissance, was an influential art movement that emerged in the early 20th century in Bengal, a region in eastern India that includes present-day West Bengal and Bangladesh. This artistic movement played a significant role in revitalising Indian art and promoting a nationalistic
In Christopher Nolan’s latest film, “Oppenheimer,” the renowned artist Pablo Picasso makes a star appearance alongside the famed physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer. The movie delves into Oppenheimer’s life, exploring both his scientific brilliance and personal complexities, while also drawing intriguing connections to Picasso’s work. Among these connections is a significant moment in the film where
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