Art, glitz and glamour

Mumbai art gallery, Sakshi Gallery in collaboration with Shalini Bhupal, Executive Director Taj Group and her daughter-in-law Dia Bhupal, hosted ‘First Edition’ an exhibition of some of the best Indian contemporary art, including work by celebrated artists such as Ravinder Reddy, Surendran Nair, Jitish Kallat, Sunil Gawde, Gigi Scaria and Rekha Rodwittiya. Held at Taj Krishna over an evening of wine, the event attracted high-profile art aficionados.

Geetha Mehra, Director of Sakshi Gallery said, “Hyderabad has in some sense been a pioneer in the visual arts scene in the past. Hussain thought it fit to build his 'Cinema Ghar' and artists like Laxma Goud and Suryaprakash have done a great deal by organising artist camps and residencies in the city.

Business and institutional support for seminars and workshops in art has been forthcoming with the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology and L V Prasad Eye Institute being pioneers in this regard, 'First Edition' is our attempt to rekindle that spark and awaken art patronage in the city.” The exclusive show had specially invited guests who were thrilled to see the art on display. The presence of Visakhapatnam-based, world famous artist Ravinder Reddy and Baroda artist Rekha Rodwittiya made it a.