L'art contemporain est une pratique qui constamment redéfinit sa définition

Source Le Quotidien de l'Art entretien avec Massimiliano Gioni
Présenter de l’art brut ou des choses qui ne sont pas de l’art à côté des travaux d’artistes davantage reconnus crée une confusion intéressante dans laquelle l’œuvre d’art devient moins un chef-d’œuvre et plus une machine à produire des histoires et des interprétations. Cela rapproche l’art d’une réflexion sur la culture visuelle.
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Jivya Soma Mashe The Organic Painter

Source Indian Express by Sushant Kulkarni
In 1973 Kulkarni had come to Ganjad to study Warli life and paintings. He invited four women to accompany him to the exhibition. But they were not ready to go with a stranger. "They decided to ask my father, who at the time was the only male Warli artist. Even today, for the rituals or ceremonies, women start the painting by drawing four sacred lines of the dev chauk, by dipping their hands in rice paste. Men draw the remaining figures," Sadashiv says.
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Art contemporain et identités autochtones

Source INHA
Le 17 mai 2013, sera inaugurée à Ottawa, au Musée national des beaux-arts du Canada, l’exposition, Sakahàn : International Indigenous Art*. Contrairement aux modèles des grandes manifestations dédiées à l’art contemporain, Sakahàn expose un art contemporain dit « autochtone ». Un art en prise avec une généalogie, une singularité culturelle et territoriale, et qui a su relever et jouer de cette distinction, tout en s’internationalisant. Photo : Jimmie Durham, Encore tranquillité, 2008, Pierre en fibre de verre et avion, 150 × 860 × 806 cm, Musée des beaux-arts du Canada, Ottawa, Photo : Roman März.
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Shilpa Gupta opens exhibition at Galerie im Taxispalais

Source Art Daily
In her new works, which were created especially for the exhibition will we ever be able to mark enough?, Shilpa Gupta addresses the climate of fear that is a part of everyday life in many parts of the world due to threats of various kinds. Territorial borders, the confiscation of everyday objects at airports, the unexplained disappearance of people in war are themes that she sensitively interprets and incorporates into her work.
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A World of Indigenous Art at the National Gallery

Source The Epoch Times by Susan Hallet
“Sakahan: International Indigenous Art,” the largest-ever global survey of contemporary indigenous art, which is currently on display at the National Gallery, exhibits the richness of this genre. “This is a breathtaking exhibition, the largest in our 130 year history,” said Marc Mayer, National Gallery of Canada director and CEO.” Pieces by 80 artists from 16 countries are displayed, and according to Mayer, the exhibit will “really broaden the experience of what we think of as contemporary art.” One of the artists I had the privilege of talking to had travelled all the way from India to be at the opening. Venkat Raman Singh Shyam lives in Bhopal, India and continues the family tradition of telling stories through art.
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Contemporary, one word, several worlds

Source Raw Vision by Scott Rothstein
The title of Herve Perdriolle’s new book, Indian Contemporary Art: Contemporary, One Word, Several Worlds, reads like a short poem. It implies rather than defines the subject of the volume. Yet, in light of the material documented, a poet’s voice is appropriate. Academics and scholars today often ignore the art forms presented in this book, perceiving them as unworthy of serious consideration. Perdriolle, on the other hand, is a persuasive advocate. His book, elegantly illustrated and well researched, is the culmination of his efforts to bring clarity to art that is often misunderstood and under-represented.
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Les cent ans du cinéma indien sur la Croisette

Source Culturebox par Jean-François Lixon
L'Inde commémore en cette année 2013 la sortie du premier film de fiction du sous-continent, Raja Harishchandra tourné en 1912 par Dundiraj Govind Phalke. La présence dans le jury présidé par Steven Spielberg de l'immense vedette indienne Vidya Balan marque l'importance que le festival international du film accorde à cet évènement. L'an dernier l'Inde a produit un millier de longs métrages. Quatre sont présentés en ou hors sélection sur la Croisette. Culturebox a rencontré Vitramjit Roy, le manager général de la National Film Development corporation Ltd.
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Charles Correa: India's greatest architect

Source The Guardian by Rowan Moore
More importantly, Correa is interested in the ways that Indian cities work, in their resilience despite their apparently permanent state of crisis, and in ways to improve them without erasing their strengths. "Our cities are among the greatest things that we have; they are part of the wealth of India. They are places of hope. The skills we need are urban skills – we never have to ask the World Bank to send us an expert because our cities already provide them." He quotes the former mayor of the Brazilian city of Curitiba, Jaime Lerner, who said that "cities are not the problem; they are the solution". "Isn't that good?" says Correa.
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Enchères: record historique d'un demi-milliard de dollars chez Christie's

