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Hariharan’s thoughts and journey as an artist

Hariharan is an artist who concentrates his practices on photography, he has experimented with almost all kinds of known mediums. Hariharan started as a painter in the early 1980s. His paintings were accepted for exhibition in the annual shows of Kerala Lalithakala Akademi from 1982 to 1989. He gave up painting and started to concentrate […]

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Everything You Need To Know About AF Weekender, 2022

Art Fervour will host an all India 3-day art festival across 18 cities. Over 80+ venues in India are participating in the AF Weekender 2022 The nationwide art weekender will include art exhibitions, guided heritage walks, film screenings, walkthroughs, treasure hunts and workshops. Art Fervour is excited to present AF Weekender 2022 – A first-of-its-kind, […]

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Rare Works by Eminent Indian Modernists to go under the hammer at AstaGuru’s upcoming Modern Indian Art ‘Collectors Choice’ Auction

The latest edition of AstaGuru’s Modern Indian Art ‘Collectors Choice’ online auction scheduled for June 23-24, 2022, will present bidders with an extraordinary opportunity to acquire masterpieces and rare compositions. While works by the members of the Progressive Artists’ Group continue to be highly prized among collectors, they are also thrilled to diversify their art […]

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Analyzing the Art Life of Dinesh P G

Dinesh P G an artist from Thrissur, Kerala, born in 1972, is a cordial and curious personality. He is a painter and a sculptor, now turned into an educationist too. He completed a 5-year national diploma in painting with distinction from Government College of Fine Arts, Thrissur, Kerala. A very sarcastic way of looking at […]

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Somnath Hore: Birth of a White Rose

Somnath Hore (1921- 2006), or Somnath da as his students and appraisers admiringly addressed him, was born in Barama village in Chittagong, in undivided Bengal (present Bangladesh). His life and art exemplified an artistic practice that drew from a collective ideology of existential amelioration, equality and empathy, all in tandem with Hore’s own personal philosophy […]

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S H Raza: Seven Decades of Artistic Genius

The year 2022 marks the centenary of India’s seminal and groundbreaking artists S H Raza. Born on 22nd Feb 1922, S H Raza spearheaded the formation of Bombay Progressive Artists’ Group which changed the course of art in India and charted a whole new path for generations of Indian artists. Raza’s works are now a […]

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The Politics of Paper – curated by Ushmita Sahu

The exhibition started on 12th February and will continue till 29th March, 2022 at Emami Art, Kolkata The Politics of Paper assembles together distinct art practices engaging with Paper as a support, a material, a concept, a process and/or other intellectual engagements from individual, formal, historical, socio-cultural, political perspectives to name. The exhibition will address […]

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AstaGuru’s Contemporary Indian Art Auction Realizes an Outstanding Result with Strong Interest from Collectors

AstaGuru concluded its ‘Present Future’ Contemporary Art Auction last evening achieving an impressive total sales value of INR 12,13,03,661 (US$ 1,684,711). The auction featured an extensive showcase of works by some of the most distinguished contemporary Indian artists such as Bharti Kher, Atul Dodiya, Anju Dodiya, Jitish Kallat, Sudhir Patwardhan, Sudarshan Shetty, L N Tallur, […]

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How can I participate in art exhibition in India?

Introduce yourself to gallery owners and curators and connect with fellow artists and be supportive of their work. Or we, OpenArt can help you to create your portfolio and network with gallery owners and curators. Artists are required to send an email with at least three exhibition installation images along with images of artworks that […]

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Michelle Poonawalla’s artworks to be displayed at Monalisa Kalagram, Pune

Michelle Poonawalla is delighted to announce she will be showcasing Cosmos and Water Reflections as a part of Contemporary Signatures at Monalisa Kalagram, launching 19 November. Curated by Sapna Kar and Rajneeta Kewalramani, the Co-Founders of TheCurators.art, the exhibition features a collection of 101 artworks by 50 contemporary Indian artists. Alongside Michelle Poonawalla, the exhibition […]

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Emami Art hosts ‘EXO-stential – AI Musings on the Posthuman’ Harshit Agrawal’s solo exhibition curated by Myna Mukherjee

