If you are among those who have always found the price quoted for the works of the masters too intimidating, then the CIMA Art Mela might be worth a visit. The Kolkata-based gallerist, founder-director of Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), conceptulised the Mela in 2008, when the art market was coming to terms with the global recession, after the prices had reached their peak. “In India, we hardly have any major art events, except the India Art Fair and the Kochi-Muziris Biennale. The Mela, she says, is modelled on the annual art fair organised at Santiniketan, where one would get works of masters for prices much lower than the market rates. An art fair, conceived by KG Subramanyan, was also held at MS University in Baroda.

Source: Indian Express April 23, 2018 18:33 UTC