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Simone de Beauvoir and ‘The Second Sex’

March 13, 2022 9:40:54 pm

A new exhibition in Bonn revisits Simone de Beauvoir's "The Second Sex." The French existentialist philosopher's book is more relevant today than ever, says German feminist Alice Schwarzer.

Monument of city founder Duke de Richelieu is seen covered with sand bags for protection in Odessa

Ukraine museum scrambles to save Russian art from the Russians

March 13, 2022 1:20:05 pm

"There are over 25,000 items in our collection," said Maryna Filatova, head of the foreign art department at the Kharkiv Art Museum, adding that it was one of the biggest and most valuable in the country.

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Italian museums to return loaned works to Russian galleries

March 12, 2022 8:00:58 pm

The Hermitage Museum, based in St. Petersburg, wrote to Milan's Palazzo Reale asking for the return of two paintings - including 'Young woman with a feathered hat' by the Venetian painter Titian -- loaned for the 'Titian and the image of women in 16th century Venice' exhibition

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Who is Maria Prymachenko, the Ukrainian artist whose artworks were nearly destroyed at a museum

March 11, 2022 6:20:00 pm

Currently, around 650 of Prymachenko's works are held in the collection of the National Folk Decorative Art Museum in Kyiv.

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Thaipusam shortlisted by Singapore for nomination to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list

March 11, 2022 12:00:52 pm

The colourful festival dedicated to Lord Subramaniam is an occasion of repentance held between January and February during the full moon in the 10th month of the Hindu calendar

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Salman Khan’s artwork, an ode to Mother Teresa, goes on display in first-ever solo show

March 9, 2022 8:00:53 pm

In a video that documented the process of creating the painting, the self-taught artist was seen striking different poses while working his magic with confident brushstrokes

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‘I used to be more political, fearless; have become subtle over the years’: Daku

March 9, 2022 12:30:02 pm

"When I started painting 'Daku' across the walls in Delhi, it created a mystery. The word also has an Indian ring to it, and I feel it fits the ethos of graffiti well," the street artist said

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Goan artist Subodh Kerkar pays homage to FN Souza through a series of installations and sculptures

March 8, 2022 5:00:52 pm

Kerkar, who has made 250 Souza-inspired works so far, says, “I have borrowed from Souza but brought in my own coin.”

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Helmet worn by Amelia Earhart sells for $825,000 at auction

March 6, 2022 10:30:37 pm

Photos shot before and after the flight show her wearing a jaunty leather helmet or flight cap

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UNESCO fears Ukraine harm as Russian culture backlash grows

March 6, 2022 8:51:32 pm

Ukraine is home to seven UNESCO World Heritage sites, including the famous St. Sophia Cathedral and related monastic buildings in the capital Kyiv

‘Now one doesn’t have to be dependent on a filmmaker or composer to get one’s music heard’

March 5, 2022 3:50:13 pm

Pratibha Singh Baghel is an exciting upcoming artiste who is not interested in the mainstream playback throne. She's turning to independent non-film music for success

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Ballet dancers fleeing Ukraine rubble find Bucharest stage

March 5, 2022 3:10:45 pm

Cultural institutions across Romania have joined the fray of volunteers thronging the borders with offers of food, transport and lodging

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‘Lines (By) Lines’: Exhibition to feature artworks by leading South Asian artists

March 5, 2022 2:20:50 pm

The exhibition, starting from April 2 at Dhoomimal Gallery (DMG) here, aims to explore how a diverse spectrum of modern and contemporary art from the region have explored abstraction across painting, sculpture and multimedia art practices.

Flying fish, flamingo on cycle, owl on skates brought to Delhi by Indo-German ‘fellow travellers’

March 4, 2022 7:30:00 pm

This colourful, surrealistic menagerie has been imagined by two women -- a graphic novel artist from Germany and an architect-illustrator from India -- who joined hands to create a dazzling mural in the heart of the national capital

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Unseen photograph of Princess Diana goes on display at Kensington Palace

March 4, 2022 6:20:13 pm

Taken by renowned photographer David Bailey in 1988, the photograph will be a part of the exhibition titled 'Life through a Royal Lens' along with other portraits of the royal family, exploring their relationship with the camera

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What we love about SH Raza

March 4, 2022 5:00:49 pm

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

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Rene Magritte’s ‘Dominion of Light’ sells for £59,4 million at auction

March 4, 2022 4:30:28 pm

Depicting a night-time Brussels street under a bright blue sky, the 1961 "Dominion of Light" had an estimate in excess of more than 45 million pounds. Auction house Sotheby's called it "a masterpiece of 20th-century art".

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Artist Paresh Maity joins NFT bandwagon, collection to be auctioned on March 4

March 3, 2022 7:30:15 pm

Paresh Maity, based out of New Delhi, is also known for one of the longest paintings in India called "The Indian Odyssey", stretching up to over 850 feet. The artist was conferred with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, in 2014.

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New project tells Jewish art collectors’ stories

March 3, 2022 12:00:58 pm

The stories of the people whose art collections were looted by the Nazis are rarely told. A new project in Berlin and Munich aims to change this.

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Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is selling a Basquiat for $70 million

March 2, 2022 4:30:17 pm

“I believe that art collections are something that should always continue to grow and evolve as the owner does,” Maezawa said in a statement provided by Phillips

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Maha Shivratri 2022: Artists pay tribute to Lord Shiva with unique creations, from sand art to rangoli

March 1, 2022 5:00:57 pm

Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created an installation of Lord Shiva using 23,436 Rudraksha beads on Puri beach

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M F Hussain’s cutouts go on display at a Kolkata gallery

March 1, 2022 4:30:23 pm

For these works, the artist drew on plywood the outlines of the protagonist in chalk and cut out the form before painting on it. "The subjects were inspired by the ancestral spirits of man, deity and beast in a sacred space," eminent art curator Ina Puri said

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‘Stop war’: Indian chef appeals for peace in Ukraine with unique watermelon food art

February 28, 2022 6:20:07 pm

While it took him two days to conceptualise the artwork, it was carved in an hour using his Japanese knife kit, revealed chef Jitender Singh

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Singapore group depicts Indian influence on Southeast Asian art, culture through Bharatanatyam routine

February 27, 2022 10:30:43 pm

Apsaras Arts Dance Company showcased the beauty of temple architecture in the dance on Friday night as part of 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' celebrations by the Indian High Commission here in the run up to India's 75 years of Independence.

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Singapore’s doyenne of Indian classical dance dies

February 27, 2022 4:16:21 pm

Aside from her knowledge of traditional Indian performance arts, Bhaskar was also known for her keen interest in other cultural art forms

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