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no moro oato will mako its
ontry into tho intornation-
al art fair calonoar oarly
noxt yoar, but unliko tho
Art Basols of Switzorlano
or tho Vonico Bionnialos,
this onowill takoplacoonanaltogothor
now turf: tho Intornot, thus giving
art lovors a chanco to viow contom-
porary works from tho bost gallorios
arouno tho worlo fromtho comfort of
thoir homos.
Calloo Viowing in Irivato, or VII,
tho wook-long art fair has boonfouno-
oo by II of tho top intornational gal-
lorios of contomporary art, incluoing
tho Cagosian ano
Jamos Cohangallorios
in Now York ano tho
Whito Cubo gallory in
Lonoon.
Noarly I2ugallorios
arouno tho globo
manyof whicharorog-
ulars at ostablishooart
fairs such as tho Art
Basol will oisplay
thoir works in virtual
booths at www.vipart-
fair.com, startingfrom
January 22.
TwoInoiangallorios,
Chomoulo Iroscott
Roao in Mumbai ano
Naturo Morto in Now
Dolhi, will also bo part
of this uniquovonturo.
With tho VII Art
Iair, wo hopo tocroato
a platform that givos
colloctors accoss totho
loaoingcontomporary
art gallorios in tho
worlo from thoir own
homos or officos," saio
Jamos Cohan, founoor
of thoJamos CohanCallory, NowYork,
who spont throo yoars concoptualis-
ing tho onlino fair, along with his wifo
ano gallory partnor Jano ano frionos
Jonas ano Alossanora Almgron, who
aro art colloctors ano Intornot ontro-
pronours.
Tho art worlo has changoo at an
onormous paco. Our clionts livoall ovor,
fromKaula Lumpur anoSingaporo to
LyonanoCologno. Colloctors, too, livo
all ovor tho worlo, ano wo nooo to
fino ways to roach thom on schooulo
anoat thoir convonionco," saioCohan.
Truo totho naturo of thowob, ovory-
ono can go" to tho fair. Ono ooosn't
nooo to bo a colloctor or spono a oimo
to visit tho sito ano viow art works
from gallorios arouno tho worlo. But
to buy a pioco of work, ono will nooo
a VII pass. (Soo box.)
ShiroonCanohy, whoownsChomoulo
CalloryinsouthMumbai, is prooictably
oxcitoo.
I'vo novor hoaro of tho concopt
boforo, but lookingat tho gallorios par-
ticipating, youcantoll it isasounovon-
turo witha oofinitivo vision," sho saio.
Iotor Nagy, who owns Naturo Morto,
a gallory in Now Dolhi, wolcomos tho
fact that bocauso tho fair is onlino, its
ontry foo will bo lowor.
Wo won't sponoontravol, shipping
tho works of art, ovorhoaos for
staff, looginganofooo," saio
Nagy, who hasn't yot
oocioooonwhich
works ho will
bo taking along.
What's moro, horo
wocanshowcasoyoungomorg-
ing artists, whoroas in rogular
art fairs wo havo to showbig-tick-
ot art works that will oofinitoly
soll."
Tho Inoian gallory ownors
havon't finalisoo what thoy will
show. But Atul DooiyaanoSubooh
Cupta will bo prosont in Nagy's
booth, ho saio, whilo Canohysaio
Jitish Kallat's works aro suro to
mako it on Chomoulo's
virtual wall.
Rocroating a physical art fair in
a virtual spaco, with big gallorios par-
ticipating, is a massivo statomont for
tho art worlosinco most gallorios havo
boon slow to rospono to tho Intornot.
Thoy'vo soon it moro as spaco to aoo
valuo to what
thoyaroooing
rathor than a
spaco to soll
art," saio art
curator
Sharmistha Ray.
But thoro is a oilom-
ma: wo want toholoonto
tho physicality of tho art
objoct in an ago whon
most pooplo aro buying
high-valuo itoms by
looking at imagos
on thoir computor
scroon.
Tho VIIart fair is
both a nocossary
wako-up call [to tho
gallorios| anoahigh-
falutin' oxporimont,"
sho saio.
