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Fearless Foundation Paints Cochin’s Largest Mural Celebrating Coastal Communities

Fearless Foundation for the Arts has begun work on Cochin’s largest mural, a 200-metre community art wall at the Indian Coast Guard Office in Fort Kochi. The initiative honors those who safeguard India’s coastal ecosystems, including the Indian Coast Guard, mangrove plantation workers, and local fishing communities. The project brings together an intergenerational team of […]

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Cecilia Vicuña Wins Inaugural Art Basel Awards Icon Artist Gold Medal

Chilean artist, poet, and activist Cecilia Vicuña has received the inaugural Art Basel Awards Icon Artist Gold Medal, the highest artist distinction in the fair’s new awards platform launched during Art Basel Miami Beach 2025. She is part of the first cohort of “Gold Awardees,” recognized in the Icon Artist category for a decades-long practice

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Nnena Kalu’s Turner Prize Win Marks Historic Shift for Neurodiverse Artists

Sculptor and drawing-based artist Nnena Kalu has won the 2025 Turner Prize, becoming the first artist with a learning disability to receive the United Kingdom’s most prominent contemporary art award. The Glasgow-born, London-based artist was recognised for an installation of vividly coloured sculptures and drawings that judges described as “bold and compelling” in both material

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India’s Artists, Curators and Collectors in Art Review’s Power 100

India is prominently represented in ArtReview’s Power 100 for 2025, highlighting individuals who have shaped South Asian and global art landscapes through collecting, curating, and institution-building . Kiran Nadar, Natasha Ginwala, Bose Krishnamachari, Prateek & Priyanka Raja, and the Raqs Media Collective embody the country’s growing influence and ongoing commitment to contemporary art. Kiran Nadar:

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Marlene Dumas Becomes First Contemporary Woman Artist to Enter Louvre’s Permanent Collection

In a historic move for the world’s most visited museum, Marlene Dumas has become the first contemporary female artist to have her work inducted into the permanent collection of the Louvre. The museum officially unveiled the acquisition, a site-specific installation titled Liaisons, in November 2025. The installation consists of nine paintings created specifically for the Porte

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11 Million Dots: London’s Voices Encoded in Largest Public Artwork

A new participatory public artwork titled 11 Million Dots, created by artist Rafael El Baz, has been unveiled on the six-story façade of a data center near Park Royal in Ealing, west London, covering 2,700 square meters (29,000 square feet) and marking the city’s largest such installation.​ El Baz collected ambient sounds from the area along

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Sheikha Moza Unveils Lawh Wa Qalam: World’s First M.F. Husain Museum in Doha

Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, inaugurated the Lawh Wa Qalam: M.F. Husain Museum on November 27, 2025, at Education City in Doha, marking the opening of the world’s first institution dedicated to the life and work of Indian modernist master Maqbool Fida Husain. The 32,300-square-foot facility, realized from a 2008

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Italian Comics Artist Elena Mistrello Expelled from France on Account of Her Antifascist Activism

Italian comics artist Elena Mistrello was turned away at Toulouse-Blagnac airport on November 21, 2025, and returned to Milan on the next available flight after French border authorities classified her as a “grave threat to public order” under Schengen security protocols. ​The expulsion has been linked to Mistrello’s documented antifascist activism, specifically her participation in

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India Returns to Venice Biennale in 2026 with Tribal Art Focus

After a six-year absence, India is set to participate in the 2026 Venice Biennale with a national pavilion dedicated to tribal and Indigenous artistic traditions. The announcement was made on by Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, India’s Union Minister of Culture and Tourism, during a national conference on tribal arts held at the India Habitat Centre in

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Sunil Kant Munjal of Serendipity Foundation Receives French Knighthood

Hero Enterprise Chairman honored with Chevalier de l’Ordre national du Mérite for contributions to arts, education, and bilateral ties Sunil Kant Munjal, Chairman of Hero Enterprise and Founder of the Serendipity Arts Foundation, was conferred with France’s prestigious Chevalier de l’Ordre national du Mérite (Knight of the National Order of Merit) by French Ambassador to

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