Abstract
The definition and overall perception of contemporary art remains a point of discussion and debate in the current age. It is imperative to contextualize the same in developing countries as this perception varies vastly in different socio-economic groups and therefore for this study, we focus on examining it for India. Foremost, this paper attempts to find an objective definition for contemporary art for this study to be based upon. Subsequently, we conducted a brief qualitative study on the perception of contemporary art in Mumbai, India, from the perspective of three different primary groups associated with the art sphere. These include the art gallery personnel (curators, overseers, and owners), the exhibiting artists, and the gallery visitors. The overall result of this study shows that most of the participants are open and understanding of contemporary art. However, many art galleries we visited were not welcoming to the common public, as they were physically closed off. This leads to a divide between the common public and the people in the art sphere. A few potential new media routes are considered to improve the engagement of the larger Indian population with contemporary art. Further insights in relation to the preferences of Indian audience are noted and discussed.
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Elvira Mishra, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
Jayesh Pillai, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
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Conference: PCAH2024
Stream: Arts - Visual Arts Practices
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Mishra E., & Pillai J. (2024) ‘Art is Going to Save Us’ – The Self Perception of the Mumbai Art Sphere in Contemporary Art Galleries ISSN: 2758-0970 The Paris Conference on Arts & Humanities 2024 Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 183-194) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2758-0970.2024.17
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2758-0970.2024.17
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