Art World
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Open letter: Kochi-Muziris Biennale artists flag organisational challenges that led to postponement
The event was postponed a night before its inauguration on December 12. It opened to the public on Friday.
Scroll Staff
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At the Museum of Christian Art in Goa, glimpses of India’s artistic syncretism
Most objects at the museum, across types, reveal inspirations from the visual vocabulary of different parts of India.
Kamayani Sharma
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Drawing Hindu epics in Art Deco style, this Polish artist left behind a striking legacy
Stefan Norblin melded two disparate approaches to artmaking in the 20th century to create a very unique practice.
Kamayani Sharma
Trending
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Mauritian Bhojpuri is being dressed in Hindu nationalist robes – and I’m in mourning
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Two doctors argue that eggs are the gold standard for all proteins, and the most perfect food ever
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‘When will you kill Muslims and Christians?’ monk asks Hindus at Delhi event
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Young professionals are fleeing crisis-hit Pakistan in hope of a better future
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Watch: ‘3 Idiots’ stars Aamir Khan, Sharman Joshi, R Madhavan comically reunite to promote new film
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Dora Maar and Françoise Gilot were not just Picasso’s muses – they were artists in their own right
Both women profoundly influenced Picasso, and both were exceptional talents.
Lisa French, The Conversation
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‘In all my years, no gallery has represented me’: Savindra Sawarkar on Brahmanism in the arts
Sawarkar is the first Indian gallery artist to foreground the Dalit experience of caste as an aesthetic mode. In a broad interview, he talks about his practice.
Kamayani Sharma
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Art logistics has come a long way since the time Ashoka pillars were shifted to Delhi
Moving fragile, expensive art requires more than just bubble wrap. It is a specialised, complex, painstaking work that has grown into a niche industry in India.
Kamayani Sharma
Video
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Watch: Actor Arbaaz Khan introduces himself as Roger Federer for an advertisement
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Video: White Sun, the band known for musical renditions of yoga mantras, wins second Grammy
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‘They are just barking, they don’t bite’: Prakash Raj on those who wanted to boycott ‘Pathaan’
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Grammy 2023 speeches: From Beyoncé to Kim Petras, what the winners who made history said
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‘Hold on to my fur’: Musician remixes cat’s meowing to create this song (and others)
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Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe portraits reveal the darker side of 1960s America
On the surface, the works may look like a tribute to a much-loved icon, but themes of death, decay and even violence lurk within these canvases.
Harriet Fletcher, The Conversation
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In India, the world of NFTs suffers from the same inequalities as the world of traditional art
Although the NFT art market in India is still small, it hasn’t delivered the degree of egalitarianism it promised.
Kamayani Sharma
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With ‘Suspended in Time’, Ali Kazim addresses the decolonisation debate in the art world
The exhibition engages with the South Asian collections of the Ashmolean Museum that had once been used to showcase the British empire.
Farida Ali
The Reel
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Amit Trivedi lets his music do the talking: ‘There’s one life. We take it way too seriously’
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Start the week with a film: Horses and a quietly thumping heart in ‘The Rider’
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‘Class’ review: An immersive and revealing show about privilege
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‘Jehanabad – Of Love & War’ review: A heavily spiced account of an audacious jailbreak
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‘Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat’ review: A throbbing musical about forbidden passion
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A historic collection of Indian and Pakistani art is gathering dust in Delhi
In a small room of the Ghalib Academy lie, neglected and forgotten, the works of legends like MF Husain and Sadequain.
Kamayani Sharma
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What did the Cold War have to do with a computer art exhibition sent to India in the 1970s?
At a time when the country had merely 140 computers, a show with works of graphic artists and animators was put on view for almost a month. Why and for whom?
Kamayani Sharma
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NFTs by chimpanzees is the latest chapter in a long history of animals in the art world
There have been important questions raised about the ethics of asking beasts to make works conforming to human expectations of what art should be.
Keri Cronin, The Conversation
The Field
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Premier League: Harry Kane eyes all-time record after becoming leading scorer for Spurs
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Tennis rankings: Novak Djokovic inches closer to all-time record, Iga Swiatek continues to dominate
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Football: Manchester City charged by Premier League over alleged breaches of financial rules
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ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: Australia’s Meg Lanning – ‘There’s a fair bit I still want to achieve’
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Interview: Belgium high performance coach Adam Commens on women’s hockey, mental health and more