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August 22, 2008
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New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- India joined the elite club of global art hotspots Friday, with the India Art Summit 2008 being inaugurated here as a showcase of modern and contemporary art from the country and abroad modelled on international art fairs.

The three-day summit Aug 22-24 was inaugurated at Pragati Maidan by Tourism and Culture Minister Ambika Soni. The summit is showcasing 400 works by 200 modern and contemporary artists - a diverse spread that includes paintings, sculptures, photography, mixed media canvases, video art, installations and drawings.

The summit has been organised by Hanmer MS&L, a multidisciplinary ...

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