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