Indian and broader Asian art will add to the vibrancy and diversity of the international art scene.

This fact was underlined by Kwok Kian Chow, the director of Singapore Art Museum, in a recent interview. Chow recently spoke to Ashoke Nag of Economic Times. The news report pointed out contemporary Indian art was getting more visible in Singapore, as more number of galleries were stocking and promoting Indian art in the country.

SAM collection includes paintings by Sunil Das, Arpana Caur, Jogen Chowdhury, and Jamini Roy, among other Indian artists. Apart from Chinese art shows, SAM has successfully staged exhibitions of Indian art. The museum has worked with various leading Indian institutions and art collections to present Indian art shows that incorporated it under larger thematics.

Chow opined that a combination of factors was driving Indian art’s popularity. India’s growing economic and geo-political significance, greater interest shown by affluent Indian Diaspora in their own heritage, and deep-rooted multiculturalism propelling contemporary expressions were the key factors.

-”Prices of both Chinese and Indian art have increased at auctions over the last few years. However, they are yet to reach the levels of tags attained by some Western artists. This is only to be expected since a large proportion of the art market is still concentrated in the US and Europe,” the art expert added.