Art Buzz (London) Dhruva Mistry

Grosvenor Vadehra
presents

Dhruva Mistry

Bronzes 1987 - 1990

6 - 20 May 2011
Private view: 5 May, 6 - 8 pm

Grosvenor Vadehra
21 Ryder Street, London SW1Y 6PX
Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 5.30pm | Saturday, 12 noon - 4pm (by appointment)

Art Buzz (New Delhi) FICA

Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art
invites you to a talk by


Lucinda Hawksley

50 British Artists You Should Know


03 May 2011 | 6 - 8 pm

FICA Reading Room | D42 Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024

Lucinda Hawksley talks about her latest book "50 British Artists You Should Know" and looks at the course of British art, beginning with artists whose careers flourished under the reign of the great artistic patron Queen Elizabeth I through to artists who are working today, under Queen Elizabeth II. The talk will focus particularly on art from the 18th and 19th centuries, a time when England and India were inextricably linked.

Lucinda Hawksley is a regular lecturer at the National Portrait Gallery in London. She is an expert in art from the 19th and early 20th centuries, and the author of the critically acclaimed biographies "Lizzie Siddal, The Tragedy of a Pre-Raphaelite Supermodel" and "Katey, The Life and Loves of Dickens's Artist Daughter". Lucinda's newest book "50 British Artists You Should Know was published in April 2011". In October 2011, the publication of another new book will take place, it will celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Dickens, who is Lucinda's great great great grandfather.

Art Buzz (New Delhi) QUEER

Building an art collection

24 APR, 2011, 06.25AM IST, NALINI S MALAVIYA,ET BUREAU

An art collection can be a viable investment option

Building an art collection can be a rewarding experience, both aesthetically and as a viable investment option . It is important to realise that significant collections are not built overnight, but tend to evolve over a period of time. Very often, they are driven by the collector's tastes and preferences, especially in the initial stages. However, later on, they may evolve and get refined further due to a conscious effort.

One may decide to collect works from a certain period, school or region. He may decide to focus on one aspect or may opt to diversify and collect representative works that cover more elements. As a result, most art collections are highly indicative of the buyer's choices. This is especially true in the case of collections built by individuals .

A corporate art collection or one owned by a museum is likely to have a different approach altogether, more so in the case of the latter. Incidentally, there are a few banks, who own some of the finest art collections in the world. For corporates, hotels and institutions it makes a lot of sense to collect art as it can grow into something significant with time and become a source of joy and pride.

When storage becomes a problem most people prefer to build a separate space to display the works. And, it can be seen that when most individual collections evolve to an extent they may requires a s u b s t a n - tial amount of space and effort to house and display them. Very often, these spaces are then opened to public for viewing. In India, a large number of art collections are privatelyowned and many of them have been converted later on into museums that allow public access.
When collecting art, it is important to periodically review the artworks and see if some of them need to be sold off to either make space for new works or in order to build a more coherent compilation.

Art Buzz (New Delhi) FICA - Emerging Artist Award 2011

The Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art invites applicants for Emerging Artist Award 2011.

The Award seeks to promote young artists studying or practicing in India who demonstrate extraordinary skill and promise in the visual arts. Selected by an independent jury of distinguished artists and professionals in the field, the recipient gets the opportunity to travel and work in an international residency and exhibit in a solo show in India.

FICA is pleased to be collaborating with Pro Helvetia-Swiss Art Council, New Delhi, Ms. Shalini Passi, New Delhi and Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi, for the Emerging Artist Award 2011.

The award includes:
• A twelve-week residency in Switzerland, round trip air travel from Mumbai or Delhi, a per diem during the time of the residency, and access to the residency’s technical equipments.
• A solo exhibition at the Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi.


All requirements and guidelines are mentioned in the Application Form.
Download Application Form from here.

Deadline: 31 May 2011


Completed applications to be sent to:
Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art
D178, Okhla Phase 1, First Floor, New Delhi 110020

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Bhelpuri - a collection of short stories

Only a few copies of Bhelpuri - a collection of short stories remain at Crossword, Residency Road, Bangalore

Make sure you pick the original. Say NO to piracy.

Collecting art

(By Nalini S Malaviya)

Most people who have enviable art collections are those who began collecting randomly and often just by chance. Most of them began collecting in the sixties and the seventies when collecting art was not in fashion and it definitely had not become a fad then. Buying art for the sake of financial investment was completely unheard of; nobody could imagine that one day these works of art would appreciate to the extent that they have.

These were then a few scattered individuals who bought art out of a passion for it and that too at very reasonable rates. It was not uncommon in those days to buy art for a few hundred rupees to a couple of thousand. Although, these amounts were considered to be exorbitant for those days, but when we look back, we can only marvel and feel nostalgic. Today it is unlikely that you could buy a work of art for anything less than Rs 10,000.

Collecting art is quite different from investing in art, although both can become synonymous with each other. The advantage with building an art collection is that one passionately buys only those pieces, which engages him or her, and over a period of time the collection can become quite significant and valuable both in terms of its monetary worth and its historical value. On the other hand, people who look at art purely from an investment angle tend to look at things very clinically, still it is quite possible that they too amass a significant body of work over a period of time if they retain it and not tried to sell artworks frequently.

As collectors believe in holding on to their works for longer durations, their collections grow much more as a financial investment even though that may not have been the primary objective. Most collectors are wealthy and have the capacity to tide through recessional times and they remain largely unaffected from the ups and downs of financial markets. This is a major advantage that they have, which normally other investors may lack and which is why it is important to consider art as an asset class only when one is diversifying their investment portfolio. On the whole, for those who can afford to, collecting art can be extremely rewarding in more ways than one.

(Abridged vn published in Financial Times)

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Three Takes on Contemporary Art

Conducted by Dr. Rakhee Balaram

Saturday, 16, 23, 30 April, 2011 | 4 - 6 pm

FICA Reading Room, D-42 Defence Colony, New Delhi 110020

A series of three lectures, comprising moments of art historical impact, that look at trends and developments in the West. These lectures consider various art historical movements such as Minimalism, Conceptualism, Pop Art, Performance, Fluxus, Feminism, Land Art, Neo-Expressionism, Young British Artists (YBA), and look at recent trends in Internet art, and art in Asia, such as Chinese and Indian art. The focus of the lectures will be a historical overview which will provide a broad understanding of major movements while looking at such developments through an Indian lens.

Dr. Rakhee Balaram holds two doctorates, in French Literature and Art History, from Cambridge University and the Courtauld Institute of Art in London. A specialist in modern and contemporary art, she has contributed to various publications on twentieth-century art and literature including Vivan Sundaram’s Amrita Sher Gil: A Self Portrait in Letters & Writing (Tulika 2010). She is currently a visiting professor at the School of Arts & Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Registration fee for the series: Rs. 2,100/-

Due to limited availability of seats, registrations will be accepted on a 'first come first serve' basis. To register, please send your name, address, phone number and email, along with the registration fee (kindly note that the cheque will have to be made in the name of 'The Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art'), to Poonji Nath, FICA Reading Room, D-40 Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024. For more information contact Anica Mann at 011 65474005 or info@ficart.org.