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Archives of Resistance: The Panjeri Artists’ Union and the Assemblage of Anti-Caste Art

Kochi Muziris Biennale /

The Panjeri Artists’ Union is an anti-caste art collective based in Banipur, West Bengal, through their project, ‘Assemblies of Hope Amidst the Death-Worlds: A 100-Day Work Proposition’, which is a central highlight of the 6th Kochi-Muziris Biennale (2025–2026). This project, set up at the front of the main venue, Aspinwall House, is an ‘assemblage’ that […]

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RITES by Alida Sun Set to Open at Method Delhi: A Parallel to India Art Fair 2026

Exhibitions /

Method Delhi will present RITES, a solo exhibition by Berlin– and New York–based artist and technologist Alida Sun, on view from 31 January to 15 March 2026. Coinciding with the India Art Fair as an official Parallel event, the exhibition explores the intersections of code, ritual, embroidery, mirrorwork, and computational heritage through a lens of care, solidarity, and resistance. At

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Three Critical Exhibitions at Emami Art Interrogate Eastern India’s Creative Practices

Exhibitions /

Kolkata’s Emami Art launched three significant exhibitions in January 2026, each offering distinct but complementary perspectives on artistic production, inheritance, and material transformation. Together, they constitute a substantial institutional statement on contemporary creativity in Eastern India. Convergences: A Shared Ground — Lineages, Practices, Futures Running through February 14 at the Kolkata Centre for Creativity’s First

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The Art and History of Japanese Erotica

Columns, Comics and Graphics /

The Japanese approach to sexuality has historically differed greatly from that of Europe, where sexual expression was often framed within religious or heroic narratives. In contrast, Japanese art embraced a more open, humorous, and consensual depiction of sexuality, particularly through the genre of shunga, which literally means “spring pictures.” These erotic artworks, popular during the

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The Impact of Parametric Architecture on Modern Urban Landscapes

Architecture /

Paramentric Design Architecture Influences Somehow, parametric design architecture is understood to bring a revolutionary change in terms of perception from the constructionthat we were building. Forming a part of the wider discipline of computational architecture, it proposes a next generation of ingenious and intricate structures generated with the aid of high end computation related to

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Several Artists Killed in the Latest Wave of Anti‑Government Protests in Iran

International Art News /

Iranian advocacy and human rights groups say several Iranian artists have been killed in the latest wave of anti‑government protests that began late December 2025 and have since spread across the country. The incidents come amid a wider and exceptionally violent crackdown by security forces, who have used live ammunition, metal pellets, and mass arrests

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Ai Weiwei’s Debut Solo in India: ”Playing with Materials, and Tributing Masters”

Exhibitions /

The first solo exhibition in India of the renowned Chinese conceptual artist Ai Weiwei at the Nature Morte gallery in Delhi presents a limited number of works that explore the diverse saturations and introspection of the artist’s three-decade-long art practice. Ai Weiwei, as we know, is the most celebrated and eminent for his giant installations,

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10 Reasons Why Every Indian artist should have an Online Presence?

Room For More Art /

Introduction One of those is the internet; which have become a much-needed resource for artists, enabling them to share their work, reach audiences, and create careers that can sustain them. For Indian artists, an online presence is not an option; it’s a necessity to survive, and thrive in a competitive art world. Here are 10 reasons why an

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Finland’s Oodi: A Library Designed for Community

Design /

Helsinki Central Library Oodi, situated in front of the Finnish Parliament is a public “living room” whose architecture is choreographed around democracy, everyday life and the changing idea of what a library should be. ALA Architects have designed it in service of access, openness and shared civic life.​ Site, symbol and first impression Oodi occupies

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