Four private Indian art archives from US on sale at Sotheby’s
August 9th, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Sotheby's has brought out selected art from four important collections of South Asian modern and contemporary art including a cache of wooden toys crafted by ... Read more...
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New corporate initiatives push artistic talent in India (Feature)
August 5th, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) A handful of initiatives that have brought big business houses to promote visual art with incentives and new platforms is trying to open an alternative ... Read more...
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Dongre’s tribute to Indian textiles at LFW (With Images)
July 28th, 2012 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 28 (IANS) Designer Anita Dongre is set to pay tribute to Indian textiles with a collection called "Urban Princess" at the forthcoming Lakme Fashion Week, which begins Aug ... Read more...
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‘Indian Highway’ presents art of transition, growth in India to world: Curators
July 26th, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) An international travelling exhibition of Indian contemporary art in Beijing, "Indian Highway", in the news after a video clip on the 2002 Gujarat riots was ... Read more...
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Fifth India Art Fair from Jan 31
July 18th, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The fifth edition of the India Art Fair, showcasing 1,000 established and emerging artists from across the world, will be held Jan 31 to Feb ... Read more...
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‘Jhalak…’ not a cake walk for Isha
June 29th, 2012 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) Isha Sharvani's background as a trained dancer left many saying that her participation in "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5" is unfair given the non-dancers on the show. ... Read more...
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Artists, buyers fondly remember Husain a year after his death (With image)
June 9th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Maqbool Fida Husain, the "Picasso" of Indian art, ended his run as an iconic artist at the age of 95 in London a year ago ... Read more...
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NGMA gets a new parallel address on Google Art Project
April 10th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) has officially moved to a new parallel address in cyberspace from where visitors can walk through its new-age ... Read more...
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‘Raza masterpiece unsold but art market stable’
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The mood appears to be fluctuating in the international art market with an iconic work by 90-year-old contemporary pioneer S.H. Raza, "Village with Church", finding ... Read more...
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Rare Indian, Asian art at Christie’s sale (With Images)
March 15th, 2012 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) More than 1,800 Asian art works - including a large collection from India - estimated at $48 million will be auctioned by Christie's at the ... Read more...
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Flowers in Indian art: temple motifs to contemporary sensuality (With Images)
March 15th, 2012 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) From early spiritual symbols on temple walls and murals to icons of eroticism, creativity and energy in contemporary and new media art, flowers as a ... Read more...
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ICCR to open regional centre in Bhopal
March 4th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 4 (IANS) The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) is all set to open its 17th regional centre in the Madhya Pradesh capital.The organisation, which promotes Indian art ... Read more...
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Indian avant garde art gets market tilt (Feature, With Images)
March 1st, 2012 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Avant garde art, traditionally known to set aesthetic trends away from the commercial drill, is reinventing itself as cutting edge contemporary art with a tilt ... Read more...
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Compassionate man with wicked humour, say Mario’s friends, fans
December 11th, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Friends, associates and members of the art fraternity remember eminent cartoonist Mario Miranda as a "warm, wickedly humorous and compassionate man who reacted positively to ... Read more...
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Polish artist’s Indian works on display
November 2nd, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) An exhibition of works of Poland's famous 20th century artist Stefan Norblin, who won patronage from royalties during his stay in India, opened here Wednesday.
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Polish artist’s Indian works to open
October 31st, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) An exhibition of works of Poland's famous 20th century artist Stefan Norblin, who won patronage from royalties during his stay in India, will open here ... Read more...
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London’s V&A; Museum showcases Tagore, Kalighat paintings
October 18th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The Victoria & Albert Museum in London is carrying the cultural pact signed between India and Britain in July 2010 to the next level, with ... Read more...
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Sabavala death second great loss to Indian art
September 3rd, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 3 (IANS) Artists and patrons of art paid tributes to noted painter Jehangir Sabavala, who died in Mumbai Saturday, describing his passing away as the second great loss ... Read more...
