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Thukral & Tagra At Art Basel 42 Replies

Jiten & Sumir were at Art Basel again this year with Nature Morte. These are some pictures from their booth at Basel. They have also showed in Tokyo and Sydney this year. Most inte...

Tagged: Art Basel, T&T, Thukral Tagra

Started by Deepak in Uncategorized. Last reply by payal 38 minutes ago .

A MESSAGE FROM CHARLES SAATCHI TO N.S.VALLUVAN on Wednesday, 24 September 2:43 AM

yourgallery@saatchigallery.com Hello, Very happy to see your work on Saatchi Online.I am thrilled that the standard is so high from such a variety of artists and hope it will be interesting to ga...

Started by N.S.VALLUVAN in Uncategorized 1 hour ago .

Proposal for an Art Installation,Indus Script Decipherment as "ART" : The Greatest "ART" Happening of the 21st Century Art World . . . 3 Replies

Proposal for the art installation, Indus Script Decipherment as "ART" : The Greatest "ART" Happening of the 21st Century Art World . . . 1. A continuous power point projection on Indus Script Dec...

Started by N.S.VALLUVAN in Uncategorized. Last reply by Pratibha 9 hours ago .

Meltdown - what will happen to prices of Indian Art? 4 Replies

ART MARKET WATCH Oct. 9, 2008 (click http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/news/artmarketwat for actual story) AN ART-MARKET SLUMP? The art business is hard to parse even in the best of times. Like me...

Started by Gopal Mirchandani in Sample Title. Last reply by Gopal Mirchandani 13 hours ago .

What do Artists Need? What are your main objectives, needs and desires as an artists? 1 Reply

Dear Friends, To better understand ourselves, I feel it is useful and important to assess our objectives, needs, and desires as artists. Hopefully this discussion will help offer potential solution...

Started by Ryan Seslow in Sample Title. Last reply by Pratibha 10 Oct.

Modern Vs Contemporary .Who will lead the market? 29 Replies

Will we see the mordernists jump back in the next couple of weeks given that there are two major auctions coming up or will Contemporary art continue to dominate the market place as it has been doi...

Tagged: auctions, art, Contemporary, Modern

Started by Manoj Israni in Uncategorized. Last reply by Manoj Israni 10 Oct.

How liquid is the art market? 222 Replies

When I speak to people today about art as an investment,one of their major concerns is the Liquidity aspect.How really liquid is the art market today?

Tagged: israni, manoj, souza, contemporary, auctions

Started by Manoj Israni in Uncategorized. Last reply by Bhupesh gupta 10 Oct.

How Indian is Indian contemporary art today ? 7 Replies

Indian contemporary art /cutting edge is the big thing going on today with prices shooting up every month.I was wondering is Indian contemporary art Indian or inspired art from National geography a...

Started by Artseek in Sample Title. Last reply by Artseek 9 Oct.

Dileep Sharma 1 Reply

Hello friends, I know this is not the usual purpose for these discussions, but I need to get my hands on a Dileep Sharma painting for a client and seem unable to find one anywhere! Was wondering if...

Started by Avni Doshi in Sample Title. Last reply by Artseek 9 Oct.

Sothebys HK Results+other previous auction results 19 Replies

Sothebys results just out.Can be viewed at www.sothebys.com

Tagged: contemporary, auctions, sothebys., modern, southasian

Started by Manoj Israni in Sample Title. Last reply by Manoj Israni 9 Oct.

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Subodh Gupta painting at Christie's, London Post War & Contemporary Evening Sale on 19 Oct 08

Lot 0014 Subodh Gupta (b. 1964) Idol Thief (1) signed in Hindi and dated '06' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 77½ x 143¾in. (196.9 x 365.1cm.) Painted in 2006 Provenance Arario Gallery, New York, Beijing, Seoul.Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2006. "I am the idol thief. I steal from the drama of Hindu life. And from the kitchen - these pots, they are like stolen gods, smuggled

Open play by Georgina Maddox

Source: Indian Express  Gallery loyalty is changing as artists swap galleries and display works across the globe It is admirable when an artist today can actually stick with the gallery that nurtured him or her when they were just starting out. Someone like TV Santosh, who does not even give his work out for group shows and only displays with Guild Art Gallery when there

The art world is no longer a safe haven by Stephen Spurdon

Source: The Sunday Times (UK) Investing in stamps, jewels and wines may not escape the downturn PLUNGING stock markets have pushed many investors into alternative assets such as collectable items they hope will hold their value, but are they really recession-busters? The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ recent Art and Antiques Survey showed a decline in low to mid-range art and

Financial turmoil reshapes a corner of the art market By Souren Melikian

Source: IHT LONDON: The financial tempest is hitting the market for so-called "Islamic Art." A three-part drama played out this week in London, leaving the auction stage profoundly transformed. As Bonhams inaugurated the Islamic week on Monday morning it seemed at first that the auction world would be able to weather the storm. The session began smoothly, with calligraphic pages and paintings

Thank you, Mr Saatchi By Brian Sewell

Source: This Is London In Charles Saatchi’s virtual absence for the past two years or so, the London art world seemed diminished, as though two cylinders of a straight six engine had been cut from the firing order (it can be done). He has for so long been a major presence, his activities at times provocative and incomprehensible, at times an important prop to the hapless inactivity, narrowness