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Yoganathan’s new age Ramayan

In religious festivals and yearly ceremonies all over India, Ramayan\’s tales of valour, loyalty, and love are still told and performed thousands of years after they were first written. Drawing inspiration from the impact of this omnipresent cultural myth on everyday Indian life, Vasantha has retraced Rama’s legendary route from north to south India for

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Contentious Indian artefacts exhibited in Germany; Frida Kahlo’s personal items on Show; and one more art news

Naga Art Exhibited In Germany The Humboldt Forum in Berlin is one of Germany\’s largest museums of art, culture, and history. It houses the collections of the Ethnological Museum and the Museum of Asian Art. The Forum is currently exhibiting precious ancient and medieval Indian collections, as well as the work of northeast tattoo artist

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AI-generated painting creates furore as it bags first place; Promising young artists exhibit in Kolkata; and one more art news

AI-generated prize-winning artwork puts award to question Jason M. Allen of Pueblo West, Colorado, took home the first place blue ribbon in the Colorado State Fair\’s contest for emerging digital artists. What is of exceptional note is that he ‘created’ his entry with Midjourney, an artificial intelligence program that turns lines of text into hyper-realistic

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Insta artists who tell stories: From personal to political to fantastical

It might be called ‘The Gram’, but it’s worth a TON of exposure. Instagram has always been all about visual impact, and it’s where you find some of the finest artists in the world today, from the heavyweights to the hidden talent. Abir Pothi embarks on a series that will highlight the best of Instagram

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Hirst’s massive NFT experiment bears results; Ai Weiwei to curate show by the incarcerated

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

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UK’s richest artist will burn thousands of his works; murals empower India’s transgenders; and more from the world of art

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

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Secret society in Ukraine creates art under occupation; art conservators knew early on about climate change; and more from the news

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

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Lourdes Grobet, Mexican artist and photographer who intimately chronicled the lives of traditional wrestlers, dies at 81

Born to a Swiss-Mexican family, Lourdes Grobet was one of Mexico’s most prolific artists, with a body of work spanning more than six decades. She died last week on 15th July, at the age of 81. Though her oeuvre was wide-ranging, she was best known for her photography projects that pushed boundaries through their intimacy

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