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A pioneering modernist Jehangir Art Gallery is hosting a comprehensive retrospective about the life and work of Prafulla Dahanukar, one of the leading modernist painters. An oil on canvas on display at The Princely Cabinet Unique objects Ojas Art is showcasing an exhibition of over 100 significant objects—textiles, sculptures, paintings, maps and objects. Some of the objects on showcase include …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

From the fringes to the frame: Why you haven’t heard of the Modernist Prafulla Dahanukar

Hindustan Times

Gauri and Gopika, Prafulla Dahanukar’s daughters, vividly remember a retrospective of her work, held at the Jehangir Art Gallery, in 2014. But “if we look at how the narrative of Indian modern art is written, it seems as though only men were artists,” says Savita Apte, an art historian, former consultant with the auction house Sotheby’s, and founder-director of the …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Design nerds are obsessed with Architectural Pottery. A new Pomona exhibition and book show why

LA Times

In the optimistic postwar period of the 1950s, all things seemed possible, including the notion that design could make Americans live better and be better. However, “Architectural Pottery: Ceramics for a Modern Landscape,” an exhibition running through March 2 at the American Museum of Ceramic Art in Pomona, purges visitors of that notion and helps them to realize that many …

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1 month ago

From Billie Eilish to Metallica: 10 must-see concerts this holiday season

LA Times

Considering that the weather outside isn’t exactly frightful during the winter months in SoCal, our concert calendar manages to keep our social lives plenty warm in between all the extra meals and family gatherings scheduled to descend upon us in the coming days. For fans in the audience, it’s efficient one-stop shopping for what’s happening on today’s Top 40, including …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Lure of Magic: A Journey Through a Tuberculosis Sanatorium

Hindustan Times

The Magic Mountain is a humorous and thought-provoking novel that explores the allure and dangers of magical worlds. The story follows the journey of Hans Castorp, an aspiring engineer who finds himself drawn into a world of his own making in a tuberculosis sanatorium in Davos, Switzerland. The novel explores themes of idealism, fascism, and the allure of dangerous ideologies. …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Charles Correa: A Legacy of Modernism and Social Vision

The Hindu

The article explores the enduring legacy of Charles Correa, a visionary modernist architect whose work continues to inspire and shape the architectural landscape of India. Experts and professionals at a recent conference in Mumbai highlighted Correa's commitment to social responsibility, his emphasis on community and sustainability, and his belief in the power of architecture to foster positive change. Correa's designs, …

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2 months ago

Modernist composer Charles Ives at 150 and countertenor Andreas Scholl returns to Australia

ABC

German countertenor Andreas Scholl returns to The Music Show whilst he’s in the country with the Australian World Orchestra. Music in this program: Title: They Are There!, first take Artist: Charles Ives Composer: Charles Ives Album: Ives Plays Ives Label: New World Records Title: Stabat Mater in F Minor, RV 621; No. 1, I Adagio Con Moto Artist: Donna Coleman …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

A music executive owns Joshua Tree’s most stunning home. Two local artists say, in police reports, he drugged them there

LA Times

The Kellogg Doolittle house is a modernist mirage, built into a cliffside just north of Joshua Tree National Park. I couldn’t walk and I was screaming.” Dimes told police in the report that she awoke the next morning with “bruises on my wrist … shoulder, stomach and lower abdominals, thighs and a damaged toe.” When she confronted him, according to …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Restoring a midcentury Valley home to ‘its original glory,’ with tiki flair

LA Times

Art and Jessica Martinez never imagined they’d own a home in the Valley. “As soon as you come in the front door and see the way that this house opens up into this yard and all of the light that pours in, I feel like it’s immediate.” They learned that Lind designed the home for Mel Sloan, a USC School …

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6 months ago

Louisiana mandate stirs debate about the 10 Commandments and their purpose

NPR

Louisiana mandate stirs debate about the 10 Commandments and their purpose toggle caption Jason DeRose LOS ANGELES, Calif. — A 17-foot-tall modernist statue stands in the atrium of Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles. She says the 10 Commandments are crucial because they are “about how you relate with divinity vertically, and how you relate with your fellow human beings …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Book Review: A grandfather’s 1,500-page family history undergirds Claire Messud’s latest novel

Associated Press

Secrets and shame — every family has its share. When it came time to write her most autobiographical novel, Claire Messud relied on a 1,500-page family history compiled by her paternal grandfather. The result, “This Strange Eventful History,” sprawls over a third as many pages — 423, to be exact — to tell the story of three generations of a …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Book Review: A grandfather’s 1,500-page family history undergirds Claire Messud’s latest novel

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. When it came time to write her most autobiographical …

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8 months ago

Portrait by Gustav Klimt sells for $32m at Vienna auction

Al Jazeera

Portrait of Miss Lieser, a painting of a young woman left unfinished due to Klimt’s death, was long believed to be lost. A portrait of a young woman by Gustav Klimt that was long believed to be lost has been sold at an auction in Vienna for 30 million euros. Last year, a late-life masterpiece by Klimt, called Lady with …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Bringing a forgotten Bengal modernist back into the spotlight

Live Mint

Summer may have come early this year, but it is still spring for India’s modernists in the city of Kolkata with three major retrospectives currently on display this month. Along with KG Subramanyan’s much awaited centennial, curated by Nancy Adajania, and Ganesh Haloi’s solo exhibition, a third show, 'The Prinseps Exhibition: Gobardhan Ash Retrospective’ at the Kolkata Centre for Creativity …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

