Wow Moment

Riyas Komu,artist
The Pick: Nataraj Sharma’s Air Show at the Sculpture Park

Why: It is best representative of where Indian art is heading. The scale of the work is huge and magnanimous. It is a landmark shift. It is the kind of work that is happening in India now.

Jitish Kallat,artist
The Pick: LN Tallur’s Digesting System at Arario Gallery

Why: I love this work. At first glance it is iconic. Then it turns into a caricature and at a certain level it seems like a toy. There are several levels of transformation. It is an attractive work.

Gigi Scaria,artist
The Pick: Anish Kapoor’s untitled at Lisson Gallery

Why: It is an interesting work,even technically. It is a single shape within which each piece is fragmented at the same time and also reflective. It is elaborate and reflects the human self in multiple layers.

Maithili Parekh,Sotheby’s deputy director
The Pick: Anish Kapoor’s untitled at Lisson Gallery

Why: It is the work of a London-based artist being showcased in the country of his birth,India. The work is static and just stands there but at the same time it is reflective and interactive. Anish does a lot of larger work,much of which is site-specific,and this might be smaller in size in comparison but one has to keep in mind that it is being shown at an art fair and one had to transport it. I’m told that the work has already been sold to an Indian collector.

Work of Art
If the artwork seem too expensive,you can shop for arty accessories at the

India Art Summit
Play Clan
Kitsch is in vogue. Purchase clipboards for Rs 375; mugs at Rs 295 and set of six coasters for Rs 295

Delhi Art Gallery
Set of eight postcards of Nemai Ghosh’s photographs of Satyajit Ray for Rs 200

Vadehra Bookstore
Paper bags that have reproduction of George Martin and Paramjit Singh canvases for Rs 100 each and mouse pad with the work of Anju Dodiya and Rameshwar Broota for Rs 250

Gallery Ske
Abhishek Hazra T-shirts with cool one-liners for Rs 750 and Krishnaraj Chonat’s black-and-white plate titled Cake at Rs 2,500