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Colomboscope 2026: ‘Rhythm Alliances’ Tunes into Sonic Resistance and Collective Resonance

The ninth edition of Colomboscope, Sri Lanka’s leading contemporary arts festival, returns this January with the pulsating theme “Rhythm Alliances.” Conceived and curated by Berlin- and Karachi-based guest curator Hajra Haider Karrar, in collaboration with artistic director Natasha Ginwala and the festival team, the ten-day event will unfold across multiple venues in Colombo from 21 to 31 January 2026. Far more than […]

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Intimate Terrains Show at Delhi: A Dialogue Between Inner and Outer Worlds

Threshold Art Gallery will open Intimate Terrains, a two-person exhibition featuring artists Shanthi Swaroopini (India) and Michal Glikson (Australia), on January 19, running through February 28, 2026. Curated by gallerist Tunty Chauhan, the exhibition invites viewers into a contemplative exchange between two practices rooted in material experimentation, memory, and embodied experience. Trained at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara, both

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A Dissident’s First Stand in India: Ai Weiwei Brings Decades of Radical Art to Delhi

The Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei opens his first solo exhibition in India today at Nature Morte gallery in New Delhi. From January 15 to February 22, 2026, the untitled exhibition at The Dhan Mill complex in Chhattarpur presents works spanning over four decades of artistic practice. A Provocateur’s Philosophy Ai Weiwei approaches art

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NGMA and Gujral Foundation Honour 100 Years of Gujral’s Art in Latest Exhibition

The National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), in collaboration with the Gujral Foundation and the Ministry of Culture, is set to inaugurate “Satish Gujral: A Century in Form, Fire, and Vision”, a monumental retrospective celebrating the life and legacy of one of India’s most versatile and visionary modernists. The preview opens this evening, with the exhibition

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Udeesha 2026 to Bring Five-Day Literature and Cultural Festival to Moradabad

Moradabad is set to host Udeesha 2026 – The Moradabad Literature Festival, a five-day celebration of literature, art, music, and cultural dialogue from January 22 to 26, 2026. The festival aims to firmly place Moradabad on the cultural map of western Uttar Pradesh through a thoughtfully curated programme that brings together nationally acclaimed voices alongside

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Nityan Unnikrishnan: Hymns for the Drowning and Other Tales

When observing Nityan Unnikrishnan’s artworks displayed at Kochi Muziris Biennale, Deleuze’s phrase ‘To be fully a part of the crowd and at the same time completely outside it, removed from it’ comes to mind. What Deleuze means is not to avoid or withdraw from the crowd, but rather, philosophically, to respond to it. It calls

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The Art of India 2026: Adventures in the Magical Landscapes

Standard Chartered and Times of India have unveiled the fifth edition of The Art of India 2026 , curated by Dr.Alka Pande, at the Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre. Now running through January 18, the nine-day Delhi showcase celebrates India’s pluralistic artistic spirit through nearly 300 artworks spanning modern masters, folk and tribal traditions, and contemporary

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Smitha M Babu’s Pakkalam: Reflections of Land in the Water

The paintings from Smita M. Babu’s series ‘Pakalam’, exhibited at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, traverse the geographical peculiarities of the Ashtamudi Lake shore in Kollam, a region with numerous unique characteristics. Smita’s works, which hint at various aspects related to the coir industry, including occupations, history, and traditions, stand as a testament to how an artist

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Legacies of Light, Maps of Absence: Showcasing the Dutch Influence on Indian Art and Culture

The international exhibition Inheritances of Light, Geographies of Loss, curated by Myna Mukherjee of Engendered, brings the Dutch influence on Indian art and culture into focus, at Travancore Palace, New Delhi  Indian painting, prior to its exposure to global influences via trade, believed in universal light, or what the Italians called ‘sfumato’ a soft, common

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The Uncanniness of an Artist, Interrupted : Artist Santosh Morajkar (1973–2026)

There are lives that move gently, and then there are lives that arrive like weather, sudden, forceful, unforgettable. Santosh Morajkar belonged unmistakably to the latter. Beyond doubt one of the most important artists of post-Liberation Goa, he lived and worked as though restraint were an unnecessary courtesy. Bold, unabashedly honest, and gloriously uninhibited, Santosh was

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