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A series of photographs by Kochi-based eco-tourism entrepreneur and photographer Praveen Muraleedharan that depicts plastic pollution in India is on show at Sainte-Thorette till July 4

Meet Shaurya Mehrotra, the Gurugram-based potter with Down Syndrome

He builds platters, cups and bowls in his studio with the help of his mother, Nina Mehrotra

A look at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2021

The pandemic edition of the biennale is designed around the curatorial question ‘How will we live together?’

French artist Anais Tondeur’s latest work explores the contagious power of laughter

‘When the World was a Laugh’, an exhibit showcased at Science Gallery Bengaluru’s online exhibition ‘Contagion, assigns a cosmic significance to laughter

Venice Architecture Biennale 2021: Lost in tokenism

The pandemic edition of the biennale is designed around the curatorial question ‘How will we live together?’ yet offers visitors few practical solutions

This virtual art show unites 24 Indian artists in support of Cancer Patients Aid Association

Mumbai’s popular ‘Colours of Life’, which has been virtual since 2020, features a visual narrative with the theme: Art Brings Hope

Shilpa Gupta opens at Antwerp’s M HKA

Antwerp’s Museum of Contemporary Art presents Today Will End, the first mid-career survey exhibition of Mumbai artist Shilpa Gupta

Actor-dancer Rima Kallingal’s new piece captures the spirit of Maya Angelou’s poem ‘And Still I Rise’

Rima talks about experimenting with music, make-up, costume, space and movement in her productions

Decorating your walls with art could raise money for COVID-19 relief

Artist-led fundraisers use special edition photographs, postcards, and portraits as incentives to encourage people to donate to COVID-19 relief campaigns

Designer Suket Dhir and others explore the plate as canvas for Art Basel Hong Kong 2021

Marriott Bonvoy, the travel programme of hotel chain Marriott International, is spearheading the project to spotlight the region as an arts and culture destination, in collaboration with charitable organisation, The Plated Project

‘Farmers are frontline workers’: Artist Pradosh Swain’s works on the role of farmers

Delhi-based artist Pradosh Swain’s 20 surreal works focus on the role of farmers

Spirited works of art and light: Table lamps created out of used liquor bottles

A blend of DIY crafts and recycling creates wonder out of empty liquor bottles

Yasmin Zaidi paints the pandemic

Yasmin Zaidi’s new artworks reflect on the COVID pandemic, isolation and grief

This Visakhapatnam-based firm uses technology to bridge the gap between artisans and buyers

A social commerce digital platform, Yes!poho has over 200 artisans and the social platform has over 1.50 lakh customers from North America, Europe, West Asia, Australia and South Africa.

Daydreamer by design: How Anushka Kalro gives shape to memories

Bengaluru-based artist Anushka Kalro talks about her work, inspiration and role models

Art through a biodiversity lens

How more and more artists are working with themes like climate change and depleting natural resources, and connecting with audiences

Building bridges: Myanmar’s artists and their resonance in India

They survived repression, flourished and continued to address injustices in more hopeful times. And miracles do happen

Pravin Kannanur’s ‘Core’ series of paintings at Lokame Tharavadu turn heads

Pravin Kannanur’s paintings on display at ongoing Lokame Tharavadu contemporary art show in Alappuzha manifest the micro and macro aspects of nature

Wall art’s message: Use face masks to fight COVID-19

A mural by Hyderabad artists Kona Ramakoteswara Rao and Sridhar Uppara highlights the importance of wearing masks

Lakshmi Madhavan’s installation ‘Hanging by a Thread’ at Alappuzha blends art with life

Lakshmi Madhavan’s installation, showcased at the ‘Lokame Tharavadu’ art exhibition in Alappuzha, is an ode to her roots and celebrates the traditional weaves of Balaramapuram

An installation on the boundaries of womanhood

Artist Maredu Ramu seeks the boundaries of womanhood through an art installation

Keen on the NFT art drops? It’s all about strategy, buyer knowledge and timing

As the hype around NFT art reaches a crescendo, here’s how we may have to shift our thinking as more artists venture into this crypto-fuelled world

Meet Pubarun Basu who won the Youth Photographer of the Year 2021 at the Sony World Photography Awards

The 20-year-old photographer from Kolkata won the award for his photograph, No Escape from Reality

It’s the numbness you’re feeling, put down in words

People from across India share their experiences of living through the second wave of COVID-19, in blogger The Delhiwalla’s new series

Alphonso Arul Doss passes away : a gentleman and an artist

A generous teacher and influential artist, Alphonso Arul Doss who just passed away, had a mastery over oils, defining his own ‘line’ with light, time and space

Veteran artist and former principal of Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai, Prof Alphonso Arul Doss passes away

Arul Doss who was part of the Madras Art Movement passed away earlier today at his Bengaluru home

Typographers, unite! Have you designed for #36DaysOfType yet?

The annual 36 Days Of Type movement is back. We speak with the studio that started the global design challenge and how it makes you look at your ABCs in a whole new way

Sreedhar Vykunta’s miniature photographs and matchstick art

Sreedhar Vykunta’s miniature photographs dwell on themes as varied as IPL and COVID-19 safety protocols.

Affordable art by Chennai veteran artists at Cholamandal Artists’ Village, displayed

Micro Trends 2021, a display of affordable miniature and small format works by 23 artists at Cholamandal Artists’ Village, aims to takes art beyond a niche audience

Artist Devi Seetharam’s series of paintings at ‘Lokame Tharavadu’ portrays a stark picture of patriarchy

Devi Seetharam from Thiruvananthapuram, who grew up living in China, Cambodia, South Africa, Switzerland and Thailand, uses the paintings to divulge the dominance of men in contemporary Kerala

Fancy buying a Madhubani painting or a Rogan Art stole from award-winning craftsmen? This new platform might help

Yeebo is a marketplace that attempts to digitally connect craftspersons with potential buyers

How Assam’s illustrators are framing the festive cheer of Bihu

Bihu can be cute too! Using nostalgia as their guide, illustrators in Assam recreate Bihu customs to strike a happy chord

Meet photographer Vinodh Baluchamy who prints photographs on fresh leaves

The technique is called chlorophyll printing and the Tiruvannamalai- based photographer has been doing it for the past 10 years

Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan’s book for children paints a vivid portrait of celebrated artist Raja Ravi Varma

Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan’s ‘Prince With a Paintbrush: The Story of Raja Ravi Varma’, introduces children to the multifaceted artist

Art 2021: Gallerists think small (but it’s not what you think!)

Everything’s shrinking, from price tags and canvas sizes to payment models, as curators and gallerists experiment with fresh themes to tap a new audience

A picture paints a 1000 cusswords

What happens when a teenager generously offers to take your photo for you

But, who spends $69 million on digital art?

Well, Vignesh Sundaresan (Metakovan) and Anand Venkateswaran (Twobadour) are still delighted with ‘Beeple’s Everydays: The First 5000 Days’, their polarising Christie’s buy that is changing the conversation around Art

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