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 Seven Projects Win 2025 Aga Khan Award for Architecture

The Master Jury for the 16th Aga Khan Award for Architecture (2023–2025) has selected seven winning projects that will share a $1 million prize—one of architecture’s most prestigious honors. The winners were chosen after comprehensive site visits to projects that made the shortlist in June. The winning projects span seven countries: Iran (two projects), Bangladesh, […]

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Indian Artist Sumakshi Singh Wins Special Mention at Prestigious LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2025

Delhi-based textile artist becomes only second Indian ever shortlisted for international craft award Studio Sumakshi Singh has been awarded a special mention at the prestigious LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2025, making her only the second Indian artist ever to be shortlisted for the international award in its nine-year history. Singh’s winning work, “Monument,” is a

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Trump Says the Smithsonian Focuses Too Much on ‘How Bad Slavery Was’

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has directed his attorneys to conduct a comprehensive review of Smithsonian museums, citing concerns that their exhibitions present an overly negative portrayal of American history. In a Truth Social post, Trump criticized the Smithsonian’s current approach to presenting American history, writing that the institution is “OUT OF CONTROL”

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Documenta Announces First All-Female Artistic Team for 2027 Edition

Naomi Beckwith, the Guggenheim Museum’s deputy director and chief curator, has named her artistic team for her edition of Documenta, which will open in Kassel, Germany, in June 2027.   “I am grateful to be working with this team on Documenta 16. I admire their independence of spirit and thought, characterized by a deep respect for

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Sweden Has Moved Historic Kiruna Church to New Site

The 113-year-old Kiruna Church completed its historic relocation Wednesday afternoon, arriving at its new site in the Arctic town’s relocated city center after a two-day journey spanning five kilometers. The 672-ton red wooden Lutheran church, frequently recognized as Sweden’s most beautiful building, reached its destination at approximately 2:30 p.m. local time (12:30 GMT). The massive

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Influential Belgian Painter Walter Swennen Passes Away

Renowned Belgian painter Walter Swennen, who drew on diverse ideas from language, philosophy, and psychology in his work, has passed away at the age of 79. He was known for his radical, experiential and associative approach to painting, which is perhaps best summarised as a belief in the total autonomy of the artwork. Belgian art dealer Xavier Hufkens announced

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Anish Kapoor Artwork Mounted on Shell Gas Platform in Greenpeace Protest

On August 13, 2025, seven Greenpeace activists climbed Shell’s Skiff gas platform in the North Sea, 45 nautical miles off the Norfolk coast in eastern England, to install a massive artwork by British-Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor titled “BUTCHERED.” The installation consists of a 12-by-8 meter (approximately 40 by 26 feet) canvas attached to the side

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Art Critic Janeita Singh & Niyogi Books Wins Oxford Bookstore Prize

Art critic and academician Janeita Singh, along with Niyogi Books, has been awarded the third Oxford Bookstore Art Book Prize for their work “F.N. Souza: The Archetypal Artist.” The winning book was selected from five shortlisted entries, with the recipients receiving a trophy, certificate, and prize money of Rs 1 lakh during a ceremony held

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