Contemporary artist Nalini Malani becomes first Indian to win $78K Joan Miro PrizeMalani's work gave a voice to 'the silenced and dispossessed all over the world, most particularly women'.
25 May, 2019, 08.22 AM IST
FN Souza and Francis Gollop: A fair trade!Gollop took drawing classes from Souza in the 1950s in London.
24 Nov, 2016, 12.40 PM IST
Bose Krishnamachari and Riyas Komu ranked among the top 100 most influential people in contemporary art worldRenowned artists Bose Krishnamachari and Riyas Komu, are the co-founders of India's only biennale.
26 Oct, 2015, 07.03 PM IST
Two self-portraits of Francis Bacon fetch 30 million poundThe potraits, painted by Bacon in 1975 and 1980, had never been on display to the public and resurfaced in a private collection earlier thi...
03 Jul, 2015, 05.29 PM IST
Christie's to auction Lucian Freud's painting by Francis BaconOver the years, the close friendship and rivalry between Bacon and Freud has been well documented, whereas Dahl’s friendship with Bacon has...
04 Jun, 2014, 07.10 PM IST
Christie's to put up Tracey Emin’s 'My Bed' for auctionShortlisted for the Turner Prize in 1999, Emin exhibited this work at the Tate Gallery, causing polarised reactions among viewers.
30 May, 2014, 06.50 PM IST
- Christie's London evening auction realised $206.15 million
The top price of the evening was paid for Francis Bacon's Portrait of George Dyer Talking, which sold for £42,194,500/ $70,042,870/ €51,308...
14 Feb, 2014, 05.11 PM IST
- Post-War British Art Evening Sales at Sotheby’s fetch record £7,927,725
Record breaking sales at Sotheby’s as Abstraction and Modern & Post-War British Art Evening Sales fetched a total of £6,113,350.
13 Dec, 2013, 06.28 PM IST
- Sotheby’s London to stage The New Situation: Art in London in the Sixties
A selection of works will be offered for sale, and a number loaned from distinguished collections.
28 Aug, 2013, 07.38 PM IST
- Sotheby's Evening Auction realizes £75.8 million
The Contemporary Art Evening Auction realized £75.8 million, with an average lot value of £1.43 million - one of the highest figures for th...
27 Jun, 2013, 03.29 PM IST
- Art goes pop as economy looks bleak
Wealth managers say their clients dig art investment because other options such as the stock market seem too risky.
01 Apr, 2013, 04.01 AM IST
- Homelands exhibitions travel to four cities in India
One of the year's most anticipated exhibitions, Homelands, will travel to four cities (New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Bengaluru) across Ind...
04 Jan, 2013, 07.24 PM IST
- Christie's to be engaged with exhibition of British contemporary arts in India
Christie's has had a long association with India. James Christie, the enigmatic founder of Christie's, offered four India pictures painted ...
18 Dec, 2012, 09.05 PM IST
- Best of British contemporary art on India tour from January
The collection includes works by four Turner Prize winners - Jeremy Deller, Richard Long, Grayson Perry and Gillian Wearing.
11 Dec, 2012, 03.39 PM IST
'The growth of Indian art reflects the success of its economy'V&A director Mark Jones was in the city recently for the unfurling of the exhibit and spoke to ET in a freewheeling chat.
24 Dec, 2009, 12.51 AM IST
- Art by desi contemporaries interests foreign collectors
Contemporary artist Subodh Gupta's oil painting sold at a whopping Rs 4.28 crore at the recent art auction where bidders from 32 countries ...
11 Sep, 2008, 02.35 PM IST
- China beats France as world's 3rd largest art auction market
China has overtaken France as the world's third largest art auction market, reporting about $3.16 billion of proceeds last year.
03 Mar, 2008, 07.50 PM IST