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Philip Guston might hit his highest ever auction bid next month. His 1950s Abstract Expressionist painting, Nile (1958), going under the hammer at Sotheby’s New York on 17 May is estimated to fetch between $20m and $30m, the highest ever for a work by the artist at an auction. The Art Newspaper reports that the […]
Philip Guston all set to beat his own record at Sotheby’s auction Read More »
Anita Lal, 73, fondly known by her initials, AL, is Christie’s London tastemaker for a Spring sale this week. The founder of Good Earth, the home goods and apparel company, that celebrated its 25th anniversary last year, has led many craft interventions. The brand was behind interior restorations like the Rajmahal Palace in Jaipur, a
It is heart-warming to see traditional Indian art getting admired and discussed outside India. Therefore, we were thrilled when we came to know about Tradition and Transformation: Mithila Art of India, an exhibition that will run at the Benton Museum, Connecticut, US, from March 24 to July 30, 2022. Mithila art is an indigenous form
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
Sculpture in art news this week: Koons set to take it to the moon, Weiwei gets visceral Read More »
The Raza Foundation recently held an exhibition of 100 young Indian artists, Yuva Sambhava, as part of the centenary celebrations of the great master, Saiyad Hyder Raza. He had a great affinity for young artists and was known to be curious and involved in their works throughout his lifetime. So, the exhibition is indeed a
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
Tipu Sultan battle victory artwork up for auction at estimated Rs 8 crore Read More »
President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Smt. Durga Bai Vyam for Art. She is a Pardhan Gond artist hailing from Madhya Pradesh. She has worked hard to regenerate the tribal art form. Her paintings are mostly drawn from the folklores and stories of her tribe and their myths. pic.twitter.com/iisPpE0QgF — President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) March
Meet 2022 Padma Shri awardee, path-breaking Gond artist Durga Bai Vyam Read More »
A report released last week by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is now underscoring not just the dramatic extent to which the arts sector shrank relative to the wider US economy, but also its ability to continually create big contributions to the national gross domestic product (GDP) in the face of such losses.
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
Art collector and Yuz Museum founder Budiardjo “Budi” Tek has died at age 65 from pancreatic cancer. “As one of Asia’s top collectors, Mr. Tek collects but never hesitates to share,” his family wrote in a statement confirming his passing on March 18. Tek made his fortune as the head of the vertically integrated poultry company
Budi Tek, One of the World’s Most Influential Patrons of Chinese Art, Has Died at 65 Read More »