Art World
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Going bananas: ‘Run as Slow as You Can’ is a hyperreal comment on our image-obsessed times
The exhibit by artist Maurizio Cattelan, of the banana-taped-to-the-wall fame, and photographer Pierpaolo Ferrari is on display in Mumbai.
Chirag Thakkar
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A robot in a 400-year-old painting of Jahangir is a lesson in how rulers project global power
Despite depicting a meeting that never happened, ‘Jahangir Entertains Shah Abbas’ is historically instructive.
Kamayani Sharma
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How did the Indian langur end up in a prehistoric mural in Greece?
For decades, researchers have been trying to identify the simians on a Minoan mural in Santorini. Are they African or Indian? Opinions are deeply divided.
Kamayani Sharma
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How a mysterious diamond trader inspired the first American novel on India
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What recourse does Canada have under international law after accusing India of assassination?
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Watch: Actor Parineeti Chopra and MP Raghav Chadha’s wedding provides the music video for her song
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Why a Bangalore court order suspending ‘Liver Doc’ X account is legally unprecedented
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October nonfiction picks: Six recent books that look at aspects of Indian history through new lenses
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How Mughal badshahs and begums became a source of inspiration for 19th-century French playing cards
Although un-subcontintental in colour tones, the Cartes Indiennes recall the nobles and attendants of South Asian painting, most famously Mughal miniatures.
Kamayani Sharma
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Durgabai Vyam interview: The Adivasi painter on how Gond art is responding to contemporary times
The Padma Shri recipient talks about her artistry, its past and future.
Kamayani Sharma
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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
Video
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Eco India, Episode 240: In an era of global heating, equitable access to renewable energy is crucial
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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
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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
The Reel
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‘An espionage thriller is the most juicy genre’: Vishal Bhardwaj on ‘Khufiya’
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‘Choona’ review: An impish caper with memorable characters
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‘Mumbai Diaries’ season 2 trailer: Bombay General Hospital staff deal with a deluge
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‘Tumse Na Ho Payega’ review: A spirited cast enlivens a predictable plot
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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
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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
The Field
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WPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bangalore appoint Luke Williams as head coach
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ICC Men’s ODI World Cup: New Zealand outclass Pakistan, Bangladesh defeat Sri Lanka in warm-up
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