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Distinguished Jury Convenes for First Take 2025 by Abir India

A four-member jury of prominent Indian contemporary artists convened on July 25th to evaluate submissions for First Take 2025, the ninth edition of Abir India’s national open call for emerging artists. The panel will announce results by August 2, selecting ten winners from hundreds of submissions across painting, printmaking, ceramics, and sculpture. Abir India Founder […]

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Kasing Lung: The Artist Behind Labubu, Internet’s Favorite Toy

In the landscape of contemporary art, few artists have successfully navigated the intersection of commercial collectibles and gallery-worthy fine art quite like Kasing Lung. The Hong Kong-born, Belgium-based artist has created a phenomenon that challenges traditional boundaries between art toys, illustration, and serious artistic practice. A Cross-Cultural Foundation Born in Hong Kong in 1972, Lung’s

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Influential Abstract Painter Raymond Saunders Dies at 90

Raymond Saunders, the abstract painter known for challenging racial categorizations in art and pioneering assemblage techniques, died Monday at age 90, according to his galleries David Zwirner, Andrew Kreps, and Casemore. The Pittsburgh-born artist’s death came just one week after the closing of his first major museum retrospective, “Flowers from a Black Garden,” at Carnegie

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Akar Prakar Presents “Crafting Visions: The Art of Gouri Bhanja” in Kolkata

Akar Prakar gallery opened “Crafting Visions: The Art of Gouri Bhanja” on July 18, celebrating the pioneering artist’s work. The exhibition, curated by Debdutta Gupta, runs through August 16 and presents a comprehensive survey of Bhanja’s contributions to 20th-century Indian art. Gouri Bhanja (1907-1998), daughter of master artist Nandalal Bose, transformed traditional Bengali art forms

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On Jitish Kallat’s Artistic Oeuvre: Thoughts on His Birthday

14th July. ON THIS DAY While artists tend to experiment with mediums, rarely do they switch. Oftentimes, they are bound by the popularity of their medium; hence pigeonholed. Then there are those artists who are colloquially known as the ‘jack of all trades.’ An Indian contemporary artist whose oeuvre includes paintings, photography, collages, sculpture, and

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Jack Ball wins Australia’s $100,000 Ramsay Art Prize 2025

The Art Gallery of South Australia has announced Jack Ball as the winner of the prestigious Ramsay Art Prize 2025, awarding the Sydney-based artist $100,000 for their large-scale photographic and sculptural installation Heavy Grit. Jack Ball was among 22 finalists selected from more than 500 entries for the $100,000 biennial prize, awarded to a contemporary

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