Share: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 […]
Share: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, […]
Share:Ashok Nag KOLKATA: Indian installation and video art has started going places. With action around this genre hotting up at the buyer’s level, including investors and collectors at auctions, these pieces are turning into powerful tools to put across political, sociological, ecological and environmental messages. Over the past 2-3 years, prices of these works have […]
Share:Banalata Bipani tracks the journey of Indian photography which has come a long way from being relatively inconspicuous to commanding big bucks in the international auctions. First it was Indian paintings and now it is Indian photography and vintage photographs of India that’s making waves in the international art market. Photographs account for as much […]
Share:Madhusree Chatterjee The humble camera is now the artist’s brush in India. Once dismissed as a mundane device to freeze dull official frames like weddings, births, gatherings and graduation ceremonies, the camera is now seen as an alternative genre of collector’s art.Photographers say the genre is booming because of its affordability and easy availability. A […]
