The Wall Feb 2014 | Page 8

top 10 international contemporary galleries on their own expense. This would have really set a benchmark and ensured the return of foreign and Indian galleries alike. Also,making a paid star appearance to click some photographs and make an exit in 15 minutes,like Sonam Kapoor did is a bit childish,come in and pose with some pictures and that will take art sales up ?! Also,to give out false figures of sell outs is something that fools no one,even if a gallery sells nothing,they will always say,fantastic response,more than half the works are sold out hoping someone will bite the bait and come to buy! Fair Director, Neha Kirpal at the press conference, may have called India Art Fair as the platform for foreign galleries to tap into the immense wealth of the Indian art market and secure long-term engagements, but the real picture doesn’t look so promising. Of the 40 international galleries that participated last year only 22 have r