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Overshadowed by Pollock, Lee Krasner finally takes the stage

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“I like a canvas to breathe and be alive. Be alive is the point.”- Lee Krasner Lee Krasner, a dynamic Abstract Expressionist artist, for years, remained overshadowed by the works of her husband Jackson Pollock. Over the span of 50 years, her works suggest perpetual, restless reinvention, encompassing portraits, Cubist drawings, collages, assemblages, and large-scale […]

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Here’s What Sold at Art Basel Hong Kong 2025—and for How Much

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Art Basel Hong Kong Sales Report 2025 The much-awaited and delightfully disruptive Art Basel Hong Kong 2025 has finally wrapped up. While the event was indeed spectacular, it gave us a clearer understanding of the entire event, especially with its humungous sales records. Numerous galleries, museums, and collection houses have reported seven-figure sales according to

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‘Where Machinery meets Human Touch’ in Gaurav Jain’s Orange Tree

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In a market flooded with mass-produced homogeneity, Gaurav Jain’s Orange Tree stands as a testament to conscientious luxury. Established in 2014, this contemporary lifestyle brand emerges from the fertile ground of Basant—the internationally acclaimed manufacturer founded by his father Vinay Kumar Jain in 1998 in Jodhpur’s artisanal heartland. What distinguishes Orange Tree is its deliberate

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“Subliminal” by S. HarshaVardhana at Art Alive

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Recently, at Art Alive Gallery, “Subliminal,” a scintillating solo exhibition of the latest collections by S HarshaVardhana, was held. The exhibition opened on April 7 and will be open until May 20, 2025, allowing visitors some time to delicately observe the artist’s ever-changing expressions. Visitors witnessed an elegant opening, with many art lovers, collectors, and

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What Women Carry: Bearing the Unseen in Art at the Museum of Goa

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There is something about weight—its intimacy, its burden, its quiet persistence—that resists easy representation. It slips through the language of metrics and measurements and instead coils itself around the stories we tell, the bodies we inhabit, and the rituals we repeat without questioning. In What Women Carry, a dual exhibition by Goan artists Harshada Kerkar

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The secret of my best work is that it is Mexican – Diego Rivera

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Diego Rivera, one of Mexico’s most celebrated artists is known for his monumental murals. He chronicled Mexican history and championed social justice. Rivera’s life, beyond his artistic achievements, was marked by controversy, radical politics, and tumultuous relationships that continue to fascinate us even today. Revera’s Artistic Vision During his days in Europe, Rivera developed a

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A Breakdown of Pablo Picasso’s Eras Through His Greatest Paintings

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Who was Artist Pablo Picasso? Pablo Picasso was a well-known and prolific artist who made significant advances in modern art. Picasso’s participation in the Cubist movement was a major factor in the development of contemporary art. He co-founded Cubism, a revolutionary art style that challenged conventional ideas of perspective and representation, with Georges Braque. This

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