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One Mother, Many Mother Tongues Opens at Humayun’s Tomb Museum, Tracing a Universal Maternal Archetype

Exhibitions /

A major international exhibition exploring the enduring image of motherhood across cultures and centuries opens today at the Humayun’s Tomb Museum. Titled One Mother, Many Mother Tongues, the exhibition brings together a wide-ranging collection of artworks and objects that trace how maternal figures have been imagined, venerated, and transformed across geographies and belief systems. On view […]

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Where Heritage Meets Modernity: The Design Journey of Swati Gupta

D-Talks, D-Talks, Interview /

Swati Gupta is the founder and principal designer of Bluedot Design, bringing over two decades of experience across interiors and furniture. Trained at APIED, Gujarat, she practices a minimalist, warm aesthetic focused on functionality, material honesty, and careful detailing. Her work balances global influences with Indian context, collaborating with artisans to create handcrafted pieces and

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Raj Kishore Gupta’s Indigenous Accents Exhibition Opens in Delhi

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Indigenous Accents, a new solo exhibition by Raj Kishore Gupta in New Delhi, transforms indigenous visual traditions into intimate works on live-edge wood and resin. About the exhibition Indigenous Accents, curated by Uma Nair, opens at LTC, Bikaner House, with a preview on 2 July 2026 and runs from 2–6 July 2026. Created during the

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Ratan Parimoo retrospective opens at Bikaner House, New Delhi

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Ratan Parimoo Scarlet Pearls, 1959 Oil and pebbles on board 23 x 40 inches

Gallerie Splash will present Grammar of Seeing, a major retrospective of Ratan Parimoo’s abstract phase, curated by Satyajit Dave, at Bikaner House’s Centre for Contemporary Art in New Delhi from June 12 to June 16, 2026. The show brings together paintings, prints, drawings, collages, works on paper, and archival material to trace Parimoo’s artistic evolution and

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A Journey Through Layers of Truth: Norton Maza Represents Chile at the Venice Biennale

Interview, Venice Biennale 2026 /
Norton Maza

At the ongoing Venice Biennale, the artworks of Chilean artist Norton Maza are attracting the attention of art lovers, just as those of other artists from the Global South, and are making the concept of ‘art’ and politics the centre of discussion. Considering the artist’s family history, especially that his father was arrested after the

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Shared Epic Worlds at Sunder Nursery Explores Centuries of Indo-Iranian Exchange

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Shared Epic Worlds

“Shared Epic Worlds: The Shahnameh, the Mahabharata, and the Indo-Persian Imagination,” currently on view at Sunder Nursery, is not simply an exhibition about two great epics. It is about movement—of stories, manuscripts, images, languages, and ideas across centuries of interaction between Iran and India. Against the backdrop of current geopolitical tensions, the Iran Culture House

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Stitching Memory, Repairing History: Georgina Maxim at the Venice Biennale

Interview, Venice Biennale 2026 /

The presence of Zimbabwe-based mixed-media textile artist Georgina Maxim at the Venice Biennale paves the way for discussions about Global South art and the political contexts in which artists from the Global South advocate. Georgina Maxim blends more than ten years of curatorial and arts administration experience with a unique artistic practice. Maxim is also

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Colours of Maati Brings Contemporary Mithila Craft to Bengaluru

craft & Handmade, Exhibitions /
Colours of Maati

Bengaluru is set to host a significant gathering at the intersection of craft, culture, and contemporary design with Colours of Maati, a two-day immersive showcase by MAATI – The Crafts School, taking place on 5–6 June 2026 at the historic Flat Roof Building, SABHA. Presented by the Mithila Art & Artisan Transformative Initiative (MAATI) and supported

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