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Abir Space vs Top Platforms to Sell Original Art in India: What Sets It Apart

Room For More Art /

Introduction India has seen a boom in platforms that sell original art, which give new and veteran artists new ways to express themselves. Among them, Abir Space stands out as a beacon, providing not merely a marketplace, but a nurturing environment for burgeoning artists. Here, we explore the best platforms for selling original art in India, with […]

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Transferring Nature into Art 

Exhibitions /
Artworks Hanging inside a tea stall

A New Exhibition is Making Rounds The Earth My Home is an exhibition that highlights eco-dyeing, with Shibori techniques and wild art all created with self-made natural pigments and brushes. A part of the sale proceeds from this show is being donated to the Himalayan Rilung Foundation by the participant artists to support its work

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Naina Somani’s Artwork Is a Message of Humanity and Peace

Artists of the Week /
Enclosure beneath the Marine Foliage (2021), Woodcut, (22x32 in)

MEET Naina Somani!! Naina Somani is our Artist of the Week. She is a freelance artist, Printmaker and Research Scholar based in Udaipur, Rajasthan. She has a knack for creative visualization. She completed her Bachelor’s in English (Hons.) & Visual Arts in 2018. Soon she found herself in Masters in Visual Arts at Mohanlal Sukhadia

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1,500-Year-Old Sword and Oath Ring Sheds Light on Anglo-Saxon Burial Customs

News /
The Sixth Century Runic Sword

Sixth-Century Anglo-Saxon Sword Found A sixth-century sword has been discovered at an Anglo-Saxon cemetery near Canterbury, England. Archaeologists are optimistic that this early medieval weapon, which has been likened to the renowned Sutton Hoo sword, will provide fresh insights into life during the sixth century in that area. It is being hailed as one of

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Remembering Dutch Experimentalist and Art Activist Jan Nieuwenhuys

Artist Profile /

Who was Jan Nieuwenhuys? Jan Nieuwenhuys (8 January 1922 – 28 December 1986) was a Dutch artist and a key member of the Dutch Experimentalists group (Reflex), which eventually became part of CoBrA; the European avant-garde art movement. He was born in Amsterdam. Along with his elder brother, Constant, he decided to pursue a career

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Ex-Israeli Embassy in Dublin May House Palestinian Art

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Palestine Museum US Eyes Israeli Embassy After a successful pop-up event in Ireland, the director of the Connecticut-based Palestine Museum US, Faisal Saleh; a Palestinian-American entrepreneur; is optimistic about transforming the former shuttered Israeli Embassy into its “permanent European headquarters.” In a statement given to The Art Newspaper, he exclaims, “We want to change what

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Italian Authorities Recover €8 Million Worth of Etruscan Artefacts From Two “Amateur” and “Clumsy” Tomb Raiders

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Italian Authorities Recover Etruscan Artefacts Italian officials have now recovered valuable artefacts, dating back to the 3rd century B.C. These were reportedly stolen from an Etruscan burial site in Umbria by a couple of “clumsy” and “amateur” tomb raiders who accidentally discovered the treasures on their property. Authorities confiscated the artefacts from two business owners

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