Udaipur-based Italian uses India as muse
September 19th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Italian artist Simona Bocchi found her inspiration in India when she first travelled here in 2006."Delhi was my first stop. My visit was short but ... Read more...
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Pearl Jam to perform at Jay-Z’s festival
May 23rd, 2012 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 22 (IANS) Rock band Pearl Jam and hip-hop star Drake are among the performers set to lead Jay-Z's Made in America Festival, scheduled for September.The members of ... Read more...
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Smithsonian to chronicle the story of Indian Americans
February 25th, 2012 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) The Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum and research complex, is putting together an exhibition chronicling the story of immigrants from India and their descendants in ... Read more...
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India colours imagination of Spanish artist
November 25th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) India's pilgrimage trails provide sustenance to well-known Spanish conceptual artist and filmmaker Frederic Amat's multimedia art.
Amat, who hails from Barcelona, is in India with a ... Read more...
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Retrospective of modern pioneer K.K. Hebbar opens
November 22nd, 2011 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) A retrospective of the works by Indian contemporary pioneer K.K. Hebbar is being held at the National Gallery of Modern Art.The exhibition, eighth in a ... Read more...
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Tyeb Mehta, Souza lead auction stakes at Christie’s
May 26th, 2011 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The early masters of Indian contemporary art and the progressive group of artists like Tyeb Mehta, F.N. Souza and Akbar Padamsee are high on the ... Read more...
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Indian diplomat’s paintings on show
April 15th, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The director of the National Gallery of Modern Art, Rajeev Lochan, Friday inaugurated an exhibition of paintings by Indian diplomat Abhay Kumar.The exhibition, under the ... Read more...
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Cities replacing countryside on new Indian artscape (With Images)
April 11th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Cities, roads, people and lifestyles in the metros are edging the idyllic countryside out of the canvas of Indian contemporary art.Most artists in India begin ... Read more...
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Jamia to showcase curatorial practices in India
February 18th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) "Transformation," an art exhibition curated by the students of Jamia Millia Islamia at the M.F Husain art gallery, will showcase the history of curatorial practices in India, ... Read more...
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Showcase of Gond art to keep artist’s legacy alive
October 20th, 2010 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) The legacy of tribal artist Jangarh Singh Shyam, who died in Japan in 2001 - but not before starting a whole new tradition of painting ... Read more...
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Special train to promote Games flagged off (Lead)
June 24th, 2010 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday flagged off a special exhibition train to promote the Commonwealth Games across India. The train will Friday reach Amritsar, where the ... Read more...
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Special train to promote CWG flagged off
June 24th, 2010 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday flagged off a special exhibition train to promote the Commonwealth Games across India. The train Friday reaches Amritsar where the Queen's ... Read more...
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Special train to promote Commonwealth Games
June 23rd, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee will flag off here Thursday a special exhibition train to promote the Commonwealth Games throughout India. Its first destination will be Amritsar ... Read more...
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Railways to promote Commonwealth Games throughout India
June 15th, 2010 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
By Rajeev Ranjan Dwivedi
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Tracking the history of the Commonwealth Games and the contribution of Indian Railways to sports, a special train will this month begin a ... Read more...
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Changing world of typography to meet fine print at exhibition (With Images)
February 14th, 2010 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) It will be a display of changing artistic concepts when an international exhibition of advertising art, typography and graphic design meets fine print - essays on politics, ... Read more...
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Mystery behind Vincent van Gogh’s slashed ear solved?
December 27th, 2009 - 4:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 27 (ANI): Dutch Post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh slashed his ear after learning that his brother, Theo, was about to get married, claims a scholar.Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear is ... Read more...
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Spotlight on experimental, new age works at India Art Summit
August 5th, 2009 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Video art, interactive projects and sound installations -- the second edition of the India Art Summit here promises the best in innovative, experimental, digital ... Read more...
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Meet John McCain the puppy, and Sarah Palin the moose!
September 29th, 2008 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
New York, September 29 (ANI): U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain and his running mate Sarah Palin have been depicted as animals in an artwork.
Created by Tim Rollings in just ... Read more...
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