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Christie’s launched its Spring Marquee Week with a historic evening in New York, achieving a combined total of $1.12 billion across two major sales, marking only the second time a single night of auctions has crossed the billion-dollar threshold. The evening brought together Masterpieces: The Private Collection of S.I. Newhouse and the 20th Century Evening […]
Mario Miranda’s world is a 100 years old, and everyone is still as fresh as a daisy Written by Santanu Borah Miss Nimbupani is 100 years old. And she hasn’t aged a day. She is as glam as she was, and she still gives the side-eye when ignored. Obviously, you cannot ignore her. She can
Hello Miss, you look like a million dollars at 100! Read More »
An ineffable sense of aura and vital energy permeates the work of Ankita Singh. Her visual language unfolds as an intimate meditation on the unseen forces that animate existence—whether in the germination of seeds and roots, the radiating expanses of cosmic galaxies, or the microscopic cellular structures that constitute all living beings. Through her practice,
Ankita Singh Captures Apavarga Aura and Shiva Shakti Vitality Read More »
Art Basel 2026 will feature select Indian galleries, continuing the country’s presence at the world’s premier art fair despite a relatively modest representation amid 290 exhibitors from 43 countries.Vadehra Art Gallery and Tarq stand out with dedicated projects in the Feature and Statements sectors, respectively, while Chemould Prescott Road and Experimenter participate in the main
Indian Galleries at Art Basel 2026 Read More »
The Living Tradition of Gond Art Gond Art comes from the Gond tribes of central India, mainly in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Maharashtra. Artists use natural colours, fine lines, and rhythmic dots to create lively forms. They paint trees, animals, and myths that reflect their connection with nature. These murals bring stories to life on
Gond Art : From Village Murals to Urban Homes Read More »
Warli art is a tribal painting tradition from Maharashtra that is known for its simple forms, white motifs, and strong connection to daily life, ritual, and nature. It is often described as an “art of the living” because it reflects the social and seasonal rhythms of the Warli people rather than epic or mythological themes.
Warli Art: Meaning, History, and Contemporary Relevance Read More »
The 25th CII Global Design Summit and Exposition 2025, held in Bengaluru on 26-27 November, brings together an extraordinary assembly of design leaders who have fundamentally shaped how India approaches design, engineering, and innovation. The summit brings together educators, researchers, and entrepreneurs who are collectively reshaping design education and practice in India, emphasising sustainability, technology
CII Design Summit Speakers: Building the Future of Indian Design Read More »
Harvard University researchers have completed a groundbreaking analysis of pigments used in traditional Indian paintings, creating the first comprehensive scientific dataset of materials employed by South Asian artists. The study, conducted under Harvard’s Mapping Color in History initiative, examined forty-two pigments and artists’ materials from the workshop of renowned traditional Indian miniature artist Babulal Marotia
US Researchers Uncover the Pigments in Traditional Indian Paintings Read More »
A spectacular 9.51-carat Fancy Vivid Blue diamond known as the “Mellon Blue” has sold for $25.5 million (CHF 20.5 million) at Christie’s Magnificent Jewels auction in Geneva on November 11, 2025. The sale, which fell within the pre-auction estimate of $20–30 million, attracted significant attention from collectors worldwide despite a cautious market climate. The pear-shaped
Mellon Blue Diamond Sells for $25.5 Million at Christie’s Geneva Auction Read More »
How Design Directly Supports Emotional Health Design is increasingly recognized as a critical factor in emotional health, moving beyond traditional concerns of functionality and aesthetics to become a therapeutic tool. Research demonstrates that the built environment can modulate neuronal pathways, influence psychological outcomes, and directly affect stress levels, mood regulation, and cognitive function. This connection
Design and Emotional Health: How the Built Environment Supports Mental Wellbeing Read More »