Share: SERIES 1 – we will cover 3 artists in this blog series. As the world of art continues to evolve, the spotlight on contemporary Indian artists is shining brighter than ever before. With their innovative approaches, diverse perspectives, and profound insights, these artists born after 1960 are making significant waves not only within India […]
Share: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 […]
Share: Metropolitan Museum of Art Director Sheena Wagstaff with Reliance Foundation chairperson Nita Ambani (Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art) India’s richest woman with a $20 billion family fortune and a 27-story sky palace in India’s south Mumbai, billed as the world’s most expensive home for its $1 billion estimated cost – Nita Ambani […]
Share: A panel discussion on “Space and Place: Transcending Local Meaning in Indian Contemporary Art” was presented by Eye on India Festival at downtown co-host Kavi Gupta Gallery, June 11. Moderated by Tanya Gill, the conversation was between artist and researcher at School of the Art Institute, Shaurya Kumar and curator of contemporary Indian art, […]
Share:Tyeb Mehta The man who celebrated Mahishasura and torched a new high at Christie’s with Times of India’s Celebration. Celebration, like the Shantiniketan triptych done a decade earlier, drew inspiration from the Charak festival, the spring festival of the Santhals. However, unlike the Santiniketan triptych that juxtaposes life and death, the work focused on the […]
Share:But at Pared-Down New York Auctions, Buyers Seek the Rare and Discounted The week of Asian art auctions that ended Thursday afternoon in New York offered early signs that some collectors, largely from China and India, are returning to the market in search of rare or discounted artworks. An anonymous Indian collector paid Christie’s $1.2 […]
Share:In the 1990s there was virtually no secondary art market in India. Between 2000 and 2008, the price index of Contemporary Art multiplied by seven! While Anish KAPOOR and Subodh GUPTA are among the world’s fifteen top-selling Contemporary artists with auction revenues of €11.2m and €10.7m respectively, the third top-selling Indian artist, TV SANTOSH, had […]
Share:Subodh Gupta, Mind shut down, 2008. Stainless steel, old utensils, 240 x 150 x 205 cm / 94 1/2 x 59 x 80 3/4 inches. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth © Hauser & Wirth. LONDON.- Describing himself as ‘the idol thief’, Subodh Gupta is one of the most exciting and audacious contemporary artists […]
Share:Source:- artculture.com China is embracing India, at least in art. A major contemporary Indian art exhibition this summer in Shanghai promises a cultural bridge between the two giants of Asia. The India Xianzai exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai reflects the growing cosmopolitan nature of the two countries, as well as their shared […]
Share:By Georgina Adam The fashion-art overlap that was such a feature of the contemporary art boom has come to a screeching halt, at least chez Chanel, the French fashion house. The firm sunk a vast sum (millions of euros, said the French press; “no comment” said Chanel) into Mobile Art, a huge Zaha Hadid-designed futuristic […]
