India Art Fair to spread awareness regarding Indian art forms

KOLKATA: India Art Fair, India's modern and contemporary art fair, is coming with its 5th edition from February 1-3. India Art Fair's focus is on providing a bridge building platform to spread deeper awareness, and creating wider access to art in India. The art fair will include 106 exhibitors from 24 countries in the general exhibition area and solo projects. It will also include a video lounge, an art bookstore, art projects and a Speakers' Forum with over 40 speakers.

India Art Fair brings together a diverse set of galleries and artists, showcasing a breadth of modern and contemporary art practices by established and emerging artists including painting, sculpture, new media, installation and performance art. It offers international galleries a platform to present their works and explore the Indian art market, to meet new collectors and build relationships with key stakeholders.

The 42 international galleries exhibiting in the 5th edition represent 24 countries including India and present art from several new regions such as Argentina, Bangladesh, Israel, Korea, Latvia, Turkey, Pakistan and Russia. The fair will feature Indian galleries from Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kochi and Agra.

India Art Fair has tried to play a role in exposing galleries countrywide to a variety of individual and institutional buyers from across the country, and the globe. This edition of the fair will take place in the heart of South Delhi, inside a custom-built tent spanning more than 20,000 sq. metres that is designed by Indian space designer, Sumant Jayakrishnan.

""Christie's is delighted to support the India Art Fair in 2013 as we recognize its importance as a convening moment for all those who are passionate about the future of the Indian art market and are interested in India's national artistic development,"" said Amin Jaffer, International Director Asian Art, Christie's.