Moscow: Renowned artist Sudarsan Pattnaik bagged the gold medal at the ninth Moscow Sand Sculpture Championship “The magical world of sand” 2016. Pattnaik won the championship for best composition `Mahatma Gandhi – World Peace`. About twenty sand artists from countries around the world participated in the championship. The championship event was held from April 21-27 at Moscow. Pattnaik`s solo […]
NEW YORK — Ajay Piramal, the CEO of the Piramal-Shriram Group, is known for his ventures in an array of industries: health care, financial services, glass manufacturing, and information management, to name a few. However, in addition to all of these businesses, Piramal is also on a mission to make fine arts accessible to the Indian […]
Ask artist Jogen Chowdhury what he feels about being called the Master of Unbroken Lines, there is a good chance his reply will surprise you. “I am not happy,” he says, shrugging his shoulders to emphasise his discomfort. “Master of Unbroken Lines is not a serious phrase. Art is more than just unbroken lines.” We […]
Metropolitan Museum of Art Director Sheena Wagstaff with Reliance Foundation chairperson Nita Ambani (Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art) India’s richest woman with a $20 billion family fortune and a 27-story sky palace in India’s south Mumbai, billed as the world’s most expensive home for its $1 billion estimated cost – Nita Ambani is […]
An important bronze figure of Maitreya, Kashmir or Western Tibet, Circa 1025, that is coming up for auction as part of The Lahiri Collection sale by Christie’s in New York on March 15. Estimate: $200,000–$300,000 (approx. Rs 1.34 crore – Rs 2.01 crore) (Christie’s ) The incredible Lahiri Collection – a labour of love for […]
A critically acclaimed exhibition tracing the last 50 years of Indian art turns back without showing at Mumbai’s Bhau Daji Lad Museum caught in administrative controversy. Subodh Gupta’s installation, What does the room encompass that is not in the city? (2014), was shown at the Queens Museum in March 2015 as part of After Midnight. […]
New York exhibits. A retrospective of the Indian modernist Nasreen Mohamedi (1937 – 1990) will open at The Met Breuer, the new location for The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s expanding modern and contemporary art program opening to the public 18 March 2016. The exhibition is organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museo […]
After years of selling Indian art to affluent NRIs, international auction houses are now looking to expand the market to Indians at home. After years of selling Indian art to affluent NRIs, international auction houses are now looking to expand the market to Indians at home. Neelam Raaj spoke to Edward Gibbs, chairman and head […]
The India Pride Project – an online volunteer group is determined to bring back priceless artifacts smuggled out of India. A look at how they brought back a beautiful bronze work from a museum in the US. Subhash Kapoor, an art smuggler, is accused of running a major smuggling racket from South India. He has […]
The work beneath the shroud belonged to filmmakers Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam. Two Dharamshala-based filmmakers have accused China of “bullying” Dhaka Art Summit organisers to clamp down on their Tibetan exhibit at the prestigious event. The artwork, which was “covered up” after reported objection from China’s ambassador to Bangladesh, paid homage to 149 Tibetans, […]
