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Angelina Jolie to Rent Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Former Studio for New Fashion Venture

Featured, News / July 13, 2023

The iconic building at 57 Great Jones Street in New York City’s Greenwich Village has a rich history, having been home to renowned artists Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Now, Academy Award-winning actress Angelina Jolie has signed an eight-year lease for the space, intending to transform it into the headquarters of her new fashion venture, […]

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The Top 10 Most Expensive Works in FY 2023

art market, Featured / July 12, 2023

In what many would consider an unstable and unpredictable year for the economy, 2022-23 boasted some of the most expensive paintings sold in history. After 2020’s lockdown-era auction depression, the market has since regained its pre-pandemic luster, and in many ways, rocketed into an entirely new stratum of opulence. While each work sold has merit

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Shariqa Gulzar: Kashmiri Teenager Enters India Book of Records for Portrait of the Firepot

Featured, News / July 11, 2023

Shariqa Gulzar, a talented teenage artist from Pulwama district in south Kashmir, has recently garnered significant recognition in the art community. Her exceptional skills in calligraphy, mandala art, and sketching have earned her a coveted spot in the prestigious India Book of Records. Shariqa’s latest achievement features a vibrant portrait of the traditional Kashmiri fire

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15 Antiquities from New York’s Met Among 150 Returning to India in 3-6 Months

Featured, News / July 10, 2023

In a significant development, the Union Culture Secretary, Govind Mohan, announced that fifteen antiquities returned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York are expected to arrive in India within the next 3-6 months. This marks the first batch of antiquities that the Met has willingly agreed to return to India, showcasing a positive

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Zhang Huan’s Family Tree: Does Culture Smother the Individual?

Columns, Featured / July 6, 2023

The constant conflict between the self and what lies beyond the self is a recurring theme in art. The untouched and unknowable aspects of the private identity may sometimes mix with the constructed nature of culture in odd ways. Yet even these interactions between the two contributes to who an individual becomes- perhaps even subverting

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Newly Reopened Guild Hall Showcases the photography of Renee Cox

News / July 5, 2023

Renee Cox, a Jamaican-American photojournalist, waited for canonization for three decades. But she had already let that all go as she sat in the middle of her brand-new performance, “Proof of Being,” at Guild Hall in East Hampton, New York. It was a change in me brought on by a breakdown in Indonesia. Cox, who

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Renowned Nature Photographer K. Jayaram Passes Away, Leaves Behind a Captivating Legacy

News, Obituary / July 3, 2023

Renowned nature photographer K. Jayaram, a pioneer in macro photography in India, passed away at the age of 74 in Coimbatore. His demise is a great loss to the world of photography and nature enthusiasts alike. Jayaram, who dedicated his life to capturing the beauty of nature, leaves behind a legacy of exceptional work and

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The Red Thread: Tale of of Kotpad Weaving in Odisha

Dying art, Featured, Room For More Art / June 30, 2023

Kotpad, a small village nestled in the picturesque state of Odisha, holds a weaving tradition that is both captivating and vanishing with the passage of time. The artistry of Kotpad weaving, passed down through generations, embodies a softer, more artistic lens of the world. Weaver’s Homes at Kotpad Within the weavers’ abodes, a long corridor

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Moroccan-Belgian Photographer & WhatsApp Unite to Capture Cross-Cultural Creativity

Columns, Featured / June 30, 2023

Moroccan-Belgian photographer Mous Lamrabat has collaborated with WhatsApp, the world’s most popular messaging application, to capture the essence of diasporic connectivity and cross-cultural creativity. With over 2 billion users in more than 180 countries, WhatsApp is renowned for its ability to connect people globally, and this collaboration sought to explore the transformative power of the

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Redefining the Meaning of ‘Ornamentation’ in Architecture through the Indian Context

Columns, Featured, Room For More Art / June 30, 2023

“In a highly productive nation, the ornament is no longer a natural product of its culture, and therefore represents backwardness or even a degenerative tendency.” (Loos, 1970). These are the words of Adolf Loos, a modernist architect from Vienna. He wrote this piece called ‘The Ornament and Crime’ in 1910 when the Art Nouveau moment

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