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Arpita Singh, modernist who explored women's lives and social turmoil, dies at 89
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Indian modernist Arpita Singh died in New Delhi on November 9, 2026, aged 89, according to The Hindu. Known for figurative paintings often centred on women, the Padma Bhushan recipient drew tributes for work that confronted violence while celebrating life.
· via The Hindu IN
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Tate St Ives retrospective reconsiders Wilhelmina Barns-Graham’s experimental career
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A career-spanning exhibition at Tate St Ives traces Wilhelmina Barns-Graham’s movement from coastal landscapes and Swiss glaciers into restless abstraction. The Guardian’s November 2026 report explores how curators and admirers are challenging her marginal position in accounts of British modernism.
· via the Guardian GB