Indian art, exhibition in China
Annie Samson New Delhi, Jul 9 (PTI) China, which piqued global interest with its artists fetching record prices at auctions, is now set to witness the range of Indian contemporary art works in a first-ever public show in Shanghai. Contemporary artworks from India are headed for Shanghai to participate in an exhibition said to be the first-ever public show dedicated to Indian art in China.
Over 60 works by a total of 21 leading artists from India including Riyas Komu and Jitish Kallat are bound for the Museum of Contemporary Art, (MoCA) Shanghai for a month-long “India Xianzai” exhibition beginning July 16. “The show will expose Indian art to the Chinese whose artists are selling at high prices in the world market,” says Aparajita Jain, owner Seven Art Limited Gallery in Delhi, which in collaboration with Institute of Contemporary Indian art (ICIA) is organising the exhibition.
The event is being supported by the ICCR. “Chinese art is all about stories and I think they would be able to relate to and understand art from India, which is also about narratives and stories. The idea is to introduce collectors and galleries to works from India,” says Tushar Sethi, Director ICIA. .