NewsObituaries
'She transcends genres and brings together beauty, text and form': tributes to Zarina Hashmi who has died, aged 83
The Indian artist was known for her innovations in printmaking and her reflections on the 1947 Partition
NewsIndia Art Fair
Delhi police shut down protest-inspired work at India Art Fair
The work, which was painted live at the event, featured Urdu calligraphy and images of women in hijabs
NewsExhibitions
Largest collection of contemporary Indian art heads to Moscow
Several Indian private museums are lending works for an exhibition due to open at the State Tretyakov Gallery
AnalysisArt fairs
India Art Fair opens with a strong national spirit amid ongoing protests
Director Jagdip Jagpal says the fair is "proud" to remain regional while dealers double down on "Indian taste"
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see during Mumbai Gallery Weekend
From how Uber drivers visualise their company’s headquarters to the rediscovery of an Indian Modernist pioneer
PreviewExhibitions
Rare outing for East India Company art at London's Wallace Collection
Exhibition curated by the historian William Dalrymple celebrates the artists behind the works of flora, fauna and daily Indian scenes
PreviewExhibitions
South Asian group show brings post-partition politics to Cambridge
Exhibition at Kettle’s Yard brings together 11 artists from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh to explore issues of borders and migration
NewsKashmir
Kashmir lockdown traps artists headed for Kochi residency
Two students from the University of Kashmir are unable to leave the state following government imposed restrictions on movement and communication
NewsSmuggling
Stolen artefacts from 'prolific art smuggler' returned to India
Objects are reportedly linked to antiquities dealer Subhash Kapoor who is facing criminal charges in the US
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From the poster master Alphonse Mucha to Mrinalini Mukherjee's organic, sexual forms
NewsCollectors
Sikh Empire collector hopes to open dedicated museum
The London-based collector Davinder Toor holds one of the most significant collections of Sikh works in the US and the UK
NewsVenice Biennale 2019
India announces Venice Biennale artist line-up for Gandhi themed exhibition
Contemporary re-assessments of the independence leader's legacy are unlikely to be addressed in artists' responses
NewsArt Basel in Hong Kong 2018
Indian galleries raise their game at Art Basel in Hong Kong
Presence of more dealers at the fair signals a comeback in the country’s art market
NewsArt market
Art Basel in Hong Kong welcomes more mainland galleries
Dealers from across Asia are ramping up their presence, and around half of the projects in the Kabinett sector are by Asian artists
NewsArt market
Asia Week auctions reveal breadth of the market
Christie’s and Sotheby’s dominate in terms of value but smaller firms can compete in the field of Asian art, with the internet’s help
NewsThree to see
Three to see: New York
From a divine Renaissance man to Indian Modernists
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New consortium seeks to promote Indian art in New York and beyond
Sotheby’s is among the partners in the initiative led by the India Center Foundation
News
V&A’s Indian textiles have stories to tell
Shirt inscribed with Koranic verses was kept in storage for 80 years, while appliquéd wall hanging was found dumped in a New York street
ArchiveTate Modern
India’s first Pop artist Bhupen Khakhar coming to Tate Modern
Not yet publicly announced, it is scheduled for 2016
ArchiveExhibitions
The luxuries of a vanished world of Maharajas are explored through over 250 objects at the V&A
Next month the V&A in London presents 'Maharaja: the Splendour of India’s Royal Courts'
ArchiveSoham Gupta
Gupta joins Hauser & Wirth
Gagosian beaten to the punch
ArchiveAnish Kapoor
Interview with Anish Kapoor: “I haven’t done much at all”
Despite having tackled some of the most ambitious commissions in contemporary art, such as Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, the Indian-born British artist Anish Kapoor says “the problems in the end are always in the studio”
ArchiveArt fairs
Dubai fair reaps reward of focus on Indian contemporary art
British collectors Charles Saatchi and Frank Cohen were among those who bought
ArchiveIndia
Plans for Kolkata Museum of Modern Art: India's answer to Tate Modern?
A major new museum to be built in eastern India is being largely supported by commercial galleries and corporate collections
ArchivePrivate Museums
Devi Art Foundation is India’s first private museum of contemporary art
Anupam Poddar and his mother Lekha have assembled a collection of over 7,000 works of art
ArchiveArt Dubai
Strong sales at Art Dubai shadowed by censorship of Pakistani artist
Market worries conspicuously absent at Art Dubai
ArchiveCollectors
Private equity millionaire Adu Advaney to open a London gallery
Indian collectors are starting to buy contemporary art by their compatriots
ArchiveSoham Gupta
Gagosian goes for Gupta
Indian artist Subodh Gupta is in the mega-gallery's sights
ArchiveFakes & copies
Leading Indian sculptor Somnath Hore’s show closed early as family alleges the majority of works are fake
This is not the first time the artist's work has been forged
ArchiveCollectors
Seven of the most prolific Indian art collectors
Four based in India, one New York Indian, one US couple and one Japanese buyer
ArchiveArt market
New York-based Indian gallery comes to London
Aicon joins growing number of London-based dealers selling South Asian work
ArchiveArt market
Christie’s hails success of “first” Middle East sale
Sales in Dubai almost doubled expectations, and the majority of buyers were new (just don’t mention the Tel Aviv saleroom)
ArchiveArt market
Modern Indian art fetches top prices at Sotheby's
But older decorative arts of the subcontinent fail to excite buyers
ArchiveAsia Week
Asia week: Fakes overshadow contemporary Indian sales
Sotheby’s and Christie’s did well but concerns are growing about the scarcity of top end buyers
ArchiveArt market
The work of young Indian artists is entering the Western market with collectors itching to obtain this contemporary art
Prices are rising for a new generation of Indian artists
ArchiveExhibitions
The adventures of Hamza: Mughal art the V&A
An exhibition of rare Mughal paintings, ten years in the making
ArchiveArt market
Following the postponement of Asia Week due to the World Trade Centre attack, sales flopped amid scant enthusiasm
Gandharan sculpture did well in an otherwise difficult week at the postponed Sotheby’s and Christie’s auctions
ArchiveExhibitions
Subcontinental splendour at the Victoria & Albert Museum
An exhibition of Sikh treasures casts new light upon the art of an Indian culture better known for its war-like tendencies
ArchiveExhibitions
The unknown art of Indian Jainism at the V&A
About six million Indians follow this faith, but its art and beliefs are very little known to many in the west
ArchiveExhibitions
Indian Christmas at the V&A
Exhibition of Kalighat painting to tour the UK
ArchiveVictoria & Albert Museum
The Queen to open gallery of Indian art at Victoria and Albert Museum
Britain’s immigrant community not yet in the giving mood
CommentPolitics
India’s leading institutions suffer political setback
Directors modernising formerly moribund museums are being undermined by Hindu extremists
Bharti Lalwani