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The pandemic is finding eloquent expression in India's folk art traditions
Contemporary works by folk artists are increasingly documenting the pandemic, relaying, through the songs of bards and works in colour, ways to keep oneself safe.
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A prescient artist
Surveying a century of art practice in India, one is struck anew by how artists have reacted to situations and crises in their lifetimes.
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A unique fundraiser offers quality photographic prints for a steal
The fundraising initiative was created in solidarity with a nation that has fired the imagination of the global photography community for decades
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Art sales haven't been entirely dampened, they're just moving online
Overseas and here, auction houses are capitalising on the fact that collectors are stuck at home - and are online.
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A piece of the artist
While an artist book may not seem like a conventional art work, for a dedicated collector it is the extreme portability it offers that is its greatest appeal.
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How might artists be keeping themselves occupied in forced confinement?
Those with home studios are fortunate to be able to work, saved from distractions - one can be sure no gallerists or collectors are pursuing them for works required for exhibitions
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Delhi's art musings
Quite different from Reddy's sexually intimidating sculptures is Sudipta Das's migratory juggernaut
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Art in 2019 showed record-breaking sales -- and a banana taped to the wall
In the Indian art-scape, Vasudeo S Gaitonde was the undisputed star, bagging the top two spots for the most expensive Indian artworks sold in the year
Abstract art: A collector's delight and solid value for the astute investor
The genre has caught the the fancy of connoisseurs and investors alike. But you need a discerning eye, and plenty of cash and time if you regard the art form as an asset class
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The new Museum of Modern Art ditches chronology for a mixture of ideas
This sounds fairly simple to achieve: Don't put galleries in a one-directional loop, yet it eluded architect Yoshio Taniguchi in the 2004 extension of MoMA
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Lim Tze Peng's calligraphic scenes from Singapore on show in Mumbai
The country's oldest living artist, 99-year-old Lim Tze Peng, holds his first solo show, The Spirit of Ink, in India
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Lim Tze Peng's calligraphic scenes from Singapore on show in Mumbai
The country's oldest living artist, 99-year-old Lim Tze Peng, holds his first solo show, The Spirit of Ink, in India
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A retrospective explores identity as expressed by the Madras Art Movement
The Madras modernists of the '50s may have been the most important art school to have been largely neglected
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Expat art collection smashes record at Sotheby's London auction
A Bhupen Khakhar sold for $3.2 million, taking the artist to top league
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