Painter spurned money in his lifetime, now his paintings fetch crores of rupees
There was such a fine ambience on the lawns of the CVSM museum, formerly Prince of Wales museum in Colaba last week for the release of a book on India’s…
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October 7: A History in Threads
What follows is the final installment of ‘October 7: A History in Threads,’ which connects the present to the past 141 years of Zionism and Israel’s occupation of Palestine. Please…
Women Artisans in Community Arts/Crafts of India
Craft ‘revivalism’ specially after India’s independence began with hands-on efforts by many stalwarts, especially women, such as Pupul Jaykar. Annapurna Garimella in her lecture reiterates how Pupul Jaykar worked in…
The Collective Creativity of Workers: From Unconscious Sleeping Giant to Builder of Barricades Part II
Imprisoned by romantic ideas about what art and artists are like, our notions of creativity seem to begin and end with individuals. But there are moments in capitalist societies when…
Maqbool Fida Husain- The Rebellious Indian Artist and his Oedipal Search
Born – 17 September, 1915; Pandharpur, Maharashtra, India Died – 9 June, London, 2011, England 9Th June 2024 was the Date to Remember and recall the Contributions of Maqbool Fida…
Generative AI: Stealing from artists, devaluing art
The technology behind generative AI has created a big splash in the content-addicted world of the internet. Its ability to churn out hundreds of synthetic images and text at industrial…
Lok Laya Festivals Bring Some Hope and Joy to Struggling Folk Artists of Bundelkhand
Lok Laya is an annual festival of folk arts, music and dance of Bundelkhand organized in Chitrakut district by Samaj Seva Sansthaan , along with the involvement and support of…
Is Michelangelo’s David obscene?
I didn’t know whether to be amazed, amused, bewildered or shocked when I came across the news report of how the principal of a Florida school was forced to quit…
Lok Rang has created an alternative space for Folk artists against indecency and vulgarity
Fourteen years ago, when noted author and historian in the world of Hindi language Mr Subhash Chandra Kushwaha took an initiative to create an space for folk artists against…
Cancelling Art, Dark Mofo and the Offended Classes
Last week, Australians found themselves delighting in another fit of cancel culture, this time in the art world. Tasmania’s Dark Mofo art festival prides itself on being gritty but the…
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