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NFT digital artwork by humanoid robot Sophia goes up for auction
Sophia, who was unveiled in 2016, produced her art in collaboration with Italian digital artist Andrea Bonaceto, known for colourful portraits, some of which depict famous people, such as Elon Musk
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Art in a Covid-19 pandemic: Openings delayed, museums embrace technology
The first of a four-part series turns the gaze to some of India's leading art institutions to see how they are keeping the show going
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Renowned arts scholar Kapila Vatsyayan dies in Delhi home at 91
Kapila Vatsyayan, renowned scholar of art history, architecture and Indian classical dance, died at her Delhi home on Wednesday. She was 91
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What literature tells about people's struggle with faith during pandemic
Giovanni Boccaccio's "The Decameron" - sales of which have reportedly risen during the coronavirus - faith and religion are mocked and satirized
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Online storytelling that will have kids entertained and adults nostalgic
Complicated times can be helped by simple measures.
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The largest retrospective of Raja Ravi Varma's ubiquitous works goes online
2020 marks 150 years of Raja Ravi Varma's first commissioned painting, a family portrait of Krishna Menon, a sub-judge of the Calicut Court.
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Art world wide open
While the confinement is chafing to us Indians as well, the concern in the art world isn't about an absence of footfalls at galleries and museums - as about the loss of business.
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After Gaitonde and Raza, who are the new Old Masters of Indian art world?
Subodh Gupta is set to enter the big league but there are others too
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Mumbai's NCPA turns 50 and is throwing a cultural extravaganza to celebrate
NCPA will showcase old favourites and new productions in a festival marking the Mumbai culture venue's 50-year-old history
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Art in the time of recession
What insiders wish for is a revival of interest in contemporary artists and their work; many who made a name for themselves before the 2008 crash have still to recover
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Old is gold
Amendments to the antiquities Act have been on the cards for a while, and it is hoped the government will ease these sooner rather than later. The opening of a museum within Purana Qila in Delhi augur
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Money for the muses: Performing arts find new ways to keep the show going
Young India needs exposure to the arts to get in touch with their imagination, said Rama Bijapurkar Author and marketing consultant
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