[Reader-list] commercialisation of fine arts in india

[Abhishek Hazra]

>> I think managed by the same people as the Sakshi art gallery

oh yes! Geeta Mehra is very much at the forefront.

>>They seem to have a pretty comprehensive site
could you share the url please? The sakshi site doesn't mention anything on
the Arts Fund. Interestingly, on the site, it still mentions Sakshi
Bangalore. Sakshi Bangalore, as you might know has ceased to exist for some
time now, and in its space has come up this really vibrant and exciting
gallery, Gallery SKE. Anita Dube's show is going on now. Before that there
was a great Sudarshan Shetty solo.

 >> But this does seems to be a very interesting exploration.

True. In many cases discussions of the market get rubbished away under
moralistic admonitions of "buckling under market forces", "forsaking
authentic arts practice" etc etc. True, that many of the hot-selling artists
are quite boring if you just look at the work, but it is definitely
interesting to map that particular painted surface against other circuits of
consumption.

Also, I agree that the machinations of the market can be depressing (perhaps
in a 'naïve' way?). It is perhaps only within the sequence of the price-list
that you might bump into a Rimzon sitting next to (shudder!) a
Shuvaprasanna.

Does Tapati say anything on the market in her Bengal school book? Have to
revisit it. Though her essay on the Durga Puja in Calcutta tracks an 'arts
market' of a different kind.
 Cheers,
Abhishek


On 3/1/06, Prayas Abhinav <prayas.abhinav at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Irfan & Abhishek,
>
> Indian Express ran a feature in its Sunday magazine on art as an
> investment. They mentioned The Art Trust (I think managed by the same
> people as the Sakshi art gallery) who is tarting India's first fund
> for investment in art. They seem to have a pretty comprehensive site.
>
> I read Amrita Jhaveri's book (in fact I bought it), it does index the
> prices of most big-name artists in India. The Art Trust website
> actually lists the factors which collectors perceive as affecting the
> value of art and its price.
>
> But this does seems to be a very interesting exploration.
>
> best wishes,
> prayas
>
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