Taking art out of the boardroom: CIMA's Mela brings modestly-priced art

The Art Mela will price pieces from as low as Rs 3,000 and go as high as Rs 75,000

When it comes to collectors and canvas, it is always the million-dollar painting that grabs attention amidst a flurry of showmanship during exhibitions executed over flutes of champagne and caviar blinis.  In recent times such events have centered around works by VS Gaitonde, S Raza and FN Souza. This is why perhaps the CIMA Art Gallery's affordable Art Mela, which is being held from 12-15 April at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi, is a contrarian bet. "Art isn't only for the rich and the famous to exhibit in their board-rooms and palatial homes," says the art gallery's founder