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New York exhibits. A retrospective of the Indian modernist Nasreen Mohamedi opens at The Met Breuer

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Share: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 […]

From Husain to Picasso, the Indian buyer is getting eclectic

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Share: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 […]

India Pride Project – How Smuggled Indian Art Is Brought Back Home

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Share: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 […]

Dhaka art summit: Tibetan exhibit covered up after China ‘protest’

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Share: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, […]

A 75-year-old archaeologist catches artefact smugglers sitting on his computer

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Share:  Indian antiques ◾Indian artefacts are stolen, smuggled and sold abroad for millions of dollars ◾Prof Kirit Mankodi, a retired archaeologist from Pune, traces stolen artefacts ◾He also provides details of existing artefacts to prevent their sale in case they get stolen itting at a computer in his drawing room, this 75-year-old is busy surfing […]

‘Imagine India;’ Peabody-Essex Museum offers window into the reality of South Asia

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Share:Peabody-Essex Museum offers window into the reality of South Asia By Will Broaddus Staff Writer Feb 4, 2016   We all have images of India, whether it’s the Taj Mahal, intense poverty or Bollywood movies. “It’s hard to get beyond those,” said Sona Datta, curator of South Asian art at Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, […]

Christie’s lines up classical Indian art for Mumbai auction in Dec

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Share: A buff sandstone figure of a dancing Ganesha, a Chola granite dvarapala figure and miniature paintings from the ancestral collections of Bikaner royalty will be among the rare items to go under the hammer in an auction to be held by Christie’s on December 15, in Mumbai.  Announcing its third consecutive India Sale, the […]

South Australian ‘Art From The Heart’ to raise much-needed funds for poverty-stricken Indian schools

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Share:PHOTO: Help-A-School Foundation director and Trinity Gardens Primary School principal Jan Carey in front of a selection of students’ work donated to the fundraiser. (891 ABC Adelaide: Brett Williamson) More than 350 students and 18 artists are creating artworks destined for auction to help raise money to purchase much-need equipment for poverty-stricken schools in rural India. Jan […]

Seeing Beyond Space and Place Through Indian Contemporary Art

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Share: A panel discussion on “Space and Place: Transcending Local Meaning in Indian Contemporary Art” was presented by Eye on India Festival at downtown co-host Kavi Gupta Gallery, June 11. Moderated by Tanya Gill, the conversation was between artist and researcher at School of the Art Institute, Shaurya Kumar and curator of contemporary Indian art, […]

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