THE SLOWDOWN IN THE ART MARKET HAS LEFT THE
COLLECTORS’ ANXIOUS AND APPREHENSIVE, AS THEY EAGERLY
AWAIT THE MARKET TO GAIN MOMENTUM. TO ANALYSE THE
DIFFERENT FACTORS THAT HAVE INHERENTLY CONTRIBUTED
TO THE STAGNANCY IN ART BUYING AND APPRECIATION, WE
BRING TO YOU DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES FROM THE GALLERY
OWNERS. WE POSITED SEVERAL QUESTIONS CONCERNING
INDIA’S STANDING ON THE GLOBAL MARKET, THE PRESENT
STATE OF THE LOCAL MARKET, ISSUES RELATED TO THE PRICING
AND QUALITY OF ARTWORKS, THE LACK OF INITIATIVE ON
THE PART OF GOVERNMENT TO ADVOCATE A FLOURISHING
VISUAL ARTS CULTURE, THEREBY SKETCHING AN OVERALL
PICTURE OF THE CAUSES/ REASONS THAT HAVE LEFT ART IN
SUCH A STATE OF CRISIS.