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Introduction Today is the birthday of George Ault, an American artist whose style converged between realism and surrealism. Ault, born October 11, 1891, remains relevant to American art history, particularly at the forefront of modernist painting in New York during the early twentieth century. His work provides a haunting look at the American scene during ..read more
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The Forgotten Architecture of the Tower of Silence The media has been flooded with the news of Ratan Naval Tata’s demise. Although Parsi, it was shocking to find that he wasn’t cremated according to the traditional Zoroastrian funerary rites. While it might seem like an odd thing, the practice has slowly been going defunct, as ..read more
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Introduction One of the two major epics of ancient India, the Ramayan has influenced every facet of Indias culture and artistic expressions for millennia. Such timeless themes, such as dharma (righteousness), loyalty and heroism are still revered by all artists, who continue to re-cast these same motifs in fresh forms for the modern times. The ..read more
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In a significant recovery effort, the FBI’s Art Crime Team, in collaboration with its New York and New Orleans Field Offices and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana, has repatriated a looted Claude Monet pastel, Bord de Mer, to its rightful owners. The artwork, created around 1865, was seized by the ..read more
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The bequests of the Tata family to the Mumbai Museum mark a significant turn in the history of art collection in India. Renowned philanthropists of the early 20th century, Sir Ratan Tata and Sir Dorab Tata donated an extensive set of 19th-century European paintings to the museum. The act of providing the general public access ..read more
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A Brief Journey of Sigils Since childhood, I have been fascinated with witches and everything they represent. It didn’t matter whether it was Baum’s green ‘Wicked Witch of the West,’ Narnia’s youthful ‘Jadis – The White Witch,’ or Shakespeare’s ‘The Three Witches,’ these witches symbolised the feminine urge to destroy and recreate. More than them ..read more
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Introduction Ratan Tata, the most well-known industrialist and chairman emeritus of Tata Sons passed away on October 9th 2024, at the age of 86. He was being treated for a prolonged illness at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai. His contributions to Indian art, architecture & design will have an everlasting influence in the country. Not ..read more
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Why Should You Invest in NFTs With art theft, copyright issues, and vandalism at their peak, it is sufficient to say that art spaces have become (just a little) complicated. Then comes Web3, which has decentralised technologies, ensuring that the power rests with the users regarding their data, privacy, and experience. A big part of ..read more
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Located at the National Gallery in London, activists pasted an image of a Palestinian mother and child over Pablo Picasso’s 1901 painting Motherhood (La Maternité). Jai Halai, who is 23 and works for the National Health Service, and student Monday-Malachi Rosenfeld, 21, carried out the protest to highlight the difficulties faced by families in Gaza ..read more
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Introduction Ravana’s Lanka is the most interesting and mysterious area in the Indian ancient epic The Ramayana and that Lanka belongs to Ravana. This was a rich city of fine architecture and skilled crafts in which lived the demon king Ravana. 11 fascinating things you may not already know about the great city of New ..read more