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Pratiksha Shome With a record estimate for a painting in the UK and Europe, Sotheby’s expects the 1917 portrait Dame with Fächer (Lady with a Fan), the final portrait by Gustav Klimt, will sell for approximately £65 million ($80 million). The artwork is being marketed by the auction house as “the star of the summer […]
Pratiksha Shome At the National Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, two climate activists covered a Monet painting with crimson paint and taped their hands to the glass. The vibrant picture by the French Impressionist artist The Artist’s Garden at Giverny (1900), which has pink and purple irises, was smeared with paint by the two women, who
At Sweden’s National Museum, Environmental Activists Daub Red Paint on a Monet Painting. Read More »
Pratiksha Shome This week, a Miami federal judge found in favour of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. For a short period of time in 2019, Comedian, a banana glued to a wall, was the topic of the art world after it sold at Art Basel Miami Beach for $120,000. Joe Morford, an artist who claims to
Banana Sculpture Copyright Lawsuit Won by Maurizio Cattelan Read More »
Tsuktiben Jamir The Vadehra Art Gallery is a contemporary is a New Delhi-based contemporary art gallery that was established in 1987. The gallery’s ongoing group exhibition titled ‘On Purpose’ delves into the intricacies and cross-disciplinary nature of the connection between the written word and visual expressions. Through this exhibition, the gallery thus embarks on exploring
Tsuktiben Jamir Due to its non-biodegradable nature, plastic poses a danger to our ecosystem and causes pollution that lasts for a very long time. The adverse effects of plastic highlight the critical need for sustainable alternatives and ethical consumption, from poisoning our seas and threatening marine life to entering our food chain. The Museum of
The Carpet of Joy: A Garden Made up of Plastic Flowers Read More »
Vaishnavi Srivastava Take a journey through the sculptures and brushstrokes that best express the essence of journeys and shipwrecks, where art serves as a gateway to hidden tales and mesmerising beauty. Here we have compiled the works of art that depict the violent waves crashing over aged objects. Each movement of the brushstrokes retains the
Ancient Shipwreck In Art: 11 Famous Depictions of Sea Voyages in Artworks. Read More »
Vaishnavi Srivastava June 14, 2023. ON THIS DAY. “The camera is a remarkable instrument. Saturate yourself with your subject, and the camera will all but take you by the hand and point the way.” – Margaret Bourke-White The leading photojournalist who is responsible for depiction of several important and pivotal moments of history from the
From World War II to Soviet Union, Margaret Bourke White Was A Woman of Many Firsts. Read More »
Krispin Joseph PX Somali land is a land of Art and primitive culture, like many other places. In Somalia, Laas Geel has a group of 10000 years old cave paintings, and many of the caves are not entirely explored. At least the caves of ten sites spread across the semi-desert terrain give them World Heritage
The World of Well-Preserved Primitive Cave Paintings of Somaliland Read More »
Aditya Sisodia The London Design Biennale (1-25 Jun’23) has brought together a diverse range of designers and innovators from around the world to showcase their interactive, musical, and kinetic creations. With the theme of “The Global Game: Remapping Collaborations,” the exhibition promises to offer a unique and immersive experience for visitors. Among the participating countries,
Aditya Sisodia In recent days, there has been a buzz surrounding Nitesh Tiwari’s ambitious project, the epic Ramayana. Speculations about the star-studded cast have been making rounds, with names like Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Hrithik Roshan, and Yash being linked to the magnum opus. However, it has now come to light that an equally acclaimed