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Boulder Arts Week: Celebration of a versatile assemblage of artforms

Tsuktiben Jamir Known for its world-famous restaurants, art galleries and renowned music venues, the city of Boulder in Colorado, United States, is returning with its “Boulder Arts Week” in celebration of art and creativity.  Digital and physical arts and culture activities will be featured throughout this one-week event, including art walks, dance, theatre, exhibitions, performances, […]

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Controversy Surrounding Roy Lichtenstein’s Art Appropriation

Smriti Malhotra  The new documentary “WHAAM! BLAM! Roy Lichtenstein and the Art of Appropriation” alleges that hundreds of Roy Lichtenstein’s pieces of work were traced back to other artists, specifically comic strip artists. “It’s called stealing” stated Hy Eisman, a 96-year-old comic strip artist whose artwork has been reproduced by Lichtenstein. He is shown venting

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Dogs and Art: The ‘Portraits of Dogs from Gainsborough to Hockney’ exhibition

Tsuktiben Jamir We can’t help but fall completely in love with dogs. Simply just sitting and looking at them doing their own bizarre activities is enough therapy on our hands. Let us take it a step further; because there is good news for all dog lovers out there! The latest exhibition at the Wallace Collection

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‘Picasso the Foreigner’: An artist who was shunned by his adoptive country

Tsuktiben Jamir Born in Algeria in 1948, Annie Cohen-Solal is a notable French scholar, historian, intellect, and biographer. She has said so herself that she has been tracing the connections between art, literature, and society through her works. Published on 21st March 2023, her biographical book ‘Picasso the Foreigner: An Artist in France, 1900-1973’ leads

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Mithila Festival USA 2023: Art for United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Focusing on Gender Equality

Iftikar Ahmed The art of Mithila is well-known all over the globe. With a significant contribution from female artists, Mithila paintings have been around for millennia. The tradition of the art form is to tell stories about mythological and religious occurrences, as well as to serve as decoration and make societal commentary. With artists using

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Kiran Nadar received France’s highest civilian award: The Légion d’Honeur

Tsuktiben Jamir The Légion d’Honeur (“the Legion of Honour”) is an award established by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802 as the highest civilian honour bestowed by the French Republic for exceptional service to France, regardless of the recipients’ nationality. This highly regarded title was conferred to Indian art collector and philanthropist Kiran Nadar on the 28th

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11 Arab American Artists you should know about on National Arab American Heritage Month (NAAHM)

Iftikar Ahmed National Arab American Heritage Month, which takes place in April, is a time to discuss the contributions of Arab Americans, the history of Arab immigration to America, the variety of the Arab American community, significant customs and traditions, and more. The Arab America Foundation celebrates National Arab American Heritage Month in April to

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Mexico alleges New York of autioning the illegally obtained pre-Columbian artifacts

A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends

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