Is AI (Artificial Intelligence) art any good? Is it truly the future of Contemporary art? Does AI re-conceive the human imagination or ready us for its end? Is AI competition or collaborator? Does AI blur the definition of the ‘artist’? EXO-stential – AI Musings on the Posthuman, offers a deep dive and contemplation of this […]

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Dhanraj Sagar Shelke, an Indian artist making Oil Portraits with 24k gold plating

Dhanraj Sagar Shelke, a topper from Bharti Vidhyapeeth, Pune in Finance & HR specialization and the great-grandson of artist Mr. Mahadevrao Mistari Shelke, listen to his heart and followed his passion of making oil portraits in 18 K & 24 K Carat Gold. Dhanraj without any formal education in Art is known today as India’s […]

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Emami Art hosts ‘Sublime Transferences’ curated by Nanak Ganguly

An exhibition to create room for imaginary conversations and unexpected togetherness across artists of diverse and disparate genres. The exhibition is on view from 10th July to 31st August 2021 at Emami Art, Anandapur, Kolkata Emami Art, one of India’s leading contemporary art galleries based in Kolkata is hosting an exhibition ‘Sublime Transferences’. Sublime Transferences […]

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The ‘Printmaker’s Den’ with Shivangi Ladha, Nilanjan Das and Avni Bansal

ArtBuzz Studios in collaboration with India Printmaker House presents ‘Printmaker’s Den’ with Shivangi Ladha, Nilanjan Das and Avni Bansal. An exciting 3-day workshop that will cover 3 techniques of printmaking – Etching, Chine colle and Collography with 3 amazing young artists par excellence! Get a chance to interact with them, see their portfolios and meet […]

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‘The (in)Visible and the (un) Revealed’: Inside the secret worlds of Kartick Chandra Pyne – a survey show at Emami Art

Emami Art presents “The (in)Visible and the (un) Revealed: Inside the Secret Worlds of Kartick Chandra Pyne,” the most comprehensive survey exhibition of the artist in the recent times. The exhibition brings together a large body of his works from an extended period of his creative life, mostly from the collection of Emami Art, exploring […]

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Gudhaam Art Cafe presents K_STUDIO art exhibition by K Shereef

K Shereef is a creative artist, illustrator, writer, born in 1974 at Kuttyadi, Kozhikode, Kerala. Started his career as a freelance illustrator. He also has worked for the following magazines like Malayalam Literary Survey, Kumkumam weekly, Madhyamam weekly, Bhashaposhini monthly, Deshabhimani weekly, and Pachakuthira monthly etc. Currently he is working as a staff artist in […]

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Art in the times of COVID-19

2020 was supposed to be a fruitful year for the art industry. Commencing with the India Art Fair in late January and early February, several artists were able to show their talent to the general masses, and many art deals were promised. However, the gradual yet continuous spread of the coronavirus in India resulted in […]

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The India Art Fair, 2020

One of India’s biggest art fairs that takes place annually, the India Art Fair welcomed 81 Indian and international art galleries. Mainly focusing on Indian artists, 71% of the floor space was provided to leading Indian art galleries, private foundations, arts charities, national institutions and artists’ collectives, as mentioned by Jagdip Jagpal, the director of […]

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The Song of the Earth and the Sky by Ankon Mitra

The Gujral Foundation is pleased to announce an iconic public art project – commissioning temporary pavilions by selected artists, architects, and designers, that respond to interesting locations. For its inaugural edition, the Foundation will be commissioning a stand-alone pleated pavilion titled ‘The Song of the Earth and the Sky’ at Sunder Nursery, New Delhi designed […]

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Rural Dialogues II by Laxma Gouda

Kalal Laxma Goud (born 21 August 1940) is an Indian painter, printmaker, and draughtsman. He works in a variety of mediums including etching, gouache, pastel, sculpture, and glass painting. He is best known for his early drawings that depict eroticism in a rural context, and also for the originality and quality of his etchings and […]

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“Speaking Threads”, an exploration of self-hood as a site of art and life practice by Pranati Panda

