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The world’s most watched art event is facing its sharpest internal revolt yet. More than 70 artists and curators participating in the 61st Venice Biennale have issued an open letter. It demands that La Biennale di Venezia exclude Israel, Russia, and the United States from this year’s edition. This is the first time curators of […]
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Asim Waqif, an Indian artist, traverses architecture, ecology, and the vibrant life of cities to create art, representing India at the 2026 Venice Biennale. Waqif, born in Hyderabad (1978), trained as an architect, has become an artist and created a vocabulary of alluring atmospheres, sculpture, installation, and video. Through artwork, Asim Waqif examines how materials,
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The visual poems of sculptor Ranjani Shettar, a notable Indian artist, advance India on the international scene at the 2026 Venice Biennale. Drawing on customs, materials, and natural language, Shettar’s art offers a distinctively Indian yet global language of art that is sustainably created. Born in 1977, Ranjani Shettar earned her BFA (1998) and MFA (2000)
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Artist Sumakshi Singh, known for her unique ability to materialise the intangible—memory, perception, fragility, and time—is a leading figure in contemporary Indian art, and represents India at this year’s Venice Biennale. She brings an artistic language composed of thread, translucency, stillness, and the delicate tension between presence and disappearance. Her delicate yet theoretically grounded paintings
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The 61st Venice Biennale has unveiled the list of 111 participating artists for its main exhibition, In Minor Keys, curated by the team of the late Cameroonian-Senegalese curator Koyo Kouoh. Slated to open this April in the Giardini and Arsenale, the exhibition is being widely regarded as one of the most anticipated editions in recent years,
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Raw Collaborative is bringing its innovative Design Cultures series to Kolkata with the City Collabs edition, running from February 27 to March 1, 2026, at the Kolkata Centre for Creativity (KCC). This travelling showcase explores India’s diverse design landscape by blending craft traditions, contemporary practices, and cultural narratives, making design accessible and place-specific. Event Highlights
As India’s representative at the 60th Venice Biennale in 2026, Skarma Sonam Tashi is carrying an artistic career advancing at an incredible pace, as well as the spirit of an entire high-altitude culture in Ladakh. Tashi, a sculptor whose materials, philosophy, and form speak forcefully to the ecological and cultural crises of our time, was
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The creative world of Alwar Balasubramaniam, known as “Bala,” spans decades of exciting practice. His techniques, which began with an intense focus on painting and printmaking, evolved dramatically after 2000, when he turned toward sculpture and immersive installations—an ongoing exploration now culminating in his role as India’s representative at the upcoming Venice Biennale. As we
Alwar Balasubramaniam: ‘Tracing the Self’, Body, and Becoming Read More »