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How Does The Great Mughals Exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum Celebrate Akbar’s Legacy?

Opaque watercolour and gold painting of a zebra (1621) presented to Jahangir by Mansur, featuring detailed black and white stripes, surrounded by a floral decorative border, showcasing Mughal artistry. © Victoria & Albert Museum

The latest show at the Victoria and Albert Museum, The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence, is a breathtaking look into the golden age of the Mughal Empire. The display covers the reigns of Akbar, Jahangir, and Shah Jahan and celebrates 100 years of artistic creativity, cultural fusion, and imperial prestige. A Legacy of Artistry […]

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Victoria and Albert Museum To Display Iconic Dresses Worn By The Likes Of Marilyn Monroe And Whitney Houston In The Summer Of 2023.

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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Landmark Sale of Classical Indian Art Set to Take Place in Mumbai

Todywalla Auctions of Classical Indian Art

Delhi preview and panel discussion to precede major sale Todywalla Auctions is set to unveil one of its showcase of Classical Indian Art on 16 March 2026 at the Taj Mahal Palace, Colaba, Mumbai. The landmark auction will feature 148 exceptional works spanning painting, stone and bronze sculpture, Indian silver, jewellery, and textiles. It will be offering a panoramic view

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The Art of Sumakshi Singh: Weaving Memory, Space, and Silence

Artist Sumakshi Singh, known for her unique ability to materialise the intangible—memory, perception, fragility, and time—is a leading figure in contemporary Indian art, and represents India at this year’s Venice Biennale. She brings an artistic language composed of thread, translucency, stillness, and the delicate tension between presence and disappearance. Her delicate yet theoretically grounded paintings

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Steel Giants of Iceland: Turning Power Lines into Walking Monuments

The Land of Giants reimagines Iceland’s high-voltage pylons as 150-foot-tall (45-meter) human-like steel figures, turning functional infrastructure into monumental sculptures. Proposed by Choi+Shine Architects for Landsnet, Iceland’s power transmission company, the concept won recognition in a 2008 international competition.​ Project Origins Choi+Shine, led by Jin Choi and Thomas Shine, entered the 2008 Icelandic High-Voltage Electrical Pylon

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Chudamani Clowes Explores Migration and Ecology in Colombo Solo Exhibition

Saskia Fernando Gallery in Colombo will present “Tilda Swims the Channel,” a solo exhibition by London-based artist Chudamani Clowes, running from October 17 to November 23, 2025. The exhibition features sculpture, painting, and performance works that examine themes of migration, ecological decline, and colonial legacies. Clowes uses layered translucent materials to represent the sea as

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François Boucher: Master of Rococo Art and the French Court

On This Day, 29th September Celebrating the Birthday of François Boucher, the Quintessential Rococo Painter François Boucher (b. Paris, 29 Sept. 1703; d. Paris, 30 May 1770) remains the undisputed master of Rococo painting, whose sensuous elegance and playful compositions perfectly captured the spirit of 18th-century French aristocratic life. His prolific career as a painter,

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Festivals Through Art Lens: Gods, Goddesses, Their Idols, Their Vehicles, Navratra, Dussehra and More

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Artists who Captured Durga Puja of Bengal Worshipped through Durga Puja, one of the grandest festivals in India, which commemorates the victory of Good over Evil as goddess Durga defeats Mahishasura demon. There is more to this festive season than just worship; it provides a platform for artistic blooms: sketches, drawings, paints and artwork bringing

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Design & Disability at V&A: A Radical Exploration of Possibilities of Living and Creating

Design and Disability Exhibition

The Victoria and Albert Museum’s South Kensington site has opened “Design and Disability,” a landmark exhibition that foregrounds disability as identity and culture through the lens of design. Running from June 7, 2025, to February 15, 2026, in the Porter Gallery, the show celebrates the radical contributions of Disabled, Deaf, and neurodivergent people to contemporary

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