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Gallery with a view Located in the heart of the city, Galerie De’Arts spoils art lovers for choice, lured as they are by the spectacular view from its 11th floor abode and the paintings that adorn its walls. They are tempted to settle down with one of the carefully chosen books on art on an inviting chair tucked away in a cosy nook.
Located in the heart of Bangalore’s CBD, the gallery has a 1000 sq ft exhibition space.
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ounded by Deepa Subramanian in 2009, Galerie De’Arts has steadily grown to earn its place among the leading galleries of the city dealing with high calibre Indian contemporary art. One of the reasons for its quick success seems to be the gallery’s practice of placing artists above all others. It engages in collaborative initiatives with the artists, which have developed into long term committed relationships over time. One of the biggest challenges that artists face is of promoting their work, an exercise that is an expensive proposition in most commercial galleries. Galerie De’Arts takes it upon itself to promote its artists, going so far as to produce, design and create its own content and research in consultation with the artist, past available data notwithstanding.
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Some of the contemporary masters featured at the gallery are Peter Lewis, VG Andani, Bhaskar Rao, Ramesh Rao, Chandranath Acharya, C Chandrashekara, S Krishnappa, RM Hadapad, SS Munoli, Ramdas Adyantaya, Appukuttan Achary, GS Shenoy, Marishamachar, Krishna Setty, JMS Mani, Jasu Rawal, Milind Nayak, Paresh Hazra, PS Kumar, Balan Nambiar, SG Vasudev and Yusuf Arakkal. The gallery has held many successful solo and group shows of contemporary artists from India and abroad. Its first anniversary show was a tribute to Dr KK Hebbar and featured 22 contemporary masters from Karnataka from the early 1970s. Galerie De’Arts has also introduced