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How can we get India invested in our culture? Feroze Gujral explains
Gujral speaks to Veenu Sandhu on the urgent need to get India invested in its culture
 "How can we get India invested in our culture? Feroze Gujral explains")
Non-fungible tokens: Latest craze among crypto-rich art collectors
Retail investors should stay away given the high volatility
 "Non-fungible tokens: Latest craze among crypto-rich art collectors")
Home is where the art is, whether it's a masterpiece or a lesser creation
The first rule is to pick up something you can live with for a lifetime. If you're into collecting as an investment, what matters as much as the artwork is its creator and previous owners
 "Home is where the art is, whether it's a masterpiece or a lesser creation")
NFT digital artwork by humanoid robot Sophia goes up for auction
Sophia, who was unveiled in 2016, produced her art in collaboration with Italian digital artist Andrea Bonaceto, known for colourful portraits, some of which depict famous people, such as Elon Musk
 "NFT digital artwork by humanoid robot Sophia goes up for auction")
One year into coronavirus pandemic, the art world adapts to survive
Global art sales fell 22 per cent in 2020 to $50.1 bn. UBS and Art Basel's Art Market Report showed the steepest market drop since the financial crisis
 "One year into coronavirus pandemic, the art world adapts to survive")
Amid pandemic, auctioneers paint a profitable canvas with hybrid auctions
Digital sales increase turnover for auctioneers - for some, by 20 per cent
 "Amid pandemic, auctioneers paint a profitable canvas with hybrid auctions")
An unknown Indian-origin crypto investor buys an artwork for $69.3 mn
Various media reports cited that Metakova is a pseudonym of the investor, which means King of Meta in the Tamil language
 "An unknown Indian-origin crypto investor buys an artwork for $69.3 mn")
Portrait of an artist's friend: An Amrita Sher-Gil rediscovered
Sher-Gil's hitherto unknown portrait will lead Christie's March auction
 "Portrait of an artist's friend: An Amrita Sher-Gil rediscovered")
Virtual art exhibit aims at strengthening ties between India, Philippines
Arth Art International from India and ArtisteSpace Inc from Philippines, have come together for a one-of-a-kind intercultural art exchange to solidify the diplomatic relationship between the countries
 "Virtual art exhibit aims at strengthening ties between India, Philippines")
What a $32 million dinosaur can tell us about this year's art auctions
The sale of a $30 million sculpture cast 50 years ago might not tell you much about a $15,000 drawing made last month, but it could- and often does-give you some sense of where the winds are blowing
 "What a $32 million dinosaur can tell us about this year's art auctions")
With demand up, artists are now busier than before Covid-19 pandemic
With collectors spending more time at home, and spends on luxuries curtailed, art became a natural point of attention
 "With demand up, artists are now busier than before Covid-19 pandemic")
It's not museums that continued collecting art during Covid-19 but banks
As pandemic-related shutdowns have entered their ninth month, banks have continued to collect, lend, and exhibit art. By comparison, 1 in 3 American museums never reopened after shutting down in March
 "It's not museums that continued collecting art during Covid-19 but banks")
The art market isn't merely surviving, it's thriving despite Covid-19
History has proven that art has been a tradeable commodity in times of crisis - and where there are sellers, there are bound to be buyers, even in moments of adversity
 "The art market isn't merely surviving, it's thriving despite Covid-19")
Best of BS Opinion: US-India defence cooperation, employment rate & more
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day
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Indian creativity in miniature
Book review of Court & Courtship: Indian Miniatures in the TAPI Collection
 "Indian creativity in miniature")
MF Husain's Voices sets new benchmark for artist; sold at Rs 18.5 cr
The surprise, is not that it took so long to get to this point, but that Voices has established a benchmark at a time of severe financial distress
 "MF Husain's Voices sets new benchmark for artist; sold at Rs 18.5 cr")
The forgotten Bombay School
Bombay School was based on realism, or naturalism, as taught by the colonial mindset that patterned it.
 "The forgotten Bombay School")
The pandemic is finding eloquent expression in India's folk art traditions
Contemporary works by folk artists are increasingly documenting the pandemic, relaying, through the songs of bards and works in colour, ways to keep oneself safe.
 "The pandemic is finding eloquent expression in India's folk art traditions")
A prescient artist
Surveying a century of art practice in India, one is struck anew by how artists have reacted to situations and crises in their lifetimes.
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A unique fundraiser offers quality photographic prints for a steal
The fundraising initiative was created in solidarity with a nation that has fired the imagination of the global photography community for decades
 "A unique fundraiser offers quality photographic prints for a steal")
