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Article: Exposure makes Indian art prices gallop in global mart
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- The Hindustan Times
- Article date:
- June 28, 2008
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New Delhi, June 28 -- The price curve of Indian art is shooting north in the global market because of "increased consciousness" about it, say experts.
This has been brought about by greater visibility of art and artists from the country and easy access to relevant information about Indian art from the internet, they say.
"Indian art is becoming a part of international consciousness, why is why we have seen a spectacular growth in this field," Yamini Mehta, director of modern and contemporary Indian art at the London-based Christie's, told IANS on e-mail.
"Boundaries are becoming more fluid. We are seeing more Indian ...