Thursday, February 26, 2009

GLENN BROWN


A major retrospective of the work of Glenn Brown, one of the most revered painters of his generation, this exhibition will bring together the largest selection of the artist's work to date. Brown borrows from art history and popular culture, working from the paintings and sculptures of Dalí, Auerbach, Rembrandt, science fiction illustrators and many others to investigate the languages of painting and how images are read by the viewer.

Design forgery ring uncovered in France


PARIS. French investigators claim to have uncovered a large-scale counterfeiting operation led by a Parisian artist that produced fake 20th-century design classics by Jean Prouvé, Charlotte Perriand, Alexandre Noll and Pierre Chareau. Six suspects, including four members of the artist’s family, were arrested on 25 November; they are accused of counterfeiting, receiving counterfeit goods and fraud. The artist, Christian Duran, died in 2006.

Obama signs Recovery and Reinvestment Act with reinstated support for the arts

NEW YORK. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Smithsonian Institution have secured a small allotment of federal funding as part of the $787bn American Recovery and Reinvestment Act signed by President Obama on 17 February, following fears that arts groups would be completely excluded from the stimulus package. A committee comprising members of both houses of Congress reached an agreement on the final spending bill, which was notably smaller than the versions passed by either the House or the Senate, with a number of cuts made to education and health programmes to secure the sliver of Republican support needed (three votes) to pass the bill. The NEA will receive $50m to distribute to non-profit arts organisations while the Smithsonian gets $25m to repair its facilities.

Yves St Laurent sale smashes records despite global financial woes

ARIS. A string of world auction records tumbled as the Yves St Laurent-Pierre Bergé collection of art and antiques sold for astonishing prices at Christie’s in Paris this week. The three-day sale realised a total of €373.9m—not far short of half a billion US dollars—making it the most valuable private collection ever sold at auction.

About Domus Art Gallery


Domus Art Gallery was established in 1994 in Kolkata and later branched out to Delhi. It has grown with a view to promote Contemporary Indian Art.
The gallery has been continuously involved in the recognition and promotion of emerging talent, creating an awareness of art amongst old and new collectors by showcasing good quality art works and providing a platform for interaction between artists and collectors.
The gallery is involved in the promotion of upcoming and emerging artists whose work, apart from being of high quality, is affordable and holds good value for money for the collectors as well as provides an adequate reward for the artists’creative talent.
On the other hand, the gallery has also been sourcing works of senior artists viz.M.F.Husain,
F.N.Souza, Tyeb Mehta, K.H.Ara and others, Bengal School and National Treasure artists viz.Amrita Shergil, Raja Ravi Varma,Nandalal Bose, Jamini Roy, Sailoz Mookherjea, to name a few, for their collector clientele.
The gallery is also associated with well known Auction Houses in India and abroad, thus keeps a close track on the artist community and the art world.
On this date, the gallery boasts of a collection of over a thousand artworks, a few of which are on display on the website. Apart from the works of Masters, the gallery stocks Paintings, Prints, Drawings and other artworks of artists who have tremendous creative talent and are masters of the future.
Our website focuses at keeping up with the fast changing global art scenario and provides one with an opportunity to explore our collection and keep track of the art world.  

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