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Asign spotlights L N Tallur, a distinctive voice in contemporary Indian art whose sculptural practice transforms wood, ...
25/09/2026



Asign spotlights L N Tallur, a distinctive voice in contemporary Indian art whose sculptural practice transforms wood, stone, metal, and found materials into thought-provoking reflections on tradition, technology, politics, and contemporary life. Drawing from his rural roots and international experiences, Tallur’s works challenge conventional ideas of material and form. Discover his top auction results and explore his evolving market journey.

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Nur Jahan’s place in Mughal history offers a different way of looking at how power shaped art. As a royal woman with an...
25/09/2026



Nur Jahan’s place in Mughal history offers a different way of looking at how power shaped art. As a royal woman with an extraordinary degree of political influence, she operated within a court where architecture, painting, fashion and material culture were closely tied to ideas of status and authority. Her patronage became part of that visual world, leaving an imprint that extended well beyond individual commissions.

What makes her legacy particularly compelling is the way these influences travelled across mediums and generations. The aesthetic associated with her patronage formed part of a larger transformation in Mughal visual culture, one that would continue to develop through the reign of Shah Jahan. Looking at Nur Jahan through this lens shifts her from the margins of imperial art history to a figure who helped shape its direction.

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Emami Art’s Experimental Film Festival returns for its fifth edition, bringing together artists, filmmakers, curators a...
24/09/2026



Emami Art’s Experimental Film Festival returns for its fifth edition, bringing together artists, filmmakers, curators and researchers working across the possibilities of moving image. Taking place from 22nd to 27th September 2026 at Emami Art, Kolkata, EAEFF 2026 brings together screenings, exhibitions, workshops, masterclasses and conversations that look beyond conventional forms of cinema.

This year’s edition marks a significant expansion for the festival, with 1,657 submissions from 102 countries shaping its Indian and international selections. The programme also includes four invited international programmes and introduces an Expanded Cinema Exhibition, bringing artists’ moving-image practices into the gallery space for the first time.

EAEFF 2026 also features a new Students’ Experimental Cinema section, alongside its public programmes and screenings. Together, these initiatives reflect the festival’s continuing engagement with experimental approaches to film and the wider moving-image culture.

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Warli painting is closely tied to the life of the community that developed it, with images historically serving as a wa...
24/09/2026



Warli painting is closely tied to the life of the community that developed it, with images historically serving as a way of recording rituals, celebrations, agricultural life, relationships, and the surrounding natural world. What makes the tradition particularly compelling is how much it communicates through a pared-back visual language, where repeated forms and rhythmic arrangements can carry stories about an entire way of life.

‘Indigenous Warli Tales’ offers a contemporary encounter with this tradition through Sanjay Parhad’s practice. Rather than separating the visual language from the cultural ideas that inform it, the exhibition brings attention to the stories, relationships, and memories embedded within Warli imagery, opening up a conversation about how indigenous artistic traditions continue to be carried forward and reinterpreted.

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A roller shutter is an unremarkable part of a city until it becomes a record of what the city has lived through. In Atu...
23/09/2026



A roller shutter is an unremarkable part of a city until it becomes a record of what the city has lived through. In Atul Dodiya’s practice, the familiar metal surfaces of Mumbai’s streets became a way to think about what is visible, what is concealed and how personal memories can become entangled with larger histories.

Dodiya has long worked across painting, sculpture, installation and found imagery, bringing together references that move between the intimate and the public. His shutter works are particularly striking because their material is inseparable from their subject. They take an object associated with commerce, protection and closure and make it carry stories of family, violence, art and memory.

What makes these works endure is the tension between their two surfaces. The act of opening does not simply reveal another image. It changes our understanding of the one we have already seen, suggesting that the histories beneath everyday life are rarely as distant or separate as they first appear.

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Does the decade an artwork was created in influence its market value?An artist's most sought-after period can often bec...
22/09/2026



Does the decade an artwork was created in influence its market value?
An artist's most sought-after period can often become a defining part of their market and our latest analysis offers an interesting look at which decades collectors have valued most strongly at auction.

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What does it mean to make art without knowing exactly where an idea might lead? Sing. No Cry approaches artistic freedo...
22/09/2026



What does it mean to make art without knowing exactly where an idea might lead? Sing. No Cry approaches artistic freedom as an open-ended process, where instinct, curiosity and experimentation can shape the direction of a practice. Instead of looking for a common visual language, the exhibition allows different artistic approaches to sit alongside one another, creating a space where familiar associations can be questioned and new ways of looking can emerge.

Presented by Thapar Contemporary and curated by Jasone Miranda-Bilbao and Vaibhav Raj Shah, the exhibition brings together practices that resist easy categorisation while remaining attentive to the possibilities of image, material and experience. Sing. No Cry is on view at Thapar Contemporary, Kapashera, New Delhi, till 15 October 2026.

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Born in Mumbai in 1964, Anju Dodiya is an Indian contemporary artist known for her evocative paintings and drawings, an...
21/09/2026



Born in Mumbai in 1964, Anju Dodiya is an Indian contemporary artist known for her evocative paintings and drawings, and for the recurring self-image that appears throughout her practice. A graduate of the Sir J.J. School of Art, she has been based in Mumbai and exhibiting since the 1990s.

Dodiya’s self-portraits are rarely straightforward depictions of herself. Instead, she places an imagined version of herself into different settings, roles and narratives, drawing on mythology, literature, art history and personal experience. The result is a world where the artist can become a character through which questions of creativity, vulnerability, identity and the inner life unfold.

Her visual language brings together delicate watercolour with expressive charcoal, while influences from Renaissance painting, Japanese prints, cinema and other cultural references add depth to these fictional worlds. Over time, the self-portrait has remained an important thread in Dodiya’s practice.

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Rini Dhumal (1948–2021) built an artistic practice around subjects that were both deeply personal and culturally resona...
21/09/2026



Rini Dhumal (1948–2021) built an artistic practice around subjects that were both deeply personal and culturally resonant. Born in Rongpur, Bangladesh, she studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Baroda and later pursued printmaking in Paris. She eventually returned to the same institution as a teacher, becoming an important part of Vadodara’s artistic community.

Women remained a powerful presence throughout her work. In paintings such as those from her Devi series, Dhumal drew on goddess imagery and the idea of shakti to consider feminine strength, resilience and the many roles women inhabit. Her figures could appear both rooted in myth and connected to contemporary experiences, allowing familiar stories to take on new meanings.

Her training as a printmaker also had a lasting impact on her approach to art. She experimented with prints, paintings and glass works, paying close attention to colour, line, scale and texture. Across these mediums, Dhumal created work that combined visual richness with reflections on memory, relationships, identity and the social realities surrounding women.

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Asign brings you the latest art news from around the world. Learn more about exceptional announcements and captivating ...
20/09/2026



Asign brings you the latest art news from around the world. Learn more about exceptional announcements and captivating exhibitions that fascinated art enthusiasts this week.

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Tile 6: Musee Picasso Paris
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