Bangalore, May 2004 Buy one get one free! First it was shampoos and household cleaners, then soaps and powders…. and now Art? Unbelievable but true – the standard FMCG slogan of Buy one get one free now applies even to art.

This is the situation at a current exhibition on in Bangalore. The Time & Space Art Gallery is holding a mega sale where they are offering one for one. For example – Buy an Aparna Kaur and get an Akbar Padamsee free. The range of paintings on sale - 77 artists including Tagores, Husains, Jogen Chowdhurys and Vivan Sundaram. The sale is on till May 24.

Commercially this may have worked but we leave you to decide – is it Art? And by the way, next time you go to your friendly neighbourhood supermarket, check out the bargain shelves – you might just find a Souza or a Swaminathan!

Mumbai – “After Dark” – A unique exhibition being held after midnight and through the night hours for the night birds of the city that never sleeps. On currently at The Sakshi Gallery and curated by Gayatri Sinha the exhibition boasts of painters like Anita Dube, Anju Dodiya, Jogen Chowdhury, Nalini Malani, Nilima Sheikh, Ranbir Kaleka, Vivan Sundaram. With quite a few paintings on the theme of night, this exhibition is truly for the nocturnal. On till the end of May.

Mumbai – Jehangir hosts Ravindra Verma’s solo show on abstracts. The myriads of colours used with blended harmony and the muted shapes all lead to a sense of the soothing. A very pleasing to the eye exhibition.

Delhi – Lepakshi – Brings to the fore the fine art and craft of a group of rural artisans called “Nagash”. Their craft is named after their village “Nirmal” and displays brilliant hues with realistic portrayal. Given alongside is one of the paintings called “Ek Tara”.