Share:By William Lyons THE former boss of Scottish auctioneers Bonhams is aiming to tap into the growing number of international millionaires choosing to settle in Scotland with a new business aimed at providing bespoke interior management. Mark Richards, who ran the Edinburgh auction house for four years, says the fine art market in Scotland is […]
Share:Sudeshna Sen Whether you’re an unknown, upcoming regional language writer or a Manga publisher in India here’s one for you. The London Book Fair, one of the world’s largest trade events for publishers and the book sellers, has picked India as its market focus for Spring 2009, for the first time. “The big publishers like […]
Share:artdaily NEW YORK.– Launching Asian Art Week at Christie’s New York, the Indian and Southeast Asian Art Department presents the September 15th evening auctions of Masterpieces from the Zimmerman Family Collection and Masterpieces of Himalayan Bronzes, and on September 16th, the sale of Indian and Southeast Asian Art. Combined, the sales will offer over 330 […]
Share: Email Picture R.K. Laxman, 84, is India’s premier newspaper cartoonist, a political satirist whose drawings have chronicled India’s history since independence in 1947. His most famous creation is the Common Man, a constantly bemused figure who represents “the mute millions of India.” Laxman is shown here at his desk in Pune, India. For 60 […]
Share: With relatively little off-limits, artists are producing diverse and often controversial works. By CHELSEA MASON Imagine an investment that returns over 6,000% over twelve years. This is exactly what some collectors of contemporary Chinese art are receiving at recent auctions around the world. Last year, collector Howard Farber sold Wang Guangyi’s 1996 painting “The […]
Share: http://www.thecityreview.com Rockefeller Plaza, New York Christie’s achieves the highest total ever for Asian Art sales in New York with a total of $80,068,489 Japanese and Korean Art, March 18, 2008 The Imperial Wardrobe: Fine Chinese Costumes and Textiles from the Linda Wigglesworth Collection March 19, 2008 The Meriem Collection: Important Chinese Snuffbottles Part II, […]
Share:Vandana Kalra After Emami, Religare and the Jindals, now Bajaj Capital ventures into art Flip through the dictionary of art. Under C, you would find Caravaggio and Cezanne, and then Cubism. But if you have an updated glossary, then, much to Pablo’s chagrin, the highlighted word just below ‘colours” would be “corporate”. So nothing seemed […]
Share:Prakash Bhandari JAIPUR: Where the Indian hockey team failed, a sculptor from Pink City has succeeded. Sculptor Ankit Patel’s creation Reaching Out is currently being exhibited at Beijing’s Olympic fine art exhibition. The sculpture exhibition begins on Monday. The Olympic art exhibition is a jamboree of sports-related art that has attracted artists from 80 countries. […]
Share:By Indo-Asian News Service For Indians unfamiliar with the fraternity of artists in Pakistan, master modernist Jamil Naqsh can be best described as Pakistan’s M.F. Husain – a man who lives by his art and on his own terms. India-born Naqsh, Pakistan’s leading modern artist, who leads a reclusive life in London, will host his […]
Share: MEENAKSHI THIRUKODE Down the centuries, collectors have always played a powerful role in the evolution of art. How prepared are the Indian art collectors to play that role in today’s scenario? Photo: G.R.N. Somashekar Changing perceptions: Collectors with an eye for art create their markets. We all have moments in an academic setting, when […]
