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Today marks the birthday of Lee Krasner, one of the most significant yet often overlooked figures of the Abstract Expressionist movement. Born Lena Krassner in New York, she would go on to become what critic Robert Hughes called “the Mother Courage of Abstract Expressionism.” Krasner’s artistic journey began at the Women’s Art School of Cooper […]
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The Doshi Retreat, the last architectural work of the late Pritzker Prize-winning architect Dr. Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, has officially opened to the public at the renowned Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany. Inaugurated on October 25, 2025, this contemplative space marks a historic milestone as Doshi’s first and only project to be built outside India,
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New Delhi, October 2025: Melange of Memories brings together thirty accomplished artists from across India in a significant group exhibition curated by noted art critic and curator JohnyML, and presented by Kali Charan Padhi, artist and director of CanonFire Creatives, Bhubaneswar. The exhibition will be held from 31st October to 4th November 2025 at the LTC Gallery, Bikaner House, New Delhi, and
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has unveiled plans for the Dubai Museum of Art (DUMA), a landmark cultural project that will float above the waters of Dubai Creek. The announcement, made on October 25, 2025, marks a significant milestone in
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In a tribute to one of India’s rarest traditional art forms, the Department of Posts has launched the country’s first circular postcards inspired by Sawantwadi’s Ganjifa cards. The initiative was unveiled at the Mumbai GPO Heritage Building as part of the National Postal Week celebrations, organized by the Maharashtra Postal Circle on Philately Day 2025.
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A monumental 14-foot painting by the French avant-garde artist Yves Klein has sold for approximately $21.4 million (€18.4 million) at Christie’s Paris, setting a new auction record for the artist in France. The Artwork and Sale The work, titled California (IKB 71), was the highlight of Christie’s “Avant-Garde(s) Including Thinking Italian” sale held this week in
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The Kerala police have filed a case against two local artists for allegedly vandalizing the work of Algerian-French artist Hanan Benammar, accusing it of being obscene at the Durbar Hall Art Gallery in Kochi. The incident took place during the international exhibition Estranged Geographies, curated by Anushka Rajendran and Damian Christinger. According to reports, the accused, Hochimin
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Mumbai-based artist Shilpa Gupta has been named the recipient of the Possehl Prize for International Art 2025, making her the third artist to receive this prestigious triennial award. The honour includes €25,000 in prize money and a solo exhibition at Kunsthalle St. Annen in Lübeck, Germany. The award ceremony and exhibition opening took place on
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Louise Despont is a New York-born artist who creates detailed, geometric drawings that explore spiritual and natural themes. She explores the ways in which the fabric of our material world is intrinsically interwoven with the forms and forces of the invisible world. Botanic, geologic, and animalic forms of sentience and understanding are at the center
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Dhi Contemporary in Hyderabad will host “IN, ON, THROUGH, and AROUND,” a textile art exhibition running from October 28 to November 30, 2025. The show brings together five artists working across different geographies to explore contemporary approaches to textile as both medium and concept. The exhibition features Ana Teresa Barboza, Dwimu Boro, Mahim Jana, Sabiha
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