By Scott Reyburn May 11 (Bloomberg) -- Tracey Emin's new erotic drawings are set to entice art collectors as London dealership White Cube attempts to reignite the cooled market for contemporary works. The UK artist's first exhibition in London in four ... full story
The term 'Bantamwork', which contemporary laymen referred to as 'cutt-work', 'cutt Japan' or 'hollow burnt Japan', refers to decoration that is cut into a layer of gesso and then lacquered in colours as opposed to flat lacquer or 'japanned' decoration. ... full story
(2008) is a sharp satire of New Delhi culture, which will be introduced by its star, Abhay Deol, on June 8. And Zoya Akhtar's Luck by Chance (2009) is both a dazzling homage to 1940s and 1950s backstage melodramas and a witty send-up of the Bollywood ... full story
The Grosvenor Gallery, in collaboration with the New Delhi dealership Vadhera, is previewing a selling exhibition of more than 40 works by Indian modern and contemporary artists. Prices for modern Indian art have proved more resilient in the crisis, ... full story
A print of one of the untitled works from Ram Kumar's "Benares" series at Art Elements. IANS NEW DELHI: For those with stretched resources in times of recession but with a passion for art, the market is bending backward to match the fragile strength of ... full story
Aparajita Jain launched the first India-based art and design show, Vistaar, in 2007 and held Vistaar II at the Stainless Steel gallery, New Delhi, in March. She hopes to hold the show every other year. She says: “There are no boundaries now. ... full story
Mumbai: It takes a lot for someone to find a place in a charity art exhibition, teach Salman Khan to paint and now, concentrate on his own art career after doing many odd jobs at different places. Nilesh Vede has obviously come a long way since then. ... full story
Two creative mediums, art and films, were in confluence at Prriya and Chntan's Art Route gallery — the newest artistic hub in town. The occasion? A preview of artworks by four upcoming contemporary artists Nilesh Vede, Hemant Sonawane, Hemant Ravandale ... full story
Delhi based artist Gouri Sahni's first solo show in Mumbai was welcomed with open arms, what with the number of art lovers making their way to the Jehangir Art Gallery to see it. Nimisha and Madhusudan Kumar particularly loved one of Gouri's paintings ... full story
And since it would be hard to get all those artists together for a tour, the Dark Night of the Soul live experience is currently centered on an art installation debuting May 30 and running through July 11 at la's Michael Kohn Gallery. ... full story
