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Mumbai Art Street: Murals for young Kolis about their KoliwadaSubscriber Only
March 26, 2022 13:14 IST
A well, a brass band and visarjans come together for two murals that aim at transforming an ancestral neighbourhood.
Sat, Mar 26, 2022
Noted author and academic Sara Suleri Goodyear passes awaySubscriber Only
March 22, 2022 16:37 IST
Suleri was professor emeritus of English at Yale University, where her fields of study and teaching include Romantic and Victorian poetry and an interest in Edmund Burke.
Tue, Mar 22, 2022
‘The Sassoons’ affection for Bombay comes across in philanthropy’Subscriber Only
March 21, 2022 09:25 IST
Tracing the rise and fall of the Sassoon dynasty, author Joseph Sassoon’s new book is closely connected to their life in and departure from Bombay
Mon, Mar 21, 2022
Expecting better: An IAS officer’s guide to a seamless pregnancySubscriber Only
March 19, 2022 15:00 IST
Durga Shakti Nagpal charts the dos and don’ts of managing one’s weight while providing nourishment to the baby in her book, Grow Your Baby, Not Your Weight
Sun, Mar 20, 2022
Explained: What was revolutionary about Andy Warhol’s art, on whose life a new docu-series on Netflix is based?Subscriber Only
March 13, 2022 12:30 IST
Andy Warhol was part of the pop art movement, which began in Britain in the 1950s and involved making art inspired by things we find in popular culture. It rejects ideas of art being fine, elite or academic.
Tue, Mar 15, 2022
Mumbai Art Street: A mural on the city’s ‘Mumbainess’Subscriber Only
March 12, 2022 13:19 IST
The mural, named ‘Wall of Progress’ by PWD, was made in two phases from late 2019 to early 2020.
Thu, Mar 17, 2022
Goan artist Subodh Kerkar pays homage to FN Souza through a series of installations and sculpturesSubscriber Only
March 08, 2022 17:00 IST
Kerkar, who has made 250 Souza-inspired works so far, says, “I have borrowed from Souza but brought in my own coin.”
Tue, Mar 08, 2022
New book sheds light on one of Mumbai’s most influential business families, the SassoonsSubscriber Only
March 05, 2022 02:49 IST
A new book by Joseph Sassoon, titled The Global Merchants: The Enterprise and Extravagance of the Sassoon Dynasty (published by Allen Lane), takes a closer look at 130 years of this business family. It offers fresh perspectives on their successes as well as key shortcomings.
Tue, Mar 15, 2022
What we love about SH RazaSubscriber Only
March 04, 2022 17:00 IST
February 22 marked the centenary of one of India's most famous modernist painters, SH Raza. Six people -- a collector, a gallerist, artists, a teacher and a curator -- recount their favourite thing about the iconic master's art and life
Sat, Aug 13, 2022
Explained: What makes VS Gaitonde India’s highest-selling modern artistSubscriber Only
February 26, 2022 13:19 IST
An untitled painting from 1969 by VS Gaitonde has sold for a record Rs 42 crore at an auction by Pundole’s in Mumbai. What makes VS Gaitonde India’s highest-selling modern artist?
Thu, Mar 03, 2022
Gaitonde work from Glenbarra Art Museum sets new record for Indian artSubscriber Only
February 25, 2022 03:46 IST
Untitled 1969 Painting Now Most Expensive Work Of Modern Indian Art; works by Tyeb Mehta, Arpita Singh Also Break Records
Fri, Feb 25, 2022
Why the gender-fluid polychrome sculptures by a Sri Lankan-Australian artist is making waves globallySubscriber Only
February 23, 2022 14:04 IST
Civilisations, iconographies and colours collide in Australian sculptor Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran’s first solo show in India
Wed, Feb 23, 2022
Humans of Love Grove get their portraits from Aravani Art ProjectSubscriber Only
February 09, 2022 02:08 IST
In about a fortnight, passers-by will see a balloon seller, a dabbawalla or a policeman painted on the pillars -- portraits of the very people who work around the flyover.
Wed, Feb 09, 2022
First numismatic auction house forays into Indian artSubscriber Only
February 08, 2022 02:21 IST
Todywalla Auctions is renowned among numismatists and philatelists for its work with coins, notes and stamps.
Tue, Feb 08, 2022
Masking up is the responsibility of a community, not just an individualSubscriber Only
February 03, 2022 04:30 IST
Benita Fernando writes: We could one day be in a position where we are desperate for a fighting chance, and the only way to get it is for everyone to stay masked up
Thu, Feb 03, 2022
‘Man Grows With Mangroves’: A mural on Carter Road on mangrovesSubscriber Only
January 29, 2022 13:18 IST
Carter Road visitors can see the mural at one of the midway entrances to the promenade.
Sat, Jan 29, 2022
Explained: The controversy around Disney movie Snow White and the Seven DwarvesSubscriber Only
January 26, 2022 22:47 IST
Actor Peter Dinklage had recently criticised Disney for its upcoming project Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
Wed, Jan 26, 2022
A 400-acre park at Mahalakshmi and other projects that never took offSubscriber Only
January 23, 2022 22:47 IST
A new book ‘Bombay Imagined’ throws light on around 200 ideas, envisaged for Mumbai since the 17th century, which couldn’t come to fruition for various reasons
Mon, Jan 24, 2022
Goan writer Maria Aurora Couto dies at 85Subscriber Only
January 14, 2022 22:04 IST
Couto lived in Aldona, Goa, and will be remembered for dedicating much of her life and work to the state’s cultural activities as well as socio-political causes
Sat, Jan 15, 2022
How Mumbai’s CSMVS became a repository of memories and culture, through wars, plague and pandemicSubscriber Only
January 14, 2022 18:19 IST
In its centenary year, a look at how the iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya tells stories of our shared humanity
Fri, Jan 14, 2022
Art Street: Mural by transwomen paints Mumbai’s Love Grove sewage plant site in new lightSubscriber Only
January 08, 2022 15:51 IST
Members of the Aravani Art Project got together in 2021 to spruce up the compound wall on Dr Annie Besant Road. The result is a series of vibrant portraits of people who frequent the area.
Sun, Jan 09, 2022
Ad man, writer and activist Gerson da Cunha passes awaySubscriber Only
January 08, 2022 00:57 IST
Da Cunha was born in Mumbai in 1929 and grew up in Mazgaon. Graduating in science, he first worked as a journalist at PTI Reuters and then moved to advertising, where he remained for 25 years. He was CEO of ad agency Lintas from 1955 to 1980.
Sat, Jan 08, 2022
Brothers from Warli tribe to show local art at exhibition in Mumbai todaySubscriber Only
January 07, 2022 13:33 IST
The experiences are captured in their paintings made in the distinctive Warli style which is art using white lines on a base made of cow dung.
Fri, Jan 07, 2022
George Wittet, who left beautiful fingerprints across MumbaiSubscriber Only
January 02, 2022 15:28 IST
Mumbai’s CSMVS completes 100 years in 2022. A look at the life and work of an important architect of the Raj who built this magnificent structure and nearly a hundred others all over the great metropolis
Sun, Jan 02, 2022
CSMVS’s restoration project: Refurbished building set to be unveiled next monthSubscriber Only
December 24, 2021 09:46 IST
The museum's most extensive restoration is to highlight its architect George Wittet's plans
Fri, Dec 24, 2021
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