Retrospective exhibition to look at artist Gobardhan Ash's diverse oeuvre

Deccan Chronicle

Kolkata, Mar 26 Over 100 artworks of artist Gobardhan Dash, including sketches, landscapes, self-portraits, portraits, and rural Bengal scenes, will be showcased here at the Kolkata Centre for Creativity as part of a comprehensive show celebrating the master modernists' legacy from March 29. Organised by auction house Prinseps, the exhibition, titled 'The Prinseps Exhibition: Gobardhan Ash Retrospective', is curated by …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Vanity Fair and Saint Laurent toast ‘Oppenheimer’ at a historic home before Oscars

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — On the Friday before the Oscars, the center of Hollywood seemed to be at a private home in Los Feliz. Christopher Nolan, Robert Downey Jr., Cillian Murphy and Emma Thomas convened for one last toast before Sunday’s Academy Awards, where the blockbuster film is expected to have a near sweep of the prizes, including best picture and …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Too pretty? Easter poster depicting a handsome, fresh-faced Jesus prompts criticism in Spain

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A poster in the southern …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Contemporary home decor: 4 key characteristics that intersect style and comfort

Hindustan Times

Contemporary home decor: 4 key characteristics that intersect style and comfort Check out these 4 hallmarks of contemporary home decor from a range of styles to create highly personalised interiors that. Check out these 4 hallmarks of contemporary home decor from a range of styles to create highly personalised interiors that reflect your individual taste 1 / 6 The terms …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Cabin fever: A guide to beautiful holiday homes in Britain’s remote places

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Some may favour a short break in a rural …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Stella McCartney hits back at her would-be neighbours after they slammed her planned £5m modernist mansion in the Scottish Highlands

Daily Mail

Stella McCartney and her husband have hit back at locals after they slammed the couple's planned £5million modernist mansion in the Scottish Highlands. Architects Brown and Brown said the plan was to create an 'unashamedly contemporary' but complementary addition to the beauty spot, which is around 30 miles west of Fort William on the Moidart peninsula. Proposals by Stella McCartney …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Making a big impression

China Daily

Self-Portrait, Nice, 1918, oil on canvas. The first comprehensive exhibition of Henri Matisse, the French modernist master and inventor of Fauvism, opened at UCCA Edge in Shanghai on Saturday and will run until Feb 18. The exhibition, titled Matisse by Matisse, features more than 280 artworks from the Matisse Museum that made their China debut in Beijing earlier this year, …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Nobel Prize in Literature: Norwegian author Jon Fosse wins prestigious award for his innovative plays and pros

India TV News

Norwegian author Jon Fosse has been awarded The 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable.” "This year’s literature laureate Jon Fosse writes novels heavily pared down to a style that has come to be known as ‘Fosse minimalism’," the award-giving body underscored in a social media post. While she finds …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Google Doodle Celebrates Altina Schinasi, Designer of Iconic Cat-Eye Glasses

News 18

ALTINA SCHINASI 116TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY: Google Doodle today on Friday, August 4 celebrates the 116th birth anniversary of Altina Schinasi, an American artist and designer who was known for her work in textiles, ceramics, and jewellery. Schinasi’s art work was characterized by its bold colours, geometric patterns, and abstract forms. Altina Schinasi 116th Birth Anniversary: 10 Facts She was born …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Flooded with sightseers, Europe's iconic churches struggle to accommodate both worship and tourism

The Independent

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Weekly planner: 5 events that promise a good time

From the fringes to the frame: Why you haven’t heard of the Modernist Prafulla Dahanukar

Design nerds are obsessed with Architectural Pottery. A new Pomona exhibition and book show why

From Billie Eilish to Metallica: 10 must-see concerts this holiday season

The Lure of Magic: A Journey Through a Tuberculosis Sanatorium

Charles Correa: A Legacy of Modernism and Social Vision

Modernist composer Charles Ives at 150 and countertenor Andreas Scholl returns to Australia

A music executive owns Joshua Tree’s most stunning home. Two local artists say, in police reports, he drugged them there

Restoring a midcentury Valley home to ‘its original glory,’ with tiki flair

Louisiana mandate stirs debate about the 10 Commandments and their purpose

Book Review: A grandfather’s 1,500-page family history undergirds Claire Messud’s latest novel

Book Review: A grandfather’s 1,500-page family history undergirds Claire Messud’s latest novel

Portrait by Gustav Klimt sells for $32m at Vienna auction

Bringing a forgotten Bengal modernist back into the spotlight

Retrospective exhibition to look at artist Gobardhan Ash's diverse oeuvre

Vanity Fair and Saint Laurent toast ‘Oppenheimer’ at a historic home before Oscars

Too pretty? Easter poster depicting a handsome, fresh-faced Jesus prompts criticism in Spain

Contemporary home decor: 4 key characteristics that intersect style and comfort

Cabin fever: A guide to beautiful holiday homes in Britain’s remote places

Stella McCartney hits back at her would-be neighbours after they slammed her planned £5m modernist mansion in the Scottish Highlands

Making a big impression

Nobel Prize in Literature: Norwegian author Jon Fosse wins prestigious award for his innovative plays and pros

Google Doodle Celebrates Altina Schinasi, Designer of Iconic Cat-Eye Glasses

Flooded with sightseers, Europe's iconic churches struggle to accommodate both worship and tourism