News on Modern and Contemporary Indian Art presented by Visions Art
MUMBAI—Five canvases by Indian artist Nitai Das were withdrawn from an exhibition at the Jehangir Art Gallery in Mumbai after protests from the nonprofit organization Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, reports …
Controversial Paintings of Deities Censored in Mumbai Read More8 Jan 2009, Pranava K Chaudhary, TNN PATNA: Leading contemporary artist Subodh Gupta is, what they say, paying back to his home state Bihar which saw the worst-ever floods …
Bihar painter raises Rs 4.17cr for flood relief Read MoreBut Old Masters fared well, and inflation could prompt a recovery By Charles Paikert January 4, 2009 As the art world’s next major round of auctions begins this month, …
Art slumps along with other asset classes Read MoreThe economy is in recession, everything is in a state of flux, and no one knows where the world is heading to. It turns out these are ideal In …
Art: Tough times always produce timeless works Read MoreThe Korean art market is reeling from the economic crisis, with the highest bid prices at domestic art auctions plunging 38.2 percent last year. So Jin-su, professor at Kangnam …
Art Market in Doldrums as Auction Bids Plunge Read MoreBy Lindsay Pollock / The Art Newspaper Institutions are increasingly likely to loan works of art to the most powerful private galleries This past autumn season in New York …
Public art for private gain? Read MoreSotheby’s two sets of Asia Week sales—in New York in mid-September and Hong Kong in early October—were overshadowed by the worldwide financial crisis. What the longer term trends in …
Sotheby’s Art Market Review Read MoreSource: artprice The market for contemporary art, the most speculative segment of the art market (+108% since 2003), has not withstood the shocks of the current financial turmoil. The …
Contemporary art loses its shine Read MoreA man observes the work of art “Le bouquet dans la baie”, by Marc Chagall, at the Cologne Fine Art & Antiques. Photo: EFE / Joerg Carstensen. COLOGNE.- Cologne …
Cologne Fine Art & Antiques Art Fair Hosts Top Galleries and Dealers Read MoreAnish Kapoor (British, b. 1954), Mountain, aluminium, constructed from 120 water-jet cut 2 cm thick aluminium layers mounted on an internal structure 255 cm. high, 500 cm. wide, 281 …
Bonhams to Auction Anish Kapoor’s Mountain at its Contemporary Arab Art Sale in Dubai Read More