Gallery Espace Cemented its Place Among India’s Foremost Art Spaces Gallery Espace opened its doors in 1989 with an exhibition of autobiographical watercolours by legendary Modernist painter MF Husain, who also designed the gallery’s iconic galloping horse logo. The Husain imprimatur drew attention, marking the fledgling gallery as a significant new entrant in the world […]
The home-grown lifestyle brand Orange Tree has taken the lead in sustainable design, with its latest designs made from factory waste. For those who believe in conscious gifting, this upcycled collection offers a beautiful symphony of modern, yet artisanal interpretations of nature imbued with the brand’s love for sustainability. Sparkling with the warmth of nature
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Archaeologists have discovered a throne room and its surroundings in the ancient city of Pañamarca, Peru which could indicate women were ruling more than 1,300 years ago. In total they have uncovered a complex of ritual buildings, which together suggest that Pañamarca was the religious and political powerhouse in ancient Moche times — around 700
Introduction The last few decades have witnessed a rise in individual artists from around the world to create work based on themes of cultural identity, social struggle and complex dialogue between tradition/modernity in different places. Misha Japanwala is one of them, a Pakistani artist and more recently fashion designer who has made her name through
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The Maharashtra government has awarded a ₹20 crore contract to Ram Sutar Art Creations for a new 60-foot statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Sindhudurg, following the collapse of the previous 35-foot statue on August 26, 2024. Led by Anil Ram Sutar, who also built the Statue of Unity, the new statue will be more
Introduction Today is the birthday of George Ault, an American artist whose style converged between realism and surrealism. Ault, born October 11, 1891, remains relevant to American art history, particularly at the forefront of modernist painting in New York during the early twentieth century. His work provides a haunting look at the American scene during
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The Forgotten Architecture of the Tower of Silence The media has been flooded with the news of Ratan Naval Tata’s demise. Although Parsi, it was shocking to find that he wasn’t cremated according to the traditional Zoroastrian funerary rites. While it might seem like an odd thing, the practice has slowly been going defunct, as
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In a significant recovery effort, the FBI’s Art Crime Team, in collaboration with its New York and New Orleans Field Offices and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana, has repatriated a looted Claude Monet pastel, Bord de Mer, to its rightful owners. The artwork, created around 1865, was seized by the
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Introduction Ratan Tata, the most well-known industrialist and chairman emeritus of Tata Sons passed away on October 9th 2024, at the age of 86. He was being treated for a prolonged illness at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai. His contributions to Indian art, architecture & design will have an everlasting influence in the country. Not
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Home Interior Design Interior Designing Shreenu Mukherjee, a graduate of L.S. Raheja School of Architecture, has had a diverse career in interior design, including practicing with Talati and Panthaky Associated Designers in Mumbai and founding ‘The Vrindavan Project’ with her partner Ranjeet Mukherjee. Their architecture and interior design practice focuses on sustainable and ecologically sensitive
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