The Indian Art Summit will showcase from 84 galleries including Ahmedabad’s Archer and Lemongrasshopper.
The 2011 art calendar is likely to be of a brighter hue with an emphasis on the young and the new. January certainly begins on a vibrant note. ART STAGE, Singapore, slated for later this month, sees the inclusion of new Indian galleries, such as Seven Art Limited and Warehouse at 3rd Pasta Lane, which depicts the work of emerging artists and new media art practice.
India Art Summit (IAS), slated for January 21-23, with a VIP preview planned for January 20 at New Delhi's Pragati Maidan, is all set to rock the capital with a range of wares from 84 galleries, from India and abroad, including Ahmedabad’s Archer and Lemongrasshopper. Just in its third year, IAS includes galleries from Australia, France, Germany, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, UAE, UK and USA. Alongside the art fair, there will be a sculpture park, video lounge, curated art projects, live performances, an elaborate speakers' forum, an art store and a range of exciting collateral events around the city of Delhi. A fair such as this offers established collectors and new entrants a chance to view the art arena up front in all its pomp and glory.
Elsewhere in the country, including Ahmedabad, art practice continues to flourish (and languish) in a range of spaces that range from the good and the bad to the pointless. Bangalore's Gallery SKE though has shifted to a charming new premise - a colonial style bungalow that fans out into rooms with a view.
The current exhibition, titled 'Disturbia, utopia, house beautiful' by New Delhi-based Bharti Kher includes some fascinating installations. Kher continues to use her signature bindis on furniture and objects; but this time, she has included a range of works in fiberglass. A life-like replica of a furry cat sitting on an old cane chair has its fur blown gently by an antique fan. Two glass exhibit cases carry a stack of broken tea cups and sculpted samosas: the reference is both - to an indolent era where afternoon tea was a highpoint, as also to the flavour of a city/culture that continues to hang on to old-styled traditions. Kher's overall take is ironically playful. She transports the viewer into spaces that are at once quaint and enigmatic.
The exhibits exemplify art's ability to transform a moment however fleeting and visceral the impact.
The author is a published writer and an independent arts consultant.
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