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Prem Sahib and Permindar Kaur present two compelling solo exhibitions at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, exploring themes of identity, visibility, vulnerability, and power through sculptural and spatial interventions that respond to the site’s layered histories.
Art History
Discover three transformative art movements that shaped visual culture. From Romantic emotion to Abstract Expressionist innovation and Surrealist unconscious exploration, understand how artists responded to historical upheavals through revolutionary expression.
Art Education
As schools rethink creativity, new approaches to art education are emerging — from STEAM learning and digital media to mindfulness and process-based methods, empowering students to express, reflect, and connect through visual language.
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Explore how Sigmund Freud’s revolutionary theories on the unconscious mind shaped art movements from Surrealism to contemporary practice, revealing the hidden layers behind creativity and the symbolic language of dreams, desire, and conflict.
Art Market
Christie’s Mumbai honours Tyeb Mehta and Krishen Khanna with a special preview from 4 to 9 August 2025, showcasing major works ahead of its South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art auction in New York.
Art History
Explore the evolution of Tibetan art—from Bon origins and Himalayan murals to Gelug masterpieces and contemporary diaspora expressions—delving into techniques, symbolism, regional styles, conservation challenges, and modern innovations that illuminate this rich, transcendent visual tradition.
Art History
Architecture and visual art have shared a rich, evolving dialogue across history. From Gothic cathedrals to digital installations, this article explores how the two disciplines influence, challenge, and inspire one another in contemporary culture.
Sudhir Patwardhan’s 'Cities: Built, Broken' confronts the fractures of urban life in Mumbai and beyond — a poignant visual reckoning with loss, memory, and the human cost of unchecked urban transformation.
In this interview, Gulammohammed Sheikh reflects on his six-decade artistic journey, as KNMA’s retrospective showcases his mastery in painting, digital collage, and storytelling—bridging history, memory, and cultural syncretism in transformative ways.
Dia Art Foundation’s 'Light into Space' at NMACC presents groundbreaking works from the 1960s and 1970s, redefining light and space as artistic mediums. Curated by Jessica Morgan and Min Sun Jeon, the exhibition invites immersive engagement and fresh interpretations.
In 'Flower Sutra', Manu Parekh continues his lifelong exploration of dualities—order and chaos, creation and decay—through vivid, pulsating compositions. In this interview, he reflects on faith, movement, and the timeless presence of flowers in his art.
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Kazimir Malevich revolutionised modern art with Suprematism, leaping from Cubism to radical abstraction. His 1915 masterpiece 'Black Square' and dynamic compositions like 'Airplane Flying' ushered in a new era of non-objective art and spiritual exploration.
Maintaining creative motivation can feel challenging, but with clear goals, structured routines, community support and moments of playful experimentation, artists can sustain their creative spark through every high and low, transforming discipline into lasting inspiration.
Jaipur’s Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II embraced photography in the 1860s, creating a royal photukhana to explore self‑portraits, palaces and the secluded zenana—melding artistic inquiry with modernising ambition.
Smita Prabhakar reflects on her journey with the Ishara Art Foundation, championing South Asian contemporary art and cultural philanthropy in the UAE, bridging communities through art and dialogue.
Who truly holds the power to define art’s meaning? From Renaissance patrons and modern curators to the digital audience, this article explores the shifting roles of gatekeepers—and argues that authentic appreciation thrives on plural, democratic perspectives.
Romantic myth of the solitary genius falls apart when we examine bustling Renaissance and Baroque studios. Uncover how Leonardo, Raphael and Titian led collaborative ateliers, training apprentices who shaped the great masterpieces we revere today.
Discover the remarkable stories of pioneering women in visual arts and photography. From Artemisia Gentileschi to Yayoi Kusama, these artists overcame barriers, challenged conventions, and shaped the art world with their creativity and resilience.
Photography often masquerades as an impartial record, yet every image reflects choices in framing, context and editing. From selective cropping to digital manipulation, photographs are interpretive, rich, creative narratives that blend reality and perception inextricably.
Drawing on Sri Lankan Tamil heritage, Lojithan Ram’s debut exhibition weaves memory, ritual, and resilience into cyanotypes and sculptures—offering a poetic meditation on loss, cultural continuity, and the quiet endurance of belonging.
Vladimir Tatlin’s visionary Monument to the Third International blended art, architecture, and ideology into a towering symbol of early Soviet utopianism—an unrealized masterpiece that shaped Constructivism and modernist art in profound, enduring ways.
In today’s overstimulated classrooms, art offers students a quiet space to reflect, express emotions, and build inner awareness. Explore how mindful art practices nurture emotional literacy and wellbeing in young learners.
Amedeo Modigliani’s image as a doomed bohemian has fascinated generations—but how much of his so-called tragic life is rooted in fact, and how much has been cleverly spun by the art market?