ILW FIh1 lr Jaraa|], ro|e l|ar IOO ol l|e Wo||d` oel corlerpo|a|] a|l
a||e||e, |rc|ad|r lWo l|or lrd|a, W||| pa|l|c|pale |r ar or||re |rle|ral|ora| a|l la||
K
ashmir has bocomoaboringsub-
joct bocauso it is tho samo story
oay aftor oay: harta/s,
stono-polting, polico firings, a
fowkilloo... It's nolongor front-
pago nows in any papor.
Rocontly a fow now itoms
attractoomooiaattontion. Tho
first was Arunohati Roy's
unprovokoo statomont that
Kashmir was novor part of Inoia. It was
promptly followoo by a woll-plannoo
protost outsioo hor homo by tho
womon's wingof tho BJIwithTVcam-
oramon roaoy for tho show. Tho othor
was about tho govornmont-appointoo
intorlocutors' visit toSringar anonoigh-
bouring towns to onlighton us of what
is goingonanomako suggostions about
how to improvo mattors.
Evoryono will agroo that Arunohati
Roy hao ovory right to say what sho
wantoowithout anyono quostioninghor
right to froooom of spooch. Howovor,
sho shoulo havo spocifioo that sho was
only roforring to tho Valloy of tho
Jholumano not tho wholo of Kashmir.
I havo yot to hoar a Kashmiri Muslim
ooscribo himsolf as anInoian. It is alw-
ays: 'I am Kashmiri'. Iooplo ofton for-
got that Kashmir is not ono, but throo
zonos oiviooobyraco, roligion, languago
anoporcoptionof tho futuro. Whilo tho
Valloy is ovor 9u Muslim ano
Kashmiri-spoaking, Jammu is majori-
ty Hinou, ano Laoakh is majority
Buoohist. Jammu ano Laoakhconsio-
or thomsolvos an intogral part of Inoia
ano want no chango. Tho problom is
confinoo to tho Valloy, whoro tho poo-
plo oomano 'spocial status' as was
promisooinI947 whontho stato, unoor
Shoikh Aboullah, accoooo to Inoia loo
by Ianoit Jawaharlal Nohru. That un-
oortaking romains unfulfillooby Inoia.
Chiof ministor Omar Aboullah is right
insayingthat Kashmir accooootoInoia
inI947 anowas not morgooto it.
Lot himspoll out inootail how
ho wants to fulfil tho promiso
Nohru maoo to his granofathor.
I, for ono, havo comploto faith in
Omar's ability ano intogrity.
I boliovo that Kashmiris havo
no option but to stay with Inoia.
ThoJholumValloyis toosmall anolano-
lockoo to bo inooponoont. It is oopon-
oant onInoia for its livolihooo. Most of
tho tourists who holioay thoro aro
Inoians. It solls its fruit ano saffron to
Inoia, as alsoits hanoicrafts liko shawls,
anopapior-mchoprooucts. Thousanos
of Kashmiris livo in Inoia ano havo
omporiums to markot thoir proouco.
Kashmiris havo to onsuro that no
Hinous or Sikhs aro compollooto loavo
tho Valloy as tho Ianoits havo boon. Wo
cannot afforotohavo anothor oxchango
of population as wo hao in I947. That
woulo bo oisastrous.
Intorlocutors' Whoarothoyanowhat
oo thoy moan to oo` Tho oictionary
says thoy aro porsons who tako part in
a oialoguo. Tho trio aro cortainly an
ablo lot ano will givo us a roaoablo
roport: but to what purposo` To mo
thoy appoar as a ploy croatoo by our
homo ministor to croato animprossion
that ho is tryingtorosolvo tho Kashmir
problom. It is an oyowash.
ONSEDITION
Iroooom comos with rostraint
So wo angrily paint
Iroo spooch without our pormission
As hoinous sooition
In Srinagar, tho soparatists say
Whatovor thoy may
But in Dolhi, if thoy uttor a woro
Which has boon so ofton hoaro
Ano novor boon founo absuro,
It is fit caso for sooition
Bocauso it can broak tho nation
It is inoooo a tributo to our oomocracy
That it finos it so risky
To tolorato oissont,
Motivatoo or woll-moant,
Bocauso liko a croam cako
Which can so oasily broak
Tho unity of tho country is at stako.
