Street Art
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From Patna to Bengaluru, murals have become a record of the cornonavirus pandemic
Graffiti has sprung up across the country to pay homage to coronavirus frontline workers and for making public service announcements.
Manavi Kapur, qz.com
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Once symbols of despair, Kabul’s blast walls are spreading messages of hope and defiance
ArtLords, a group of Afghan artists, are painting murals on the barriers to highlight the social problems faced by residents of the war-torn city.
Hugo Ribadeau Dumas
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What a ruling ordering a developer to pay artists for destroying their graffiti means for street art
Twenty-one New York artists won $6.7 million in damages from the owner of a building who destroyed their graffiti when he had the structure demolished.
Enrico Bonadio, The Conversation
Trending
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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In Sambhal, Muslims allege UP police stormed booths, snatched IDs and beat up voters on polling day
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Ambitious tourism plans for Lakshadweep ignore limited availability of freshwater
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The numbers show the idea of Muslim population explosion is nothing but political propaganda
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Why BJP leaders’ comments on study about Muslim population in India are misleading
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A Kolkata resident has covered his neighbourhood with murals of Bengali cultural icons
The colourful art painted on electricity boxes is a welcome change from campaign posters.
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
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In its 10 years, Google Street View has become fertile ground for artists
Creative people have used the platform for photographic curation to music videos, to comment on issues like surveillance and poverty.
Chris Ingraham, The Conversation & Allison L Rowland, The Conversation
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Homeless street artists have turned a lane in Melbourne into the city’s most Instagrammed spot
Some say homelessness creates squalor in cities. But Hosier Lane thrives due to homeless street artists.
Chris Honig, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Screen gods and pehelwans: This photographer is documenting a dying Indian street art
Meena Kadri's work captures the fading paint work now replaced by digital signs and snazzy billboards.
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
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Painting with children: A German street artist has left his mark from Delhi to Kochi
An interview with the anonymous artist TONA.
Rohini Kejriwal
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Why the real Banksy need not stand up
The Jack the Ripper of the art world needs his anonymity.
Ipsita Chakravarty
The Reel
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‘Murder in Mahim’ review: A crime as unjust as wrongful death
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‘Srikanth’ review: An inspiring tale of remarkable achievement
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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How the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ heavily influenced Telugu cinema
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‘It’s pretty, but what is it?’: Delhi gawps at its giant new murals
A street art festival that brought artists from around the world to the national capital last month has got locals talking (but a little puzzled).
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
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Pictures: Street art is quietly taking over drab walls covered with ugly advertising in Delhi
Dull no more. Some Delhi neighbourhoods are turning into public exhibitions, with colourful surprises.
Mayank Jain
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Lennon in a lungi, Marx meditating like a saint: Graffiti in Kochi asks ‘Guess Who’
The works of an anonymous artist, or group of artists, have left viewers amused and flummoxed.
Mayank Jain
The Field
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra’s dream run ends in quarter-finals
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League 2024: Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena open season – All you need to know
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IPL 2024: Virat Kohli stars as Bengaluru beat Punjab to stay in hunt for playoff spot
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav stars in fifth T20I as visitors sweep series
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League 2024: In Olympic year, Neeraj Chopra keen to lay down the marker