Where do the terms “Primitive” and “Tribal” sit in our art lexicon? For the past few years I have understood these both as pejorative terms, but have consistently seen the labels applied to ...

This year’s Frieze New York includes a few faces that will be unfamiliar to most contemporary art collectors. For its sixth edition, which opens to VIPs on Thursday, the fair has admitted tribal art ...

Tribal and folk art in India didn’t begin in studios. It began on floors, and courtyards. These were created for festivals and moments that mattered to the community.Art + Culture ...

I received an email from Nasser and Co. in response to the article “WTF is Primitive vs. Tribal Art” where I had sited that the gallery had used both the terms “primitive” and “tribal” on their façade ...

India, a land brimming with diverse cultures, boasts an artistic heritage that runs deep into its tribal roots. Far from being mere decorative elements, tribal art forms are vibrant narratives of ...

Nearly 50 years ago, a young, bespectacled man named Michael Rockefeller went looking for tribal artifacts in the swampy coastlands of New Guinea. He was never seen again. He may have been attacked by ...

Ranchi: The Aadi Bazaar and Aadi Chitra Exhibition, organised by the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation (TRIFED) under the Union ministry of tribal affairs, commenced at Audrey House ...

Goa Art and Culture Minister Govind Gaude was on Wednesday dropped from the state cabinet, almost a month after he alleged corruption in the tribal welfare department headed by Chief Minister Pramod ...