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In July this year, Abir India Foundation invited young Indian artists to send in their entries for their annual show First Take 2021, their fifth edition. Selected by an eminent jury panel, the best 10 of the selected entries will soon be selected through an in-person jury and will be later awarded in a show. […]
Jury members who spotted talent for FIRST TAKE 2021 from all corners of India! Read More »
A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends
Looted by Nazis during WWII, this Van Gogh is up for auction for over $20 mn Read More »
A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends
October 10, On This Day His face was one among icons that adorned the eighth series of Swiss franc banknotes (for 100 Swiss francs), as did his iconic sculpture, L\’Homme qui marche I. But that\’s not his only legacy. Alberto Giacometti was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman and printmaker of much repute and renown, and
The Swiss sculptor who was also a philosopher: Alberto Giacometti Read More »
Humble and full of enthusiasm to discuss the breadth of her work displayed at a virtual exhibition, Confluence, presented by Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad in collaboration with Gallery Art & Soul and curated by Lina Vincent, Lalitha Lajmi opens up about how art has kept her going. Gauri Gharpure reports for Abir Pothi. Drawing recollections on paper
Etching memories, Lalitha Lajmi powers on at 88 Read More »
A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends
Is that a Gauguin or a fake? Historic painting downgraded at the Tate Read More »
August 16, On This Day David, by Michelangelo Michelangelo\’s statue of David has become one of the most recognized works of Renaissance sculpture; a symbol of strength and youthful beauty. On August 16, 1501 — a full 520 years ago — the famed Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance, at the
Legends set in stone that have lived for centuries Read More »
On This Day, July 23 The expansive legacy of Sayed Haider Raza or SH Raza cannot be confined to a single form. And yet, the ‘bindu’ (circle or dot) that he focused on and painted so lovingly for a major phase of his artistic career is an excellent symbol for his oeuvre — it is
In his centenary year, we continue to celebrate the vast legacy of SH Raza Read More »
July 20, On This Day A master of figurative art, British painter and draughtsman Lucian Freud was known for his work in portraiture and the nude — and as the grandson of famed Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud. Sometimes called a realist, Lucian painted in a highly individual style, which in his later years was characterized
No Freudian slip: The figurative master portraitist of the 20th-century Read More »
Abir India Foundation is inviting young Indian artists to send in their entries for their annual show First Take 2021. This is their fifth edition. The call for entries is open till July 25th, 2021. Selected by an eminent jury panel, the best 10 of the selected entries will be awarded in a show.
How eminent jury spots FIRST TAKE talent from all corners of India Read More »