Arts
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Useable gold toilet to be installed at British palace and general public can use it
London–A solid-gold toilet is set to be installed in one of the UKs grandest palaces, while allowing the general public…
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How much would you pay for a masterpiece?
By Colleen Walsh Harvard Staff Writer/Harvard Gazette Last October, seconds after it sold at Sotheby’s in London for $1.4 million,…
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24 years after, Indian art redone at Roosevelt House
New Delhi– When US Ambassador Kenneth I. Juster no longer saw the radiant blue Indian-style murals in his official residence,…
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Goels Donate a far-reaching $100 Million gift to Harvard for the arts
CAMBRIDGE, MA–Harvard University announced that it has received a gift from College alumnus David E. and Stacey L. Goel, which…
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India should lift ban on Pakistani artistes: Shafqat Amanat Ali
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi– Shafqat Amanat Ali wonders why there is no exchange of artistic talent between India and…
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Art is a beautiful, poignant byproduct of artists’ lives: British artist Sacha Jafri
By Siddhi Jain New Delhi– Art, for long, has been a commodity manipulated by select czars of the space, but for…
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Mona Lisa’s eyes are not gazing at you
London–German researchers seem to have finally found an answer to the most intriguing question that whether Leonardo da Vinci’s world-famous…
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Genius is no excuse for sexual harassment
By Uma Nair As news of artist Subodh Gupta’s stepping aside created ripples in the media, the #MeToo testimonies became…
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The classic “charpai” recalled, explored in its past and present
By Siddhi Jain Panaji, Dec 16 (IANS) Of all pieces of furniture unique to India, perhaps the ‘charpai’ is the most…
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The mountain that artists seek to climb — and how to reach the summit
By Saket Suman Book: Art matters; Author: Neil Gaiman; Illustrator: Chris Riddell; Publisher: Headline/Hachette India; Price: Rs 399; Pages: 112…
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