Vadehra Art Gallery is pleased to announce Pranati Panda’s much-awaited first solo show titled Speaking Threads, an exploration of self-hood as a site of art and life practice. Influenced by the same instincts in life as her art, Pranati describes her decision to wait to showcase her work on this scale by analogizing herself as […]

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The third edition of Delhi Contemporary Art Week is scheduled to be held from 1st -7th September

The third edition of Delhi Contemporary Art Week is scheduled to be held from 1st -7th September with 31st August as the opening preview evening at Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre. Showcasing 7 galleries, 50 artists, 7 days of brilliant programming with curated walks with Indias most renowned patrons along with talks, workshops and much more.  Delhi Contemporary Art […]

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‘RASA’ an exhibition of sculptures by renowned artist G Ravinder Reddy

Emami Art, the contemporary art gallery at the Kolkata Centre for Creativity (KCC) opened the season with ‘RASA’, the first ever solo exhibition of sculptures by one of India’s eminent artists, Mr. G Ravinder Reddy in Kolkata. The exhibition has been curated by art critic and curator, Anupa Mehta. In this new body of works, […]

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She Shakti – a solo show by Dr. Meenu Kumar, organized by Cosmo Arts (India) Gallery

Dr. Meenu Kumar, the director of Cosmo Arts (India) Gallery celebrated woman empowerment with the Socio Creative movement SHE-SHAKTI, a solo show which showcased in an opening ceremony of Art Exhibition at Alliance Fracaise de Delhi, Lodhi Estate. She-Shakti is a campaign, which endorses Metoo movement. She-Shakti force within which is awaiting to express with boldness and beauty! She […]

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Serendipity Arts Foundation shortlists four promising artists for the 3rd edition of the Dharti Arts Residency Programme

Serendipity Arts Foundation announces four promising artists for the 3rd edition of the Dharti Arts Residency, a three-month-long artists’ residency programme based in New Delhi at C 340, Defence Colony. The selected artists for the third edition of Dharti Arts Residency 2019 are: Dharmendra Prasad from Hatigaon in Guwahati, Assam; Farah Viraf Mulla from Mumbai; […]

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ArtBuzz Studios Summer Printmaking Workshop from 3rd to 29th June 2019

This summer, ArtBuzz Studios brings to you the Summer Printmaking Club, a professional certificate printmaking workshop that will teach you Etching, Woodcut, Dry point and Linocut by Shivangi Ladha. Learning different forms of Printmaking During the workshop, you will learn about the technique of Printmaking, master the technique and take home you own handmade print under the […]

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Pooja Singhal presents Pichvai Tradition & Beyond

Show Title: Pichvai Tradition & Beyond Curated by Pooja Singhal Open to Public: Saturday, 27th April – Sunday, 5th May 2019 Timings: 11am to 6pm Venue: Bikaner House, New Delhi Pichvai Tradition and Beyond is back in Delhi after a few years to document it’s journey from Tradition to Beyond. Bikaner House is the essence […]

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Art Alive Gallery presents ‘EXPRESSIONS IN SILK’ which showcases Collection of Storytelling Tapestries

The inspiration behind every tapestry always begins from a deeply personal connect to the theme. In fact, my first tapestry emerged from a deep desire to express “Shrinathji” and install it in my home. The narrative for every tapestry flows from themes that only draw upon the unique aesthetic culture and design forms of traditional […]

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Tribal Art Forms presents EASTERN I/EYE curated by Minhazz Majumdar at India Art Fair

Tribal Art Forms, a collaboration between two contemporary galleries Blueprint12 and Exhibit320, which promotes folk and tribal art forms is bringing North East art at the India Art Fair. The exhibition will showcase sculptures by Lanu Pongen from Nagaland and Siva Prasad Marar from Assam; photography on Konyak tribe by Anu Malhotra and textile arts […]

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India Art Fair returns in 2019 with new participants and initiatives

India Art Fair, the leading platform to discover modern and contemporary art from South Asia, announces the full list of participating galleries and programme highlights for the 2019 edition. Taking place from 31 January – 3 February 2019 in partnership with BMW Group India,  India Art Fair 2019 will present 75 exhibitors from 24 Indian […]