Art and craft balanced
C N Karunakaran, now exhibiting in the Capital's Art Konsult gallery in Hauz Khas Village, is a senior artist who seems to have evolved a fine balance between the decorative art of South East Asia and the temple sculptures of tribal India.

Transparency is the lifeline of art market
Diana Brooks case in the US should be an eye-opener for everyone in the art world. This high profile former CEO of Sotheby's pleaded guilty of charges of having fixed commissions with its arch rival, the auction house of Christie's, which spilt the beans and turned approver.

Foreign furniture for keeps
Gorgeous but not gothic. Rather soft and curvaceous. It doesn't have the sharp-edged, straight line looks of modern design. It does not even use the moulded technology. Hurtado furniture from Spain is for inheritance down the generations.


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