Noted painter Manjit Bawa passes away

Noted artist Manjit Bawa, who revolutionised the Indian painting scene with bold use of vibrant colours, died in New Delhi on Monday after a prolonged illness. The 67-year-old painter from Punjab's......

Baltimore to host Indian art exhibition

In the first of its kind for the Baltimore metropolitan area, an exhibition titled 'Out of India,' that showcases contemporary Indian art works from well-known collections in the region, opened......

Art gains as borders soften

With the softening of borders between the two countries, artists from India and Pakistan are probably gaining the most.The latest to benefit are the Pakistani father-daughter duo who recently......

Painter Manjit Bawa on life support systems

Acclaimedpainter Manjit Bawa was on Friday put on life support systems at a superspeciality hospital in New Delhi where he was admitted on December 17 after he complained of severe headache."The......

Are corporate honchos victimised in India?

A growing number of businessmen find themselves under the lens. Are they being persecuted by an unfriendly government or is it the unravelling of crony capitalism? Mr S has an enviable art......

When art turns into a valuable asset

There's sufficient evidence to indicate that art as an asset class is on an upswing, says Kishore Singh. The other day, a group of senior bankers - presidents and vice-presidents, relationship......

Art collection biz: Past, present & future

It's hardly news any more that in Birth Tina Ambani owned India's most expensive work of art at Rs 10.5 crore (Rs 105 million) till IT-czar Shiv Nadar's wife snapped up Saurashtra for a......

2009 got art funds a bad name

2009 was a nether year for India's barely-emerging art industry, but it's already correcting course. Catch the big hits and misses in this A-Z. Art funds got a bad name this year, not just because......