With Gul, artists Ritu and Surya Singh, the creative force behind the Jaipur-based studio Wolf, invite us into a reimagined charbagh (four-part garden), guided by the spectral voice of the 18th-century poet Mir Taqi Mir. This immersive exhibition transforms burnt copper wire, discarded X-rays, and scrap metal into a sanctuary that is as much a political statement as […]
Vadehra Art Gallery, in collaboration with the Shridharani Art Gallery at Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, presents Sandhya Rāga, a posthumous exhibition of the late artist A. Ramachandran’s final works. The exhibition runs at Shridharani Art Gallery from 19 to 29 November 2025, and continues at Vadehra Art Gallery, Defence Colony, from 5 December 2025 to
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Italian comics artist Elena Mistrello was turned away at Toulouse-Blagnac airport on November 21, 2025, and returned to Milan on the next available flight after French border authorities classified her as a “grave threat to public order” under Schengen security protocols. The expulsion has been linked to Mistrello’s documented antifascist activism, specifically her participation in
Walk through Delhi, Mumbai, or Bengaluru today, and you might notice something unsettling: park benches divided by awkward armrests, concrete slopes under highway overpasses, fenced sidewalks, spiked pavements, and strategically placed boulders beneath bridges. Look closer at street dividers, and you’ll find metal studs where people once sat to rest. These aren’t design accidents or
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After a six-year absence, India is set to participate in the 2026 Venice Biennale with a national pavilion dedicated to tribal and Indigenous artistic traditions. The announcement was made on by Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, India’s Union Minister of Culture and Tourism, during a national conference on tribal arts held at the India Habitat Centre in
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The Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) is set to launch its most expansive edition yet, transforming the port city into a sprawling canvas of contemporary art beginning December 12, 2025. For its sixth edition, Asia’s largest contemporary art festival will expand across 28 venues—a significant increase from previous years—incorporating a diverse architectural mix ranging from colonial-era heritage
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Abir Pothi founder Ruby Jagrut writes “Self-taught artist” is a very interesting term. As the name suggests, it refers to someone who is ready to learn—someone who chooses to paint, draw, or create artwork without any academic exposure to art. As a species, we are naturally intelligent in imitating, absorbing, exploring, and expressing our likes
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Devin Gawarvala, gallerist, collector and founder of Bespoke Galleryproudly presents ‘Resonance of the Soul’, a remarkable line-up of 10 international artists whose works transcend geographies, traditions, and time. The show is on until 18th December 2025, marking a significant moment for the city’s evolving cultural landscape. Visitors can witness evocative creations by Gillie & Marc (Australia/UK), Bobur Ismoilov
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October 2025: Ishara Art Foundation is pleased to announce the opening of Amphibian Aesthetics, the inaugural exhibition of the Ishara House at Kashi Hallegua House in Kochi, Kerala on 13 December 2025. Amphibian Aesthetics emerges from the urgencies of precarity in the Anthropocene – climate collapse, displacement, extinction and hyper-capital – where questions of survival
Everything to Know About Shingle Style Architecture Following the Centennial celebration in 1876, there was a renewed interest in Colonial American architecture, which was combined with English sensibilities to create the Shingle style. Seldom, the modern Shingle style architecture is seen as a development of the Queen Anne style, which was influenced by the early
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