The Wall Feb 2014 | Page 2

writing on the wall Dear Friends, Welcome to the second anniversary issue of The Wall! It’s that time of the year again when India Art Fair rolls out its red carpet but this time it fails to impress, bringing back some new works in the same old packaging.There is lack of innovation in terms of art works and layout alike. As far as foreign participants are concerned we didn’t see many galleries returning from last year’s edition. Do read our cover story and get a critical take, different from the rest of the media, on the 6th edition of India Art Fair. However, India Art Fair deserves credit for some spectacular exhibitions put up prior and running parallel to the fair. We hope that a ripple effect is created in terms of events around the year leading up to a much better show next year. At the Wall, we believe that long term engagements and sustained activities are the key to reviving the Indian art scene as a whole, and no one does this better than Pooja Sood, Director of Khoj - India’s largest not - for - profit art initiative, featured this month in The Gallerist. Meanwhile, do your bit in supporting the art scene by heading to the nearest exhibition and if you still miss it,subscribe to The Wall and watch all the news on The Wall Art TV. Warm wishes Kapil