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International Museum Day celebrations begin with exhibition on Brazil

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By Rajesh Kumar Celebrating the International Museum Day, the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi has lined up a weeklong celebration with various activities and programmes. On 16th May, an exhibition titled ‘Brasilia 60+ and the construction of modern Brazil’ was inaugurated by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to mark […]

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Robbie Williams is back at Sotheby’s, this time with his own collection!

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Boy-band superstar Robbie Williams is progressively moving towards contemporary arts at a pace that is astounding many. Once known for his voice, Williams perhaps wants to be now known for his colour palette and makes no bones about how he wants to pursue the arts in a bold, experimental, and no-holds-barred manner. With the unveiling

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‘Missing’ Picasso spotted in Imelda Marcos’s home after son’s election win

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The glimpse of a possible Picasso in the home of Imelda Marcos, the former First Lady of the Philippines widely accused of corruption, seen during a visit by her son, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, after his election win has set off a flurry of speculation in the Philippines. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., is the presumptive

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Gilane Tawadros to join as director of the Whitechapel Gallery in London

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Gilane Tawadros, the chief executive of Dacs (the Design and Artists Copyright Society), has been appointed the director of the Whitechapel Gallery in East London, The Art Newspaper reported. She will become one of the few women of colour to lead a big arts institution in the UK when she takes up the new post

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After 2 years, 3 jailed for Hong Kong’s record-breaking US $637 million art heist

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A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends

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Bill Perkins aces Ernie Barnes’ ‘The Sugar Shack\’ at Christie’s

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Bill Perkins, the Houston-based entrepreneur and amateur poker player, fought off intense competition from another bidder at Christie’s evening sale on May 12 to win a masterpiece by the late African American painter Ernie Barnes, The Sugar Shack (1976), for $15.3 million. The work had been estimated at just $150,000 to $200,000, so the final

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Painting swapped for grilled cheese in 1970s may today sell for US$27,000

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A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends

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Boston museum to return WWII-looted art to Italy; Ukraine accuses Russian forces of looting 2,000 artworks

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A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends

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The Anxieties of Belonging: Dhavat Singh’s Gond Artwork Questions the idea of Home and Belongingness during the Pandemic time

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By Avani Solanki Gallery Ragini’s exhibition for the India Art Fair 2022, titled “Conversations in My Own Language”, explores religion, folklore, and indigenous art traditions in contemporary contexts. The exhibition includes practitioners of Pichwai, Madhubani, Gond, Pattachitra, and Kalamkari art practices, along with some temple sculptures and photographs. As Nidhi Jyoti Jain writes, the endeavor

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