Art& Deal  was launched by Late Professor B.C. Saniyal the doyen of the art scene, Internationally renowned artist  Lee Waisler, Padamshree Keshav Malik along with Mr. Amit Mukhopadhyay in Dec 1998. It was later given its  present magazine format  instead of the earlier tabloid look.

 

Having grown since then as an Art Magazine with a name to reckon in the art world. Started up in a very humble way .It has not been easy sustaining the publication from within the gallery infrastructure over the years. Publication suffered for about  a year due to certain financial difficulties, it would have otherwise been 11 consecutive years of Art& Deal by now.

 

It has been viable to arrive at this glorious occasion due to the immense support from artists, curators, art critics, writers, art historians and also the many art galleries that stood by us in the toughest of times.. 

 

We would especially like to thank Mr.Vijay Kumar Aggarwal, Mr. Keshav Malik, Mr. Amit Mukhopadhyay ,Mr. Suneet Chopraand Mr. Vikram Bachawat for their kind support through these years.

 

Our first issue covered the scoop on Amina Kar , another one talked about the  Chintan Upadhyay controversy.In 1998 the art market had not so progressed, yet, our 5th issue showcased an exclusive interview with Nevelle Tuli about the “Business of Art Auction”.

 

The 25th issue was dedicated to the artists of Delhi, “Dilli Diwalon ki” & the 26th rounded up “25 Markers of Indian Art.” The intention being to take into focus a particular aspect and probe into it ;try to annalyse its innermost  so as to discover something more in the process.

 

Art& Deal received the National award for best design in 2007. It participates regularly in prestigious International Art Fairs namely  Art Basel, HK International, Singapore Art Fair etc:

 We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all our past editors namely Mr.Vijayan Kannampilly, Ms. Meena Verma and Ms. Bhavna Kakkar without whose’ efforts the magazine would not have attained the global standing it has today.

 

Present issue deals with women art, so to speak. Today, there exists no gender distinction among artists whatsoever, both are well at par with the other.

 

We tried to cover the  widest range of women artists, but it is impossible to include all of the deserving ones in a single issue  and due apologies to those we could not feature for various reasons, such as lack of space , not receiving some articles on time etc: The issue has focused on many a woman artist still, some renowned, others lesser known , nevertheless a unique achiever eachone!