Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) In the first exhibition of Indian art at a major American museum in nearly 30 years, 16 finest examples of Indian art will be featured at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) in Boston next month.The exhibition, “Bharat Ratna! Jewels of Modern Indian Art”, from Nov 14 to Aug 22, 2010 […]
source: artknowledgenews.com LOS ANGELES, CA. – The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents “Heroes and Villains: The Battle for Good in India’s Comics,” an exhibition comprised of fifty-three paintings, works on paper, and vintage comic books, on view from October 17, 2009 through February 7, 2010. The exhibition examines the legacy of India’s […]
Ashoke Nag, ET BureauKOLKATA: It’s an Indian autumn in the art scene in London. India is all over the map this October. Starting from critically-acclaimed art showsby Indian artists, Indian art on offer at Sotheby’s and Indian art and galleries at the famed Frieze Art Fair, have all created a buzz around India in the […]
By Judd Tully – Artinfo.com Courtesy Christie’s Martin Kippenberger’s “Paris Bar” (1991) went for £2,281,250 ($3,713,875), well above its £1.2 million high estimate, at Christie’s in London. LONDON—Piggy-backed to the gangbuster week of the Frieze art fair, the contemporary art sales at Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips de Pury & Co. were satisfyingly peppy, indicating the […]
LUCIEN DE GUISE Krishna lifting Mount Govardhan. Gouache on paper, circa 1830 Yasoda churning butter. Gouache on paper, circa 1800 IT’S not just at Deepavali that the eyes of the world are on Indian culture. A week ago, it was the major auction houses that were bringing it out for admiration and purchase. Contemporary Indian […]
By KELLY CROW With the contemporary-art market slowly recovering, London auction houses held a key round of sales over the weekend that showed prices are already bouncing back for a few mid-career European artists with bright palettes and loyal followings. After months of scaled-back spending, collectors began competing for colorful paintings by German artists such […]
ANOOTI VISHAL TIMES NEWS NETWORK , TOIShe’s pleasantly plump, wears a benign expression and a red sari edged with gold. Her hair is dressed with ornate jewels, a nose ring glints (Above left) Raja Ravi Varma’s Lady With Fruits, reinterpreted by contemporary artist Waswo X Waswo invitingly . One alabaster arm is wrapped around her […]
Whether they build a corporate collection or endow an arts programme, companies that invest in art can also profit from it. It is fitting perhaps that Tyeb Mehta, who came to represent India’s foothold in the global art market when his Celebration triptych commanded Rs 1.5 crore at a Christie’s auction in 2002, should trigger […]
When designers Jiten & Sumir morphed into the artists T&T, many considered it a dilettante moment. But they are Indian contemporary art’s new poster boys in the West, acknowledges Kishore Singh. A t eleven o’ clock, Jiten Thakral is still asleep though Sumir Tagra, freshly showered and clad in orange jeans, has managed to surface […]