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Jaya Rathore explores heritage weaves for bridal line (With images)
August 18th, 2011 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Kolkata-based designer Jaya Rathore, who takes inspiration from Indian art and craft, has once again gone back into time by using heritage weaves and embroideries ... Read more...
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At long last, Husain comes to Delhi (Feature, With Image)
August 6th, 2011 - 10:58 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Nearly two months after he died in exile, unable to exhibit his works in India, M.F. Husain is splashing colour on the capital's art canvas ... Read more...
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Norway attacker’s remote Varanasi connection
July 26th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, July 26 (IANS) Norway's mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, whose bombing and shooting spree in Oslo left atleast 76 people dead, has a remote Indian connection. The combat badges ... Read more...
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BJP condoles Husain’s death, Bajrang Dal opposes burial in India (Second Lead)
June 9th, 2011 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday condoled the demise of famous artist Maqbool Fida Husain but said he "had got distanced from India and ... Read more...
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Bal Thackeray prays for ‘eccentric, adamant’ Hussain
June 9th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Thursday called renowned painter M.F. Husain "an eccentric and adamant person" who thought it fit to leave his country rather ... Read more...
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‘Husain’s heart beat for India till the last’ (Second Lead)
June 9th, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) A "rare genius", "renaissance man", "god's gift", even "sanyasi" - the art fraternity Thursday recalled artist Maqbool Fida Husain with warmth and affection. Mourning ... Read more...
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Husain had distanced himself from Indians: BJP
June 9th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday condoled the demise of famous artist Maqbool Fida Husain but said he "had got distanced from India and ... Read more...
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India has lost an iconic artist: PM (Lead)
June 9th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Expressing his "deep sadness" over the death of celebrated Indian painter M.F. Husain, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday said the nation has lost an ... Read more...
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Historic Nepali mandala art sets world record at Sotheby’s
June 2nd, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) South Asian art scaled a new high in the European auction market with a 14th century Nepalese painting, "Vasudhara Mandala" selling for 825,250 pounds at ... Read more...
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Delhi celebrates International Museum Day
May 18th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The national capital celebrated the International Museum Day Wednesday with several programmes dedicated to promoting the institutionalised conservation of traditional arts and culture of the ... Read more...
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India’s first biennale in Kochi will provide artists a platform (With Image)
April 30th, 2011 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Around 65 artists from 45 countries will participate in the Kochi-Muziris Biennale in Kerala in 2012 that is set to position Kochi as an "art-heritage ... Read more...
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Government mulls new cultural university to conserve heritage
April 17th, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The National Museum Institute may be deemed a cultural university by the central government to promote academic research and study of Indian culture and heritage, ... Read more...
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Kumari Selja inaugurates contemporary photography exhibition
March 10th, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 10 (ANI): Union Culture Minister Kumari Selja today inaugurated an exhibition of contemporary photography from the Victoria and Albert Museum - "Something That I'll Never Really See."Speaking on ... Read more...
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Kumari Selja welcomes exemption of customs duty for antiquities
February 28th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): Welcoming the exemption of customs duty for antiquities and works of art, Culture Minister Kumari Selja on Monday said that this will encourage more and more private, ... Read more...
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Budget frees art from customs’ shackles, frat upbeat
February 28th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) India's art fraternity Monday gave a huge thumbs up to the budget for 2011-12, saying it would free imported art and antiquities from the shackles of ... Read more...
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Indian art, culture and cuisine on display in three-day Abu Dhabi fest
February 19th, 2011 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
Abu Dhabi, Feb 19(ANI): A three-day cultural and entertainment event is being organized at Abu Dhabi's Indian Social and Cultural Centre (ISC) to give a glimpse of Indian art, culture and cuisine ... Read more...
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Akbar Padamsee to lead Sotheby’s Asian art sale
February 18th, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) British auction house Sotheby's sale of Indian and Southeast Asian art in New York March 25 will be led by an important art work by artist Akbar ... Read more...
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