by Shirley Moskow If you’re going to visit only one museum this summer, make it the Institute of Contemporary Art, and make it soon. The Anish Kapoor exhibition closes September 7. “Past, Present, and Future” is the first museum survey in the United States of the London-based artist’s sculpture in more than 15 years, and […]
artdaily NEW YORK.- After the spectacular success of Christie’s South Kensington sale on June 2008 which set numerous world auction records, this season Christie’s New York is pleased to announce the sale of South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art on 16 September. The sale will offer major works from modern masters like Tyeb Mehta, Maqbool […]
Neelam Raaj NEW DELHI: Indian artists have gone global and now, international auction houses are hoping desi buyers will too. In a bid to tempt Indian collectors, who have shown an inclination only for homebred artists till now, into buying western art, Sotheby’s is bringing highlights from its upcoming sale of Damien Hirst’s works to […]
Ashoke Nag KOLKATA: Sotheby’s is uncorking Indian contemporary photography at its September auction in New York. The auction is projecting photography as the next big development on the Indian artistic horizon. Each photographic image is estimated in the range of $5,000-15,000. Among the lots is ‘Fragments of a Wedding Diary’, the 3rd edition of 5, […]
18 Aug 2008, 0247 hrs IST, Neelam Raaj,TNN NEW DELHI: Indian artists have gone global and now, international auction houses are hoping desi buyers will too. In a bid to tempt Indian collectors, who have shown an inclination only for homebred artists till now, into buying western art, Sotheby’s is bringing highlights from its […]
artdaily Keith Haring, Untitled, 1983, sumi ink on paper. 97.8 x 127 cm. © Estate of Keith Haring, New York. BUDAPEST.- Keith Haring, having died of AIDS at the age of 31, would be 50 years old in 2008. His anniversary is going to be celebrated with several exhibitions and events all over the world. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 years, […]
