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Article: From the mag: A broader canvas ; Amid speculation and fears due to the global downturn, the Indian Art Summit strikes many right notes in its second year.
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- India Today
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- September 7, 2009
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At a time when summits are all about doom and gloom, this was one
to lift the spirits and suggest that at least art is, to some
extent, recessionproof. Given the economic slowdown, organisers of
last week's Indian Art Summit in Delhi choose to concentrate on
creating a space for dialogue, fearing that sales would not be
enough to pull in the crowds.
They were in for a pleasant surprise. While the art market across
the world has suffered due to the recession, the Indian Art Summit
proved market analysers and critics wrong by managing to sell
approximately 50 per cent of all works on display.
The second edition of the Indian Art Summit came back bigger and
better-dismissing notions about ...