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Bihar Museum Biennale: Exploring Espionage Operations and Shaping the Future of Museums

Aditya Sisodia The Bihar Museum is captivating visitors with its showcase of famous espionage operations, highlighting the intriguing world of spies and secret missions. Espionage has always captivated people’s imaginations, whether through thrilling spy novels or action-packed spy movies. The International Spy Museum at the Bihar Museum aims to bring these espionage stories to life. […]

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Sand Artist Sudarsan Pattnaik Creates Sand Art to Celebrate Jagannath Rath Yatra in Odisha| Watch

Aditya Sisodia The Jagannath Rath Yatra, a famous and auspicious chariot festival, is currently being celebrated in Odisha, India, with great enthusiasm and splendor. Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a mesmerising sand art at Puri beach, depicting the grand chariots of Lord Jagannath and his siblings, Balabhadra and Subhadra. The festival holds immense

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200 Precious Shang Dynasty Burial Objects Unearthed by Archeologists in China

Pratiksha Shome Chinese archaeologists have discovered a massive complex of rammed earth structures, graves, and bronze casting factories on the Loess Plateau in north-central China. These structures date back around 3,200 years. The Shang dynasty, which lasted from 1600 to 1046 B.C.E., saw the establishment of a regional authority at the site, which today is

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Misinterpreted and Lost for 300 years: Rubens’ Painting to Become Sotheby’s Star

Pratiksha Shome A significant Old Master painting that had been mistaken for another over the span of 300 years will finally be sold at a Sotheby’s auction in London in early July. “Saint Sebastian Tended By Two Angels” by Sir Peter Paul Rubens is the picture in dispute. A range of £4 million to £6

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The Love Hate Relationship of Artist Takashi Murakami and AI

Pratiksha Shome Takashi Murakami, a leading figure in neo-pop art, has always embraced new technology and was an early adopter of crypto and NFTs, but even he acknowledges that he fears AI may render him obsolete.Thanks to his endearing technicolour paintings that blend contemporary anime and manga with traditional Japanese art elements, Murakami, 61, has

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Thomas Sully, The Portrait Maker Who Immortalized Queen Victoria and Jefferson. 

Vaishnavi Srivastava 19th June 2023. ON THIS DAY. Some called him a genius, others a hack; but why should you care to know about Thomas Sully? Well, apart from his ability to utilize a brushstroke to its extreme, Thomas Sully is probably one of the reasons you can picture some of the most famous faces

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Paris to New York: How did the Art Capital Shifted?

Smriti Malhotra  For several decades, New York has maintained its status as the capital of the art world. According to Robert Manley, the deputy chairman of Phillips, New York continues to bring high-quality artworks to the market, a tradition that has contributed to its sustained success. Recent research supports this notion, revealing that while the

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‘The Standard Bearer’ by Rembrandt Makes Its Premiere at the Rijksmuseum

Pratiksha Shome The Standard Bearer (1636) by Rembrandt was unveiled at the Rijksmuseum on Thursday after a national tour. On Saturday, there will be no admission charge to the museum to commemorate the occasion. One of the artist’s earliest works after relocating to Amsterdam in the 17th century is The Standard Bearer. It is said

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Pollock and Warhol were Stolen 20 years Back. Suspects Charged Now

Pratiksha Shome Nine persons have been charged federally with stealing works of art and sports memorabilia valued at millions of dollars, including an Andy Warhol silkscreen and a Jackson Pollock painting, according to the announcement made on Thursday by U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Gerard M. Karam. Over two decades, the theft

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Saving the Natural Dyes Art From Dying: The Centuries old Kalamkari Tradition

Tsuktiben Jamir In the beautiful surroundings of Srikalahasti, a small town in Andhra Pradesh, a vibrant art form known as Kalamkari breathes new life into hand-painted textiles. Amidst the narrow lanes lined with old cottages, a modern residence adorned in pink and orange stands out. Within its walls lies the renowned Sri Vijayalakshmi Fine Kalamkari

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