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Bhaskar Singha’s “Realms of Peace – V” Opens at India Habitat Centre

Exhibitions /

Renowned artist Bhaskar Singha’s fifth solo exhibition in the “Realms of Peace” series was inaugurated yesterday evening at Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, presenting a collection of spiritually inspired works that explore themes of unity and contemplation through watercolor and acrylic mediums. The exhibition, which runs through August 10th, showcases Singha’s nearly three-decade evolution […]

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Pioneer of Deconstructivist Architecture Helmut Swiczinsky Dies at 81

Architecture /

Vienna – Helmut Swiczinsky, co-founder of the influential Vienna-based architecture firm Coop Himmelb(l)au and a pioneering figure in deconstructivist architecture, died July 29, 2025, at age 81. Born in Poznań, Poland, in 1944, Swiczinsky studied architecture at Vienna University of Technology and the Architectural Association in London. He co-founded Coop Himmelb(l)au in 1968 with Wolf

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Twenty Well-Known Abstract Painters Who Changed the Way We Look at Painting

Do You Know? /

The post-World War II American art movement known as abstract expressionism first appeared in the 1940s. It emphasises the spontaneous and dynamic application of paint on the canvas, often using large brushstrokes to depict the emotional and subconscious aspects of the artist’s experience. This movement greatly impacted the development of contemporary art and the mid-20th-century

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Distinguished Jury Convenes for First Take 2025 by Abir India

First Take 2025 /

A four-member jury of prominent Indian contemporary artists convened on July 25th to evaluate submissions for First Take 2025, the ninth edition of Abir India’s national open call for emerging artists. The panel will announce results by August 2, selecting ten winners from hundreds of submissions across painting, printmaking, ceramics, and sculpture. Abir India Founder

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Influential Abstract Painter Raymond Saunders Dies at 90

News /

Raymond Saunders, the abstract painter known for challenging racial categorizations in art and pioneering assemblage techniques, died Monday at age 90, according to his galleries David Zwirner, Andrew Kreps, and Casemore. The Pittsburgh-born artist’s death came just one week after the closing of his first major museum retrospective, “Flowers from a Black Garden,” at Carnegie

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