Source Le Nouvel Observateur
Une vente aux enchères d'une série d'oeuvres d'art contemporain, dont un tableau de l'Américain Jackson Pollock, a franchi un record mondial historique mercredi soir chez Christie's à New York, avec la somme fabuleuse de près d'un demi-milliard de dollars (quelque 385 millions d'euros). "C'est la vente aux enchères la plus élevée de l'Histoire" dans le domaine de l'art, s'est enthousiasmé Brett Gorvy, le chef du département de l'art d'après-Guerre et contemporain chez Christie's, estimant que ce record illustre l'entrée dans une "nouvelle ère sur le marché de l'art, où les collectionneurs chevronnés et les nouveaux enchérisseurs rivalisent au plus haut niveau, dans le cadre d'un marché mondial".
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Christie's contemporary art sale is biggest auction in history

Source Indian Express
The spring auctions ended on a record-shattering high on Wednesday as Christie's contemporary art sale achieved the highest total - $495 million - in the history of art auctions. Artists' records fell one after another, led by Jackson Pollock, Roy Lichtenstein and Jean-Michel Basquiat, whose works each soared to anywhere from $49 million to $58 million. "We are in a new era of the art market," said Jussi Pylkkanen, president and chairman of Christie's Europe, who also served as auctioneer. "There is global competition that we have never seen in the art world before," he added.
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La culture rapporte plus qu’elle ne coûte selon un rapport anglais

Source Le Quotidien des Arts
Ainsi, alors que la culture produit 0,4 % du PIB anglais, soit 12,4 milliards de livres sterling (14,7 milliards d’euros), les sommes qui y sont investies n’excèdent pas 0,1 % du PIB. Ces proportions montrent que la culture rapporte d’avantage par livre sterling investie que la santé, la vente en gros ou au détail ou les services aux professionnels. L’analyse conclut que le champ culturel a poursuivi sa croissance depuis 2008, malgré la crise économique mondiale.
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New hues on the block

Source The Asian Age by Aditi Pancholi
As a preview of the United Art Fair 2013, gallerist and art collector Peter Nagy and his six-membered curatorial team assembled a diverse group of art works by some of the most promising budding talent of the Indian contemporary art scene. Curator Alka Pande says, “We have looked at the younger artists’ ways of representation and tried to bring to the fair the cultural diversity of our nation. We are exploring the scene of art in contemporary India — whether it is rural, folk, tribal or experimental avant garde.”
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Iconic work by Indian artists up for sale to benefit environmental and wildlife

Source The Hindu
Iconic work by major Indian artists are up for auction in New York to benefit environmental and wildlife conservation efforts. The artistic creation of Anish Kapoor and Bharti Kher would be up for sale at The 11th Hour Charity Auction, an evening sale on May 13 in New York, organised by Christie’s in partnership with the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation for environmental charity, Christie’s said in a statement.
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Sotheby's Auction Boosts Indian Art Sales

Source The New York Times by Gayatri Rangachari Shah
The works of the Amaya Collection, which included paintings by modern masters like Vasudeo Gaitonde, Sayed Haider Raza and Francis Newton Souza, were amassed by Amrita Jhaveri, a collector and gallery owner based in London. Sixty percent of the sale prices exceeded their high estimates, and the 43 lots brought in a total of $6,694,875, just under Sotheby’s pre-sale high estimate of $7 million. Ms. Jhaveri said she felt both elation and relief after the sale and wants to reorient her collection to include art and artists who have been overlooked by the market. “My collection follows my life and interest,” she said. “When I die, I want to have just 10 works on my wall in one home.”
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Tribal artists can be a good addition to your portfolio

Source The Arts Trust Magazine
Indeed, artistic ‘adivasis’ have started drawing attention of astute art lovers. Going by the rising demand for tribal art at major auctions, the prices are only going to rise in future. This might be the perfect time to acquire some wonderful works by these highly talented indigenous artists.
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Galerie Hervé Perdriolle Inde(s) Art Paris Art Fair Grand Palais 2013. Photos : Ravinder Reddy, Hill Korwa, Ladoo Bai, Chano Devi, T. Venkanna, Jivya Soma Mashe, Jangarh Singh Shyam, Bhuri Baï, mobilier Jeanneret courtesy galerie Jousse...

