| Natasha
Kumar: Watercolours & Art on Paper Fair,
1st - 5th February 2012 |
 Natasha
Kumar first excelled as a printmaker; going
from a first class degree at Manchester to
teaching in Sheffield, and studying in Venice.
She completed her MA in London in 2000, winning
the London Printmaking Prize. She is now exhibiting
her Watercolours and Art on Paper Fair at
London's Science Museum from 1st - 5th February
2012. Included in the fair are her Carved
Jali windows that were inspired by the windows
of Bundi Palace. 
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| Visions
of Mughal India: The Collection of Howard
Hodgkin, 2 Feb - 22 Apr 2012 |
 On
2 February 2012 the Ashmolean will open an
exhibition of Indian paintings from the outstanding
private collection of the artist Howard Hodgkin.
Hodgkin has been a passionate collector of
Indian paintings and his collection has long
been considered one of the finest of its kind
in the world. The exhibition runs until 22
April 2012 and includes the main types of
Indian court painting that flourished during
the Mughal period (c. 1550–1850).
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| Ragamala
Paintings from India: Poetry, Passion, Song:
25th Jan - 27th May 2012 |
 Ragamala
painting flourished throughout the royal courts
of India in the late 1400s and dwindled in
the 1800s, with the decline of aristocratic
patronage. This exhibition, which runs at
The Dulwich Picture Gallery from 25th January
until 27th May 2012, will unveil a rare collection
of 24 exquisite miniatures from the Claudio
Moscatelli Collection, in a journey across
the Indian subcontinent.
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| Islamic-Inspired
artwork by 'World's Smallest Engraver' sells
for £50,000 |
 An
Islamic-inspired artwork by one of the UK’s
foremost master craftsmen has been sold to
a collector for over £50,000. Micro-engraver
Graham Short, world-famous for his tiny engravings
including ‘Nothing Is Impossible’
engraved on the sharp edge of a razor blade,
painstakingly engraved The Word of God - a
chapter from the Qur’an on the head of
a pin - involving hundreds of hours of work
in his studio.
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| Winners
Announced for Sightsavers Diwali Photo Competition |
 UK
based development charity Sightsavers today
announced the winner and three runners-up
for its Diwali photography competition. Sukhmanjit
Grewal from Hounslow in west London, captured
the judges' imagination with her stunning
image of beautifully intricate henna painted
hands and a diwali diva, which will now be
printed as the Sightsavers Diwali card for
this year.
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| 'Face
Britain' launched by The Prince’s Foundation
for Children & the Arts |
 The
UK’s largest ever mass collaborative
art project gets underway with the launch
of Face Britain. This unique project created
by The Prince's Foundation for Children &
the Arts is open to all children and young
people aged 4-16 years throughout the UK and
gives them the opportunity to create self
portraits which will be publicly displayed
across the country.
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| M
F Husain passes away in London aged 95 |
 Maqbool
Fida Husain (17 September 1915 - 9 June 2011),
popularly known as MF and dubbed the "Picasso
of India", passed away in a London hospital
on Thursday 9th June 2011 according Reuters.
He was prominent Indian painter who created
controversy with depictions of naked Hindu
goddesses that were interpreted as anti-Hindu.
Five years ago he was forced to India after
being persecuted by Hindu zealots angry at
his work.
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| Christie's
sale of contemporary Indian art nets £4.3
million |
 Christie’s
sale of South Asian Modern & Contemporary
Art on Thursday 9th June 2011 realised £4,315,650
with the top lot being an Untitled work (Figure
on Rickshaw) by Tyeb Mehta (1925-2009) which
fetched £1,973,250 setting a new world auction
record for the artist. The sale presented
a strong array of works by the celebrated
masters of the Progressive Artists Group,
through to the biggest names in Indian and
Pakistani contemporary art.
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|
Alixandra Fazzina chronicles Ramadan during
the Pakistan floods |
 Award
winning photographer Alixandra Fazzina has
travelled to some of the worst hit areas in
Pakistan where she saw first hand the devastation
caused by the floods. She photographed a family
in Pakistan as well as a Pakistani family
in the UK to document how they were spending
the holy month of Ramadan.
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| 'Work
by Syed Haider Raza sets new world auction
record |
 The
sale of South Asian Modern Art Including Property
From The Estate of Francis Newton Souza realised
a total of £12,462,425. The top lot was Syed
Haider Raza (b. 1922), Saurashtra, 1983 which
fetched £2,393,250 setting a World Auction
Record for any Modern Indian Work of Art and
a Record for the Artist.
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| Asian
Art holds its price despite recession, 10
June 2009 |
 'Asian
artworks are holding their price despite the
recession according to the latest Christie’s
sale of South Asian Modern Art sale held on
10 June 2009 which saw M F Husain's 'Ragamala
Series' oil on canvas fetch £397,250;
Rashid Rana's 'Red Carpet' a chromogenic print
attain £175,250 and Ram Kumar's Untitled
(Benares) Oil on canvas, 1963 fetch £133,
250, both from Asian private investors.
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| F
N Souza, Tyeb Mehta Top Christie's Modern
Indian Art Sale |
 Works
of Francis Newton Souza and Tyeb Mehta were
the highlights of the Christie's sale of contemporary
Indian art , which included works from Tina
Ambani's Harmony Art Foundation. Souza's 1955
work "Birth" sold for £1,273,250
($2.5 million) as against an estimate of £600,000-800,000
while Mehta's 1984 untitled (Figure on Rickshaw)
went for £982,050 as against an estimate
of £300,000-500,000 pounds.'
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| 'From
Raja Ravi Varma To Ravinder Reddy |
 The
developing field of Modern and Contemporary
Indian art has become one of the art market’s
fastest growing areas. "This morning's
sale reflected the continued strength and
breadth of this collecting field. Led by Vasuedo
S. Gaitonde's superb Untitled, 1968, from
the collection of Mme Krishna Riboud which
achieved $768,000."'
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| 'World
Record Price for a Chughtai |
 Bonhams
latest sale of Indian and Islamic Art made
a total of £2,042,908. Abdur Rahman
Chughtai's 'Guarded Beauty' fetched £66,000
against an estimate of £40,000 to £60,000
- a world record price for Chughtai. The sale
was preceded by the auction of paintings that
raised £36,400 for the Earthquake Appeal.'
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| 'Indian
Paintings Achieve Record Prices at Auction |
A world record price - £145,600 - was
achieved for Lot 328, The Tree, the Bird,
the Shadow, by Jagdish Swaminathan (India
1928-1993) against an estimate of £40,000
to £60,000 at the Bonhams Modern Indian,
Pakistani and Arab paintings Sale last week.
It is believed to be the second highest price
achieved by an Indian artist.
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| 'Patriots'
by Ravi Deepres |
 'Patriots
is a project by British artist Ravi Deepres,
who has over recent years established an international
reputation for his photographic and video
work. This work is concerned with collecting
and manipulating striking images of supporters
at international football matches.
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