This is the third and final article on collecting, following Strategy is Choice and Collecting Requires Research. Wishing your families and you Happy Holidays and a wonderful 2019!
Tag: Art
The Journey of a Collector II of III: Collecting Requires Research
Collectors must educate themselves about what they are collecting. My regret is the lack of formal training in art history. However, being an academic helped. I devoured books on art and befriended leading experts of Indian art to accelerate my learning. Still, I remained eclectic by not relying on any one of the experts. Instead,…
The Journey of a Collector I of III: Strategy is Choice
This semester has been an intense one as I had a 5 courses workload. Combined with the effort required for an art exhibition at SMU that I am also trying to pull off has meant no time for writing any weekend read. One of my teaching assignments was a DBA program in Shanghai that SMU…
In India, nothing is too much trouble
One of the remarkable things that strikes visitors, especially foreigners, about India is the warmth of the people one encounters. Individuals think nothing about dropping everything and going out of their way to help you without any expectation of reciprocity. They even get embarrassed if you so much as thank them for their generosity.
Nirmalya Kumar 