Art Paris Art Fair: une caverne d’Ali Baba des artistes contemporains

Source L'Express Votre Argent
Chez Magnin-A, galerie spécialiste des artistes africains, on appréciera les masques de Romuald Hazoumè, un rappel des arts ancestraux de l’Afrique réalisés avec des matériaux de récupération, bidons et tissus retrouvant ainsi une nouvelle fonction. Chez Hervé Perdriolle, on craque sur les œuvres d’artistes indiens comme Chano Devi et Jivya Soma Mashe qui utilisent la bouse de vache sur leurs toiles, le résultat ressemblant de façon volontairement naïve aux miniatures indiennes les plus raffinées.
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Beaux Arts Spécial Paris

Source Beaux Arts magazine par Emmanuelle Lequeux
S'éloignant des courants dominants de l'art contemporain, Art Paris, qui se tiendra du 28 mars au 1 avril au Grand Palais, se distingue des FIAC, Frieze et autres Art Bazel en défrichant des scènes peu explorées.

Art Paris Art Fair

Source La gazette de Drouot 15 mars 2013
Avec 74 nouvelles participations, vingt pays représentés et 43% d'exposants étrangers, la sélection, cette année, met l'accent sur la présence internationale. Hervé Perdriolle (stand B13) a sélectionné une sculpture de Ravinder Reddy et y ajoutera une trentaine de dessins de T. Venkanna. L'artiste légendaire de la tribu Warli, Jivya Soma Mashe sera représenté par l'un de ses fameux filets de pêche.

Foreign art foray

Source Times of India by Supriya Sharma
His creative footprints can be traced from the UK's Tate Modern, the Louvre in Paris, the Albertina Museum in Vienna and the La Scala in Milan! Now, iconic South African artist William Kentridge is in Mumbai to showcase his versatile art, at the Volte gallery. Volte isn't the only gallery garnering foreign attention of late. The past year has seen a tsunami of art shows by foreign artists in India. And it is not just artists, even foreign art collectors are showing a keen interest in the Indian art market.
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India Art Fair 2013

Hervé Perdriolle Gallery booth India Art fair 2013. Photo : Jangarh Singh Shyam, Yamuna Devi, Jivya Soma Mashe and Balu Mashe, Chano Devi, furniture Rooshad Shroff.

Indian Modernism and an Out-of-the-Blue Bowl Kickstart Asia Week Auctions

Source Art Info
Asia Week kicked off on Tuesday with a bang. As has been the trend in the last few years, there were plenty of lots selling for 10 times estimates. As always, Chinese ceramics are hot, as are traditional Indian and Himalayan works of art. Perhaps more surprisingly, modern and contemporary Indian art seems to be bouncing back from the low point it has been occupying for the past few seasons. At Sotheby’s, the evening sale of former Christie’s specialist and collector Amrita Jhaveri’s single-owner “Amaya Collection” sale bucked the underperforming Indian market, with 40 lots selling for $6,694,876. The well-curated sale was 93 percent sold by lot and 90 percent sold by value. This success affirmed both the importance of Jhaveri’s collection and her decision to choose works to sell based on the artist’s proven record at auction.
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Les bons résultats de la vente de la collection Jhaveri à New York redonnent des couleurs au marché de l'art indien

Collectionneuse de la première heure, Amrita Jahveri s'est séparée d'une partie de sa collection pour acquérir de nouvelles œuvres. Cette première vente du soir consacrée à l’art contemporain indien chez Sotheby’s New York a inaugurée la semaine d'Art Asiatique avec de très bons résultats. Le lot le plus disputé a été Untitled (1962) de Vasudeo S. Gaitonde, l’un des artistes abstraits les plus recherchés aujourd’hui en Inde. Il a été adjugé $965,000 (€747,000). A noter également les bonnes performances de Manijit Bawa ($389,000), Jogën Chowdhury ($118,750), Bhupen Khakhar ($341,000) et Ravinder Reddy ($341,000).
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New York Indian art sale breaks artist records

Source Times of India by Neelam Raaj
The sale that was billed as the hottest of the season and featured the who's who of Indian art netted $6.7 million and broke four artist records in New York on Wednesday. On the block was the collection of Amrita Jhaveri, a reputed gallerist and art advisor who divides her time between London and Mumbai. Jhaveri, the daughter of a wealthy Malabar Hill Gujarati family, started collecting in the 1990s. The collection, titled "Amaya" (which means "without illusion"), has grown substantially over the years. Jhaveri said she decided to part with some of her prized pieces to buy new works.
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Heart in art?

Source The Hindu by Lakshmi Kupra
What is it that drives people to collect, particularly if they aren’t rich — such as the Vogels? “You can never say why someone collects. It might have started slowly or with one piece that they may have reacted to, but they continue going back to it because art changes your life forever, for the better,” he said and recounted his own experience of picking up a piece that suddenly became available when he wasn’t so financially sound, having just quit his job. “I saw it and I had to buy it. I wake up in the morning and I look at it hanging on my wall; something I have wanted ever since I was a kid, it charges me up. It makes me want to go out there and do something. That’s what art does to you,” he concluded.
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