Photography arrived early in India. The first recorded photographs of the subcontinent were taken in the 1840s, and the authorities of the British Empire appointed a string of official photographers to record the architecture and people of the subcontinent. Over the following decades, Indian photographers such as Lala Deendayal turned the tables, recording their fellow countrymen […]
After successful runs in Delhi, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru, the street art festival is coming back to the Maximum City. St+art India has been adding colour and creativity to the mostly barren walls of cities across the country. Contemporary art has undergone a perceptional makeover over the years—courtesy a group of socially responsible youth who felt the need […]
Asian folk art has long fascinated the West, which is drawn to its intricate tales, myths and traditions. But the value of the artworks are lost on most Indians. 18th – 20th century porcelain, including pieces from the Dhillon collection. Saffronart, Asian Art, 9 – 10 August 2017. Photo: Saffronart In late summer, saffronart.com, an […]
New Delhi: Art Bahrain Across Borders, (ArtBAB), the Kingdom of Bahrain’s premier contemporary art fair and curated artists program under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka Bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Wife of the King of Bahrain, is all set to debut in India with its artist programs to be held in New Delhi and […]
Terminal, the work of acclaimed artist Subodh Gupta, recalls an urban cityscape The tall, spindly golden spires at many Eastern temples, mosques and churches are being replicated in the pavilion of the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington D.C. Nearly 50 spires of various heights—from one to 13 feet—are connected by a maze of thread in […]
While the art market is on the road to self-correction, 2017, which has seen 22 auctions by 15 auction houses, has been particularly weak in terms of market performance of Indian contemporary art There’s an interesting fact related to artist Bharti Kher which reflects the recent decline in investor interest in contemporary Indian art. Known […]
Bidding for brush washer from 11th century Ru imperial kiln began at HK$80 million, and 30 bids were made before it was sold; amid speculation over who the buyer is, inquiry to Chinese collector Liu Yiqian draws a polite non-answer A 900-year-old brush washer from the Northern Song dynasty broke the auction record for Chinese […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Finally, it’s time for a fitting tribute to Raja Ravi Varma in the form of an international foundation in the name of the celebrated painter. Titled Raja Ravi Varma International Foundation for Art and Culture, the organization which will promote paintings and other Indian arts, is established by the descendants and admirers of Varma. […]
Last Friday Sept. 22 , Dr. Umesh Gaur presented a Faulconer Gallery talk titled “Many Visions, Many Versions: Art from Indigenous Communities in India.” Gaur and his wife, Dr. Sunanda Gaur, own what is reputably the largest collection of contemporary Indian art in the United States. During the talk, Gaur discussed the new Faulconer exhibit, […]
In his monograph on Manaku, art historian BN Goswamy reconstructs the life and art of the 18th-century Pahari painter When BN Goswamy introduced us to the complete portfolio of Nainsukh in 1997, the miniature painter from the hills of Punjab was a relatively little-known entity in the contemporary art world. Goswamy’s discerning biographical sketch not […]