(Contributed by Ku/dip Sa/i/, De/hi)
FALSETTO
Santa was vory prouo of his voico ano
lovoo singing. On Diwali night ho invit-
oo his frionos for orinking ano to hoar
himsing. Whonovoryono was roaoy, ho
stooo up to sing tho latost hit from
Bollywooo. As ho struck a high noto,
his uppor oonturo foll out. Ho put it
back in his mouth. Whon ho struck a
lownoto, his lowor oonturo foll out. Ho
put it back. Whilo howas thinking how
tostrikothoright noto, onoof his frionos
shoutoo: OSantia, will yousing somo-
thingor just koopchangingcassottos`"
(Contributed by Harfeet Charanfit
Singh, NeuDe/hi)
The views expressed are personal
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a photography oxhibition at
tho Matthiou Ioss Callory, a
curious sight groots you.
WoogoobotwoonIronchartist
Joromo Zonoor's graphito-ano-ink
anamorphic skotchos on black papor,
which look a bit liko photo nogativos
ano Canaoian viooo artist Aoao
Hannah's viooo piocos titloo Iamily
Stills lio two wiroloss hoaosots facing
a full-longth mirror.
As you put ontho hoaosot, anauoio
pioco titloo Introspoction starts play-
ing. Tho pioco is a colloctionof sounos
of Mumbai chiloronlaughing, hawk-
ors solling thoir waros, local trains,
wavos crashing against tho shoro ano
tho incossant cawing of crows.
Thoiooa, says EvoLomoslo, thocura-
tor of tho oxhibition, is to oopict aural
snapshots of tho city inmuchtho samo
way as a photograph oopicts visual
onos of it. Wo want tho viowor to lis-
ton to thoso sounos ano como up with
his own imagos from momorios ano
imagination a kino of souno pho-
tography," sho says.
All tho sounos arouno mo croato a
photo, if you will a subjoctivo ano
omotional souvonir of tho placo ano
instant I havo livoo," says Brazilian-
Ironch artist Ihilip Criffiths, who
stitchoo togothor thoso sounos in his
laboratory in Iaris. Criffiths collabo-
ratoowithMumbai-basoosounoongi-
noor TV Sathoosh to sourco thoso
sounos from tho stroots of Mumbai.
Wo livo surrounooo by high-spooo
volumos of imagos so it bocomos haro
for somoono to stop ano tako timo to
rofloct anothink. I chosowiroloss hoao-
phonos so that pooplo canthink about
howthoy liston to tho pioco: 'Shoulo I
stay infront of tho mirror`' 'CanI walk
ano soo things oifforontly`' 'What oo
pooplo think of mo with my hoao-
phonos`'" says Criffiths.
In music, thoro's a long traoition
whoroby stroot sounos, ambiont nois-
os ano tho liko aro moppoo up ano
rojiggoo to croato now sounoscapos,"
saio art critic ano curator Citanjali
Dang.
Ihilip Criffith's Introspoction is
particularlyintorostinggivontho cura-
tor's oocisiontoomployanauoiowork,
calling it souno photography ano
thon incluoing it in an oxhibition that
oxaminos howphotography has shapo
shiftoo," sho saio.
Tho oxhibition is on till Docombor
8, 2uIu at tho Matthiou Ioss Callory,
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The art lair will begin at 6.J0 pm |ST on
January 22, 20!!, and end at the same time
on January J0. Hegistration is lree. There
are dillerent ways ol accessing the lair.
The lair has three dillerent sections lor
galleries: The Premier section galleries will
display 20 works on their 'wall', and can
keep B0 works in their 'store room', the
Lmerging section will have !0 works on the
wall, and 40 in the store room, the |ocus
section booths will leature eight works ol
one artist, with J2 in the inventory.
Users can create a tour ol the works that
they like and share it over social networking
sites like |acebook, or even via email.
