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Viktor Mikhalev: The Ukrainian smith, who turns guns and ammunition into 'flowers of war'
Viktor Mikhalev has been transforming weapons and ammunition into works of art since the war began. He got the idea for the project after a friend gave him some broken machine guns and he's been making ‘flowers of war’ ever since
Watch: Sculptures of gorillas and bears depicting endangered animals exhibited in Paris
The Comite Haussmann association and Galeries Bartoux, in a joint venture, organized the exhibition to draw attention to the existential environmental challenges that animals face
This unique ATM at Miami’s Art Basel creates leaderboard based on users’ bank balance; watch
MSCHF used a conventional ATM machine and installed a camera and a computerized leaderboard to make the interesting gadget.
Anand Mahindra impressed by automotive artist; wants to get his SUVs painted
The video features Dunlop, also known as Pinstripe Chris, who went on to reveal his journey as an automotive painter
The Great British Loot: From the Kohinoor to the Great Star of Africa, jewels and art 'stolen' by the Empire
It is not just the Kohinoor. The colonisers have looted from Africa to Greece. Now voices demanding the return of stolen art and jewels by Britain have grown louder since the death of Queen Elizabeth II
Health
Stigma surrounding IVF and the reality behind it
Infertility continues to be stigmatised and women continue to be discriminated against, putting them under enormous emotional strain
German art show draws flak from Jewish leaders over anti-Semitic images
Documenta, one of the world’s biggest art fairs, has been in the middle of controversy over its inclusion of a Palestinian artists’ group which is strongly critical of Israeli occupation
Book Review: Nandita Iyer's This Handmade Life motivates readers to experiment with hobbies and creativity
If you are mindful about your carbon footprint and like to recycle as much as you can, you would find Nandita Iyer’s book tremendously helpful.
Company Paintings at National Museum underscore synergies between diverse artistic practices in nineteenth-century India
Company painting (Kampani Kalam in Hindi) is a term for a hybrid Indo-European style of paintings made in India by Indian artists, many of whom worked for European patrons in the British East India Company in the 18th and 19th centuries.
In conversation with Gauri Khan on collaborating with The Designer's Class, an e-learning platform for interior design
'Gauri Khan Designs don’t want to come across as a brand which is only confined to luxury design. We want more and more people to have accessibility to our products,' says Gauri Khan on being called a luxury brand
Artist Seema Kohli on the India Art Fair 2022: 'Art is alive, physical and raw'
Multidisciplinary contemporary artist Seema Kohli contemplates the flow of life and death, and the universal feminine energies.
Artist's beautiful work at Venice will disintegrate, but the message will remain
Artist Saype has created this wonderful biodegradable landart painting on a floating barge using only biodegradable pigments made out of charcoal, chalk, water and milk proteins
Book Review | BN Goswamy's Conversations, a collection of his art columns, is a guide to every new enthusiast
This book is evidence that an understanding of art need not be presented using convoluted paragraphs of indecipherable sentences.
Nigeria's looted treasures return to traditional palace after over 100 years
The return of the two artefacts comes as calls grow in Africa for Western countries to return colonial spoils from their museums and private collections
Living Art | Nishad Avari, Christie's Specialist, discusses reasons behind increasing prices of Jehangir Sabavala's works
"Jehangir Sabavala was one of the few modern Indian artists to extensively document his oeuvre. This has made his work more accessible to collectors around the world," says Nishad Avari, Head of Sale and Associate Vice President, South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art.
Living Art | How COVID-19 lockdown, contrary to popular belief, has led to a boom in art market, thanks to online auctions
“During the lockdown, disposable incomes of the high-end groups and businessmen had grown because they weren’t travelling, partying or attending weddings. Speculators disappeared, and serious collectors gained ground," says Dinesh Vazirani, CEO, Saffronart.
Living Art | Tracing Jamini Roy's evolution as a painter, from Western styles to indigenous forms
Abanindranath Tagore’s idea of Indianisation of art and Rabindranath Tagore’s essay The Hermitage inspired Jamini Roy into nationalism and searching for his roots.
World AIDS Day 2021: All you need to know about antiretroviral therapy and how it works
Through Anti-retroviral therapy, patients effectively overpower the HIV replication that takes place in the body
Turn grief into art: Young artiste from Jaipur exhibits pandemic-themed Inktober on social media
Poorti Purohit, a 24-year-old artist, executed a pandemic-themed Inktober with crowdsourced prompts from Instagram. "It created a community for a lot of people to express and remind each other that we are not alone in this."
Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art appoints Isha Ambani to board of trustees
Isha Ambani was one of the lead negotiators in multiple transactions that led to over $20bn in global equity capital flowing into Jio Platforms Ltd., including a $5.7bn deal with Facebook