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A video installation by Helen Cammock at the National Portrait Gallery has come under fire for criticizing the role of Winston Churchill in the Bengal Famine of 1943. Titled Persistence (2025), the 40-min video is a video essay on the…

A recently translated 2000-year-old graffiti in the Valley of the Kings suggests close contact between ancient India and Egypt. The science journal Live Science published a report earlier in March, reporting on the insights from a…

The National Museum of Asian Art at the Smithsonian has repatriated three ancient bronze statues, once stolen, to India. The three bronze statues, which are more than a millennium old, were "Somaskanda" (12th century), "Saint Sundarar…

The Kochi-Muziris Biennale was forced to briefly close down after a work inspired by The Last Supper caused outrage in India. At the center of the controversy was the work “For The Time Being” by artist Tom Vattakuzhy. The painting…

Filmmaker and artist Doug Aitken will have his first exhibition in Mumbai, India, on December 6th. Titled "Under The Sun", the exhibition will be held at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC), Mumbai. For the exhibition, his…

A New Delhi court has ordered two paintings by artist M. F. Hussain to be seized after they were accused of ‘hurting religious sentiments’. The paintings in question depicted the Hindu gods Ganesha and Hanuman surrounded by naked women.…

While the art scene for the world wasn’t rosy in 2024, Asia seemed to have a comparatively better year. Despite slowing markets, the optimism in Asian markets continues to attract more galleries and visitors. Hong Kong Hong Kong continued…

The India Art Fair in New Delhi ended on Sunday, proving to be a success over previous years despite doubts. The India Art Fair, the biggest art fair in India, opened on 1st Feb. On 4th Feb, dubbed VIP Day, the event saw 30 percent…

The New Delhi-based Nature Morte Gallery announced a new outpost in Mumbai as a major expansion move. Nature Morte is one of the premier art galleries in New Delhi, the capital of India. It was founded by Peter Nagy in 1998 and has,…

A painting by Hungarian-Indian artist Amrita Sher-Gill was sold for $7.44 million in New Delhi – the highest for any Indian artist. The painting in question is The Story Teller, completed by Amrita Sher-Gill in 1937. The auction was held…