
Hema Upadhyay case: Crime branch to probe double murder
Mumbai Police has handed over the double murder case of well-known installation artist Hema Upadhyay and her lawyer Harish Bhambhani to the Crime Branch, after the local police failed to make headway in the case.

A secret canvas: New book on architect Jehangir Vazifdar shines a light on his other identity — that of an artist
Not much is known about architect Jehangir Vazifdar's work as a modern artist — but his son Phiroze is working hard to change that

The man who sold the world: Singer David Bowie dies at 69 after 18-month battle with cancer
British singer-songwriter David Bowie has died at the age of 69 after battling cancer for 18 months.

Hema Upadhyay double murder: Cops allege suspects have fled to UP
Bodies of Hema Upadhyay and advocate Harish Bhambhani, are sent for autopsy. Last known cell phone locations were at the towers between Charkop Kandivali

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei builds Lego donation network after company refuses him on ‘political grounds’
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei will set up a network of collection points to receive Lego block donations after he set off a social media storm by accusing the Danish company of refusing a bulk order on political grounds.

Artist Ai Weiwei says China at critical point | Reuters
BERLIN Ructions in the Chinese stock market and currency suggest the country has reached a "critical point" where the absence of democratic freedoms is a growing threat to economic stability, Chinese artist and free-speech advocate Ai Weiwei says. Speaking to Reuters at his atelier in the basement of a former brewery in Berlin's Prenzlauer Berg district, Ai was more outspoken about China's one-party system than he has been in a series of interviews with German media in recent weeks

Guess what? Bajrangi Bhaijaan is now a Salman Khan painting
Salman Khan has tweeted a painting, presumably by him, titled 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' ahead of the release of his film of the same name.

'I am not an artist': Veteran lyricist-poet Gulzar says sketching and painting is a pastime
Legendary lyricist-poet Gulzar, who has revealed a new side of him with his charcoal sketches published for the first time, says he doesn't consider himself as an artist.

Artist Liu Bolin, 'The Invisible Man', comes to Bengaluru, highlights social ills in his artwork
Beijing-based Liu Bolin prefers to be remembered as a struggler and a reformer. Bolin is an internationally acclaimed artist, known best for disappearing in his photographs.

I hate everything about myself: Amitabh Bachchan
Everything about Amitabh Bachchan may seem likeable to his multitude of fans. But the megastar says he "hates everything" about himself, and hopes that he can be a better observer.

Now, ice cream that plays music when licked
Artists Emilie Baltz and Carla Diana created 'Lickestra', a musical performance in which ice cream is used as the instrument.

Ai Weiwei says US artist wrong to smash his vase
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, who helped make his name smashing a valuable vase in the name of art, said Wednesday that he was miffed about another artist destroying one of his vases in Florida.

Photos: Meet ‘The Invisible Man’, a Chinese artist who makes himself disappear
Chinese artist Liu Bolin has been disappearing for years now. Using his own body as a canvas, painting himself into the background, Bolin creates scenes that are statements about our relationship to our surroundings, and reflections on Chinese artists and their status in modern China.

Iconic sports artist LeRoy Neiman passes away
Painter and sketch artist LeRoy Neiman, best known for evoking the kinetic energy of the world's biggest sporting and leisure events with bright quick strokes, died Wednesday at age 91.

The Artist: When tragedy imitates silent farce
This widely acclaimed movie about the fall of a silent screen idol is a silent movie with a modern sensibility. It turns grand tragedy into a frothy, clever spoof, which is both its greatest strength and flaw.

Google Doodles Alexander Calder's 113th Birthday
Google has an interactive Doodle up for Alexander Calder's 113th birthday. When you click and drag on parts of the Doodle, it starts moving the entire Doodle around.