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\”My painting got sold within 20 minutes!\” FIRST TAKE winners share their experience

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Through its last four editions, Abir India has received over 8000 entries out of which works of 500 artists have been chosen and 32 artists have been awarded. As Abir India presents FIRST TAKE 2021, Gauri Gharpure talks to past winners about their experience of participating in the event.  Keerti Pooja: FIRST TAKE is much […]

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Princess Di\’s statue meets criticism; Indian artists\’ works fetch new records at auction

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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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\’Invisible sculpture\’ faces copycat claims; Sudan sees revolution art; Banksy-hijacked work sells for millions

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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

\’Invisible sculpture\’ faces copycat claims; Sudan sees revolution art; Banksy-hijacked work sells for millions Read More »

Picasso stolen in 9-yr-old heist found; \’worthless\’ Fragonard goes for £6.5mn

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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

Picasso stolen in 9-yr-old heist found; \’worthless\’ Fragonard goes for £6.5mn Read More »

From $4 to $90K for Bowie painting; a Rembrandt \’uncropped\’; new-age LS Lowry gets his due

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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

From $4 to $90K for Bowie painting; a Rembrandt \’uncropped\’; new-age LS Lowry gets his due Read More »

Now, Beeple launches NFT sale site; Damien Hirst gets £15 mn from emergency Covid funds

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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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Liste Art Fair Basel 2021 to host visitors again, announces galleries for the year

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The art world is opening up once again. With 84 galleries from 35 countries scheduled to be present at the edgy, contemporary Liste Art Fair Basel 2021 in coming months, we list out details of some developments in this sphere It all began in Switzerland in 1995, when gallerists Eva Presenhuber and Peter Kilchman, both

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Banksy stripped of 2 more trademarks; Mona Lisa replica sold for 10x expected price

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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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A master of Realism from South India taken by the pandemic

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The indiscriminately cruel pandemic earlier this month carried away South Indian artist S Elayaraja, known for his stunningly realistic portrayals of \’Dravidian women\’. Abir Pothi condoles Strikingly real imagery with an almost photo-like study of light, beautiful women in vibrant saris, flowers in their hair and a hint of a smile always playing on their

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The internet wants Bezos to eat the Mona Lisa; $5 painting by David Bowie now selling for thousands

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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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