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Pratiksha Shome According to a recent study released last week by Bénédicte Savoy and Albert Gouaffo, professors at the Technische Universität in Berlin and the University of Dschang in Cameroon, respectively, German museums house 40,000 artefacts from Cameroon, more than any other museum collection worldwide, including the state collections of Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé. Researchers from […]

Pratiksha Shome During production, Greta Gerwig’s  Barbie movie needed so much pink paint that the entire global inventory of one firm was depleted. In an interview with Architectural Digest, Gerwig and the movie’s production designer Sarah Greenwood discussed how Barbieland was built, which is nearly entirely bright pink, including the life-size replicas of the doll’s

Pratiksha Shome With 650,000 visitors from 113 countries over the course of its 16-week run, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is describing its Vermeer show as “the most successful in its history.” The show was the biggest ever devoted to Vermeer and included 28 of his works. Among those pieces were well-known paintings like The Milkmaid

Pratiksha Shome Environmentalists have hailed the British Museum’s decision to sever its 27-year collaboration with the fossil fuel firm BP as a win. After decades of philanthropic links with organisations like the Tate and the National Portrait Gallery, this represents BP’s abrupt exit from the British art scene. There are no further contracts or agreements

Pratiksha Shome Jesse Draxler, an artist, has gone all out to set up his most recent exhibition at Naked Eye Studio in Los Angeles.  Through June 7, “U&I” features a variety of his works, including painted panels, conceptual sculptures, and digital media, all of which are placed in a setting that the artist himself conceptualised

Tsuktiben Jamir At Ek Kalakaar Design Studio, they explore the imaginative creativity that coexists peacefully with art and design. The studio is committed to avoiding the banal and favouring the creation of classic daily furnishings and settings. It brings creativity to life in a world of possibilities with strikingly original concepts and materials derived from

Tsuktiben Jamir The Ashmolean Museum is the world’s second university museum, as well as the oldest public museum in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1683 by rich antiquarian Elias Ashmole. In recent times, the museum has found itself in a dispute over the ownership of Augustus John’s works. Augustus John (1878-1961) was a

Tsuktiben Jamir This year marks Pablo Picasso’s (1881–1973) 50th death anniversary. One of the most significant artists of the 20th century, he revolutionised the field of art with his creative approaches. Picasso, who was born in Spain, had a prolific career spanning a variety of creative movements, from the Cubist movement he co-founded through his