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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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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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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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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Pratiksha Shome Customers Conversing in a Tavern (1671) by Adriaen van Ostade, which was acquired by Hitler during World War II, has been agreed to by the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, two benefactors, and the heirs of Jewish art dealers Paul Graupe and Arthur Goldschmidt. Customers Conversing in a Tavern was one of the
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Aditya Sisodia In a remarkable collaboration between People For Animals (PFA), India’s oldest and largest Animal Welfare Organisation, and master ceramicist P R Daroz, a groundbreaking exhibit is set to take place on the evening of August 4, 2023. The exhibit, titled ‘100 Bowls,’ introduces a new collectable art form that blurs the boundaries between
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Kritika Verma This long-read-research article about Street Art- Graffiti in the Indian context brings multi-layer ideas about social life and street art as a context itself. Read the first part of this research article here: Street Art and Graffiti In Indian Public Spaces. Read the Second article: Historical Background of Graffiti and Street Art in
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Aditya Sisodia The exhibition titled “Mapped!” held at the Asiatic Society of Mumbai shed light on the historical methods of mapping, particularly the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India (GTS) conducted during the British colonial period. The exhibition, organised in partnership with the Rotary Club of Bombay, curated by heritage management firm PastPerfect, and supported by
Tsuktiben Jamir The Vadehra Art Gallery is a contemporary is a New Delhi-based contemporary art gallery that was established in 1987. The gallery’s ongoing group exhibition titled ‘On Purpose’ delves into the intricacies and cross-disciplinary nature of the connection between the written word and visual expressions. Through this exhibition, the gallery thus embarks on exploring
Vaishnavi Srivastava Take a journey through the sculptures and brushstrokes that best express the essence of journeys and shipwrecks, where art serves as a gateway to hidden tales and mesmerising beauty. Here we have compiled the works of art that depict the violent waves crashing over aged objects. Each movement of the brushstrokes retains the
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