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Glimpses from the India Art
Fair 2014
same art,
nothing new
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1.Deebjyoti Kalita’s work at
Latitude 28
2. ’Aura’ by Subodh Gupta,
presented by GALLERYSKE
3. ’The Last Supper’ as
envisioned by Raseel Gujral
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BY T H E WALL EDITO RIAL T EAM
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Cluttered
Claustrophobic
...are words that flashed across our
minds as we made our rounds of the
6th edition of India Art Fair.
Everything was the same old same
old, with nothing to hold the viewer’s
attention. When the India Art Fair
moved to its current location at NSIC
grounds in 2012, they raised the bar
by putting up a fair of international
standards. However, stagnation seems
to have set in since then. Innovation
is lacking in terms of the layout; it
was very claustrophobic. Even on the
day of the VIP preview, people were
jostling with each other, negotiating
their way among a labyrinth created
by the many unnecessary walls. There
were simply no memorable works
at the fair and it was missing some
cutting – edge contemporary art.
Many collectors experienced déjà vu
and we know of a few who exited the
fair in 30 minutes. Conversely, there
were a few elements like an interior
designer’s booth and jewellery’s
designer’s collection which was
unveiled on the VIP preview day which
had nothing to do with the art fair.
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7.Anjali Sultania at Pallette
Art
8. Work by Chris Bracey at
SCREAM London
9. Atul Dodiya for Vadhera Art
Gallery
Don’t get us wrong.
4. Valay Shende’s metallic
clothesline at Sakshi Gallery
5.Jitish Kallat at Nature Morte
6. Valay Shende at Sakshi
Gallery
We’re not criticizing but we feel
that this part could have been
balanced only if these too spoke
a contemporary language or, even
better, if the organisers flew down the
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