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Introduction to Jasper Johns: A Pop Art Pioneer In American art history, few artists are as iconic and influential as Jasper Johns. Renowned for his groundbreaking role in the Pop Art movement, Johns is celebrated for redefining the boundaries of visual art through his exploration of symbolism, national identity, and the language of representation. Jasper […]
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Janeita Singh’s Jungian Analysis of F.N. Souza In this compelling critical study, literature scholar Janeita Singh offers a psychological excavation of F.N. Souza’s provocative artwork through a Jungian lens. The book navigates the complex terrain of one of the founding members of the Bombay Progressive Artists’ Group, whose unconventional depictions of female nudes amidst religious
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Why This Ancient Cicada Discovery Matters A newly described fossil species, Eoplatypleura messelensis, is capturing the attention of palaeontologists and evolutionary biologists around the world. Found in Germany’s Messel Pit, this 47-million-year-old fossilised cicada is now considered the oldest known member of the subfamily Cicadinae in Eurasia, and a pivotal clue in the evolutionary history
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Why Indian Art Took Time to Embrace Photography as Art When New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) held its first photography exhibition in 1937, it marked a major shift, photography was officially being recognized as a form of art. But in India, the journey for photography to be accepted as “art” took much longer.
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In a bid to democratize art, KNMA’s new installation features contemporary artists on a skybridge for all mall visitors to see Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) is thrilled to announce a transformative art installation housed in the KNMA Art Passage, the skybridge connecting Nexus Select CITYWALK and DLF South Court Mall – ‘Slow Is
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Why is The Blue Boy Still Alluring? Few paintings in Western art history have captured the public imagination, such as The Blue Boy by Thomas Gainsborough. This iconic 18th-century portrait continues to inspire artists, fashion designers, and cultural theorists alike. With its vivid use of blue, exquisite brushwork, and ongoing influence on gender and fashion
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Christie’s Shocker: Iconic 1922 Piet Mondrian Painting Sells for Millions, But Not Enough to Break the Record! A rare and historic painting by Dutch modernist Piet Mondrian stunned the art world last night by selling for $47.6 million at Christie’s New York, an impressive sum, but just shy of smashing the artist’s auction record. Record-Breaker
Mondrian Masterpiece Sells for $47.6M, Falls Just Short of Breaking Auction Record! Read More »
Google Redesigns the Iconic ‘G’ Logo After a Decade In a quiet but significant move, Google has begun rolling out a redesigned version of its iconic ‘G’ logo, marking the first major visual update in nearly a decade. Though the update may seem subtle at first glance, it signals a broader transformation in Google’s brand
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Franz Kline: The Abstract Expressionist Who Redefined Modern American Art Franz Kline, a towering figure in Abstract Expressionism, was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, a coal-mining town that offered little encouragement for artistic exploration. Despite this unremarkable beginning, Kline emerged as a leading American painter whose bold brushwork and black-and-white abstractions would become emblematic of post-war
What Was Franz Kline Really Painting? The Subconscious Secrets of Abstract Art Read More »
Koyo Kouoh, First African Woman to Lead Venice Biennale, Dies at 58 Koyo Kouoh, one of the most influential figures in contemporary African art and the curator of the upcoming 2026 Venice Biennale, has died at the age of 58. The announcement was made by the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) in
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