A cultural festival celebrates 100 years of the Art Deco design movement
At the Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Mumbai, you can see the visual of an intricate bas relief created for New India Assurance Building by sculp tor N.G. Pansare...
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Art Deco Alive! founder Smiti Kanodia on uniting Mumbai and Miami through a century of design and culture
Why did you choose Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum for the ‘Ocean Drive to Marine Drive: Mapping a Century of Deco | Miami Beach–Mumbai (1925–2025)’ exhibition? It’s...
Planning to invest in first piece of art? Don’t forget to factor hidden costs, authentication battles, limited liquidity
When Mumbai-based couple Rajgopal Thirumalai, 70, and his wife, Lakshmi Rajgopal, 68, acquired paintings by S.H. Raza and F.N. Souza between 2001 and 2004,...
Mumbai Hosts Exhibition On The Art Deco Movement That Left Its Timeless Legacy In The City
Mumbai Hosts Exhibition On The Art Deco Movement That Left Its Timeless Legacy In The City | Mumbai: Mumbai’s architectural heritage is an eclectic blend...
An Art Deco walk around Mumbai changed how I look at the city
A week ago, if you’d asked me about the Mumbai skyline, I would’ve responded with adjectives like ‘smog’, ‘pollution’, ‘barely visible’ and ‘overcrowded’. 23...
9 art and design festivals in India to add to your year-end cultural calendar
This year’s line-up includes many an icon, including Newsha Tavakolian (of Magnum Photos) and Julie Hau (from National Geographic), among others. Aquin...
India Luxury Art Galleries: India’s Luxury Art Space Is Moving From Pedigree-driven To Story-driven | People
Artix 4.0: Tarina (L) and Baua Devi by Arushi Art (R) What do we usually imagine when we think of an art exhibition? A gallery filled with exquisite,...
A Miami-Mumbai Initiative Brings India’s Art Deco Heritage to The International Fore
Strolling through the Mumbai neighborhoods of Colaba and Bandra, the grandeur of the Art Deco buildings might be drowned out by the excitement around the...
7 stunning art deco cinemas in India that pay homage to the dramatic architectural style
Designed in 1976 by WM Namjoshi, who also helped in the design of Mumbai’s Liberty Cinema, Jaipur’s Raj Mandir Cinema, with its meringue-shaped auditorium,...
Ballard Estate quietly preserves one of Mumbai’s last art deco petrol pumps
The service bay. The letter ‘S’ was recreated and replaced by the Sequeiras. The grillwork is indicative of the art deco style, with its blend of curved and...
