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November 10, On This Day It was a big scandal on November 10, 1997, when German-American artist Peter Max pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal district court to tax fraud and time served. He had concealed over $1.1 million in income from the US Internal Revenue Service in connection with the sales of his works between […]
\’Max\’ controversy in the life of this psychedelic artist Read More »
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
Women account for just 16% of NFT art market, and is Banksy on verge of another record? Read More »
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
November 1, On This Day One of the most interesting women in art, an LGBTQ icon, Nazi protester and feminist was born 132 years ago today, on November 1, 1889. German Dada artist Hannah Höch is best known as one of the originators of photomontage (a type of collage in which the pasted items are
A champion of androgyny, a warrior against convention: 132 years of Hannah Höch Read More »
Santanu Borah writes a weekly column for Abir Pothi every Thursday. Today, he talks about the rather intriguing process of analyzing the character and function of colours. Read on! If you were to go by most science fiction films out there, the future is going to be a rather drab place – everyone in similar
Colour is a joy, a problem and a confusion says Santanu Borah in his weekly column! Read More »
It is often said that an artist communicates best (and sometimes solely) through their art — but in the case of noted ceramic artist and art academic Kristine Michael, her erudition encompasses both her thought-provoking sculptural artworks as well as the spoken and written word. After all, besides being known as a notable ceramic artist,
First Take 2021 Jury: Sculpting a novel understanding of art with Kristine Michael Read More »
One of the honourable jury members for Abir India’s First Take 2021, 63-year-old Vasudevan Akkitham is regarded a pioneer of Indian art, having had a bird’s-eye view and understanding of its fascinating evolution over the last four-odd decades — and he believes that we stand at a juncture that is quite promising in many ways.
First Take 2021 Jury: Exploring the nature of and nature in art with Vasudevan Akkitham Read More »
Our person in New York, Kaivana, takes you on a journey through the hottest art events and happenings in New York right now Dior in dialogue Who doesn’t love Dior… The Brooklyn Museum has opened its doors to celebrate the designer of dreams – Christian Dior, the exhibition is a must see for all fashion enthusiasts. With
Dior, Banksy, Sarah Moon, and more in this Postcard from New York! Read More »
Chandrashekhar Bheda Chandrashekhar Bheda studied textile design (Dyeing and Printing) at Sir JJ School of Art. Next, he completed his post graduation from the National Institute of Design Ahmedabad in Industrial Design with a specialization in Textiles in 1988. Abir Pothi reports how such a large potential stored in textile materials has kept him excited
Our series on textile stalwarts, combined into one long read! Read More »
Not all lines need to be boundaries, or even bound to expectations. They could even be described as boundless when it comes to the art of Rm Palaniappan, whose experiments with geometric style, symmetry and the usage of space dominate most frames he creates. It is not much of a wonder then that a fascination
First Take 2021 Jury: The perception of trajectories with artist Rm Palaniappan Read More »