The Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) organised a one-day painting exhibition titled “Sufism and Culture”, showcasing the universal message of Sufism and the rich cultural heritage of Punjab through the expressive medium of visual art. The exhibition was inaugurated by Chairman Senate Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani. It featured more than 30 artworks by […]
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Van Gogh museum rejects $50 garage sale painting as fake, despite $15M claim
A painting bought for just $50 at a Minnesota garage sale has caused a stir, with some claiming it is a lost Vincent van Gogh masterpiece. The painting, titled Elimar, depicts a fisherman smoking a pipe and was supposedly painted in 1889. LMI Group International, which bought the painting in 2019, spent $30,000 on a […]
Brazilian woman arrested for stealing mother’s artwork
Brazilian authorities arrested a late art collector’s daughter Wednesday for allegedly orchestrating a scam in which a supposed psychic moved into her octogenarian mother’s home and stole millions, police and media reports said. Brazilian woman arrested for stealing mother’s artwork. The woman from Rio de Janeiro is accused of deceiving and extorting her 82-year-old mother […]
Claude Monet painting sells for $110.7 million; sets record
On Tuesday, French painter Claude Monet’s 1890 painting “Meules” was sold for $110.7 million. The auction house says it’s a world auction record for the artist and the first work of Impressionist art to cross the $100 million threshold at an auction. The previous owners had purchased the painting in 1986 for $2.53 million. According […]
Painting exhibition Pensive Nature held at PNCA
Pakistan National Council of the Arts arranged an exhibition of the work of Dr Masuma Abbas, titled Pensive Nature. The event was inaugurated by Federal Ombudsperson for Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplaces Kashmala Tariq. On viewing the work of Dr Masuma Abbas, Kashmala Tariq admired the use of nature as a metaphor […]
The influence of power structures on popular cinematic discourse
Discourses impact our lives. They shape our minds and influence our perceptions towards the realities of it. In addition to this, discourses contribute to the construction of our social realities too. Though the influence of media and books is important in the studies of discourses, the impact of cinema, in this regard, demands intellectual curiosity. Cinema’s […]
Malala honoured with mural painting in India
BARNALA: A giant portrait dedicated to Pakistani Nobel Laureate Malala Yousufzai has been painted on a wall in Barnala district of Indian Punjab. Malala was painted along with five other women including singer Lata Mangeshkar, writer Amrita Prem, athlete P.T. Usha, boxer Mary Kom, and astronaut Kalpana Chawla as part of the district’s ‘Beti Bachaoo, Beti Parhao‘ […]