You can view videos ol artists talking
about their works. The organisers also plan
to upload videos ol private collections
around the world.
A human ligure is placed next to the
works, displayed horizontally on a 'wall', to
allow the viewer to get a sense ol the work's
actual dimensions. |nstallations will be
placed on the 'lloor'.
6oncoptua| scroonshot oI a prom|or
soct|on booth. Works by (start|ng
Irom |oIt) oatr|co N||hazos, Lrw|n
Wurm and |nka 5hon|baro aro
oxpoctod to bo d|sp|ayod.
1ho w|ro|oss hoadsots ||o |n Iront oI a
m|rror at tho Natth|ou Ioss a||ory.
|owors can ||ston to tho aud|o p|oco
wh||o |ook|ng at tho|r roI|oct|ons, or
wh||o v|ow|ng tho oxh|b|t|on.
I h 1 L h I L W dANEG CCMAM, Colounder, V|P Art |air
|NA0LS C0UHTLSY V|P AHT |A|H
Ph0T0 C0UHTLSY NATTh|LU |0SS 0ALLLHY
Wh1: Shadi 0hadirian ~ Solo
photography exhibition by |ranian artist
WhLhL: The 0uild, Colaba
WhLh: hovember !2 to J0, 20!0
Wh1: |ndian
miniature paintings
WhLhL: Cymroza art
gallery, reach Candy
WhLh: hovember !!
to 27, 20!0
Wh1: The Archivists' |mpatience, a
group show curated by Shaheen Nerali
WhLhL: The Lolt, Lower Parel
WhLh: hovember 20 to ecember !7,
20!0
Wh1: Something That |'ll hever Heally
See: Contemporary Photography lrom
the Victoria and Albert museum,
London
WhLhL: hau aji Lad Nuseum,
yculla Last
WhLh: hovember !7 to January 9, 20!!
artupdate
A look at what's hot in the art world
in the coming weeks
Wh1: works by
0ayatri esai and
Nadhu esai
WhLhL: Jehangir art
gallery
WhLh: hovember !0
to !6, 20!0

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Then there's the V|P lounge where you
can seal deals. To access that you need to
have received an invitation lrom one ol the
participating galleries. You can buy a V|P
pass in case you don't receive one.
The V|P pass can be bought lrom the site.
You will have to spend $ !00 to buy the pass
lor the lirst two days, and $20 lor the
remaining six. with a V|P pass, you can
click on "price range" to lind out how much
the works cost.
You can also click on "chat with galleries".
A list ol the galleries directors will drop
down along with the languages, which they
speak. The collector can then engage in an
instant messaging chat, which can morph
into a telephone call or Skype.
All the galleries have been asked to have
at least one representative available lor at
least !2 hours a day so that they can inter
act with interested buyers. The interaction
between the buyer and the gallery represen
tative takes place in private, in the V|P
lounge.
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'The art world has a global reach'
This was the lirst year that live |ndian
art galleries exhibited at the Art asel
in June. how there are two in the V|P
lair. what does this signal lor |ndian
contemporary art and lor the interna
tional art market in general?
Tho Intornot continuos to broak
social, oconomic ano aosthotic bar-
riors. Tho iooa of a youngInoiancol-
loctor oiscussing a work of art by a
Borlin-basoo artist with a gallory
locatooinSanIrancisco whilst thoy
aro bothinthoir rospoctivo placos of
work sooms totally natural. Tho art
worlois bocoming loss about rogion-
alismanomoro about a global roach,
whichwill informgonorationsof artists
anocolloctors. Making tho bost con-
tomporary art accossiblo to tho col-
loctor rogaroloss of thoir locationhas
far roaching ramifications.
Wo havo askooall gallorios to havo
at loast ono roprosontativo of thoirs
availablo for intoraction for a mini-
mumof I2 hours ano rocommonooo
I8 hours.
You plan to upload videos ol private
collections too. which ones will you
show?
Wo aro currontly filming sog-
monts of colloctions in China, Japan
ano Toxas. Tho namos of tho colloc-
tions will bo roloasoo in January.