Contributors
Chris Moore
Chris is a writer and a partner in the contemporary art investment firm mooreandmooreart.co.uk. He lives in Shanghai and specializes in contemporary Chinese art.
Erin Wooters
Erin is a Hong Kong based writer and arts researcher for Art Radar. Originally from the U.S, she has a special interest in arts management, and has a background in design.
Wendy Ma
Wendy is a writer and arts researcher for Art Radar. Raised in Beijing and California, she graduated with a business degree from Hong Kong, and will be pursuing her passion for art in Paris.
Rosemary Marland
Rosemary is a writer and arts researcher for Art Radar based in Montreal, Canada. She spent six months in Shanghai working in galleries, and wrote her M.A. in Art History on collectors of contemporary Chinese art.
Sam Fox
Sam is a writer and arts researcher for Art Radar based in Singapore. He just finished his Masters Degree in Art Business from Sotheby’s Institute of Art where he wrote his dissertation on the validation system for contemporary art from Indonesia and the Philippines.
Saffronart said
Saffronart recently held an interactive seminar on Modern and Contemporary Indian Art Today at the Saffronart Gallery in London. This discussion is part of a series of interactive seminars hosted around the world by Saffronart, as part of its efforts to increase awareness and broaden the discourse surrounding modern and contemporary Indian art.
In this panel, the participants – Amrita Jhaveri, Girish Shahane and Dinesh Vazirani, engaged with the words ‘Modern’ and ‘Contemporary’ and explored how they fit with Indian art, in order to gain a more comprehensive insight into the ways in which Indian art is classified and understood. All three participants are regarded amongst the foremost experts in Indian art. The panel discussion coincided with the Frieze Art Fair (15 – 18 October, Regent’s Park), a showcase of contemporary art in London.
The hour-long audio discussion has been uploaded on the Saffronart website, along with the transcript. We would appreciate if you could provide a link to the discussion on your website. The same can be accessed at
http://www.saffronart.com/sitepages/audiostreamingview.aspx
About the participants
Amrita Jhaveri is an expert in modern and contemporary Indian art. With over a decade of experience, including five years at a leading auction house, she founded AM art India Private Limited in 2005. Since 2000, Amrita has actively built a private collection of art and advised other collectors on the same. She is the author of 101: A Guide to 101 Modern & Contemporary Indian Artists.
Girish Shahane is a Mumbai based art critic, writer and cultural commentator. He writes and speaks about Indian art, and was Editor of Art India magazine. He currently contributes a column to the Mumbai edition of Time Out. Girish studied English Literature at Elphinstone College, Bombay University, and the University of Oxford.
Dinesh Vazirani is CEO and Co-Founder of Saffronart, and an active participant in the development of the Indian art industry. A frequent speaker and a leading industry expert, Dinesh has been collecting and promoting Indian art for the last fifteen years.
About Saffronart
A global company with deep Indian roots, Saffronart was founded in 2000 on the strength of a private passion. Remaining committed to this passion and personal values, today Saffronart is a strong and successful international business that both embraces and drives change.
A pioneer of online art auctions, Saffronart has set global pricing benchmarks and transformed the landscape of Modern and Contemporary Indian Art, making it accessible to connoisseurs and collectors around the world. Its robust online auction platform and secure technology offers a personal, intuitive and effortless bidding and buying experience for clients.
With its online presence, and offices in Mumbai, New York and London, Saffronart has broadened and simplified access to Indian art and jewelry. Responding to the needs of today’s collectors, Saffronart also offers services such as art advisory, private sales, appraisals and valuations, and specialized art storage.