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Digvijay Nikam “What I am interested in is the fact of many hands…when people see work like that, they should be able to feel the presence of those people.” – Anatsui El Anatsui is a Ghanian sculptor who has garnered international acclaim for his ingenious use of everyday discarded materials in his work, especially the […]
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Rishiraj Sethi A joint initiative of IIM-A and the Mumbai-based Aura Art Development Pvt Ltd, the IIMA-AuraArt Indian Art (Price) Index — or IAIAI — has been called a “head-heart confluence” While the international art market is at least a whopping 250 years old — if one were to take the formation of notable auction
Understanding the unique art index that bolsters art investment in India Read More »
Saptarshi Ghosh Belonging to different eras and hailing from radically different backgrounds, Anupam Sud and Mary Cassatt are two artists who have left an indelible impression in the history of art. Sud is a veteran artist, who is considered one of the finest printmakers in India. Belonging to a conservative family, Sud’s commitment to her
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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,
Two Faces of Resilience: Judy Chicago and Shirin Neshat Read More »
Rajesh Kumar “In the best art there is an inescapable element of strangeness, the sense of a novel wonder, a mystery burning at the heart of life, and it is the strangeness this incandescence which above all the painting of Mithila transmits”. The overwritten statement is the words William G. Archer chose to end his
Mithila Art: Reincarnated from the rubbles of an earthquake Read More »
Vandana Shukla Humour has been an essential element of art since the earliest times. From ancient cave paintings to contemporary installations, artists have used humour to engage, entertain, and enlighten their audiences. Once we take a closer glimpse into Indian art, we find out that it also hosts a rich history of humour that is
Tickling the Funny Bone: Exploring Humour in Indian Art Read More »
Abhishek Kumar February 22, ON THIS DAY Everyone sees for himself, the artist also sees for himself. Others see where ideas coincide, or whether they agree or disagree. There is no binding, no forcing of things. It has to be a free association of ideas. S.H. Raza Syed Haider Raza, popularly known as S.H. Raza,
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Manjeera G Indian painter S.H. Raza’s largest-ever exhibition is set to begin from 15th Februrary 2023 at Pompidou Centre, Paris to commemorate the late artist’s 100th birthday. With over a hundred pieces of art displayed, this retrospective will be the first monographic presentation of Raza’s work. The Pompidou Center, located in the heart of Paris,
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Founder: Ruby Jagrut Ekla Cholo Re by the poet, musician and artist Ravindra Nath Tagore suddenly hit me in 2020 and kept humming me back in a loop for some time. Our foundation, Abir India, was intended to support young and emerging artists, which had given me strong beliefs and generous validation, but here we
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Ved Prakash Bhardwaj In contemporary Indian art, Lalitha Lajmi has been an artist who has expressed feminine identity differently in her paintings. Her art was a kind of depiction of dramatic situations in life. She passed away on February 13, 2023 in Mumbai. She was born in Calcutta on October 17, 1932. In her art,
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