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Of Art and Defiance: The Lives of Frida Kahlo and Amrita Sher-Gil

International Women's Day / March 7, 2023

Saptarshi Ghosh Two of the foremost women painters of the twentieth century, Amrita Sher-Gil and Frida Kahlo’s artistic careers have uncanny similarities. They carved out unique female subjectivities in their works, thereby introducing a much-needed female perspective in a tradition dominated by male artists for centuries. The female body features prominently in both their art, […]

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The structural whirlpool of urban movements: By Julie Mehretu

Artist Profile / March 6, 2023

Prachi Sahasrabudhe Born in 1970, Julie Mehretu is an Ethiopian- American Visual artist working consistently in the contemporary art field for more than two decades. Her conscious practice in painting, drawing, printmaking, enforces the artistic expression to evoke recurring conflicts, injustice, and social unrest through the histories. Her paintings represent elements of mapping and architecture,

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Two Faces of Resilience: Judy Chicago and Shirin Neshat

Featured, International Women's Day / March 6, 2023

Saptarshi Ghosh Judy Chicago and Shirin Neshat are two very different artists, but what links them is the struggles they had to face as women in the male-dominated American art world. That being said, their individual struggles were very different owing to their different backgrounds. Born in the city of Chicago in the late 1930s,

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Art for hope: Sociocultural initiatives

Columns / March 6, 2023

Ved Prakash Bhardwaj ‘ART FOR HOPE ‘initiative, supported by the Hyundai Motor India Foundation, the CSR arm of Hyundai Motor India Ltd., showcases India’s best young talents in diverse fields of arts, crafts, and sociocultural initiatives. This is the 2nd edition of the program where 25 artists and 10 art collectives are the winners of

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Glenstone museum to acquire photographs from The Pilara Foundation

News / March 6, 2023

A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends

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Spirits of Nature: Formless Forms of Vivek Nimbolkar

Columns / March 4, 2023

Pallavi Baheti Art exists as a single-minded concentrated attention beyond individuality. It does not exist for its own sake, it exists for an experience. Indian artists do not seek an illusion of nature; rather they try to create a truthful suggestion of character of the subject. In the words of Ananda Coomaraswamy, ‘Art is neither

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Scottish Environmental Activists Smash Glass Case of Sword in Protest

News / March 4, 2023

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Moving the Center: Art Dubai 2023 takes the limelight from the West

News / March 3, 2023

Manjeera The entire attention of the art world is held up by Dubai this week, as the sixteenth edition of the international art fair Art Dubai launched an enthralling and diverse collection of contemporary art. The art fair opened to select audience on invite-only basis on 1st March at Madinat Jumeirah, featuring over 120 contemporary,

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Legacy of the Beloved Cartoonist Hergé and His Iconic Creation

On This Day / March 3, 2023

Manjeera “Tintin is me… my eyes, my feelings, my lungs, my guts!… I believe I am the only person able to animate him, the only person able to give him a soul.” -Hergé Georges Prosper Remi, better known as Hergé, is one of the most well-recognized cartoonists in the world; you hear his name and

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