Seppuku: The Curious Workings of the Art Mafia by Vinod Bhardwaj

Seppuku: The Curious Workings of the Art Mafia by Vinod Bhardwaj

'Seppuku is a sting operation involving the Delhi art world.The novel

can be read virtually in a jiffy. But later, as one reflects on the core of the

narrative, one gets a jolt. It leaves one astonished'

Uday Prakash, Hindi writer

'The novel exposes the dark side of the contemporary Indian art world

where an artist's success is often rooted in devious manoeuvres involving

greed, selfishness and vanity. The world is often celebrating, oblivious to

the tragedy and pain some artists go through in the sordid realization that

they cannot grow and succeed in the current milieu. Seppuku is so fluid it

is hard to put it down until one has finished reading it'

Chintan Upadhyay, painter

Pratap Narayan rises out of nowhere to become an unprecedented

success in the world of art. He is the most sought-after Indian painter

on the international circuit. So sound is his standing that, even when

the art market virtually collapses in 2008, Pratap's position remains

unassailable.

A fellow artist from his early days, Baldev Sharma of Bareilly, narrates

Pratap Narayan's escapades - his time as a struggling artist, his

complex and controversial relationships

with women, and his unmatched ability

to network. Seppuku unfolds against the

fascinating backdrop of the art world

with its whimsical art collectors, businesssavvy

gallery owners, wannabe art party

crashers, camera-hungry socialites and

cynical critics.

The first novel in a trilogy from the pen of

a seasoned art critic, this is a heady mix

of scandal and glamour. A wild portrait

of a community that is drunk on its own

excesses.

Bhardwaj, Vinod: - Vinod Bhardwaj is an art and film critic and writer. He has published two collections of poetry (Jalta Makan and Hoshiarpur), one short-story collection (Chiteri), and more than ten books on art and cinema. He has also compiled and published an acclaimed encyclopaedia of modern art in Hindi. This is his first novel in a trilogy. The second novel, Sachcha Jhooth (Truthful Lies) has already been published earlier this year. Brij Sharma has worked with The Times of India and Khaleej Times of Dubai and has been Editor of The Indian Express in Gujarat. He has also translated into English Vinod Bhardwaj's Hindi monographs on artist Paramjit Singh and sculptor Ramesh Bisht and translated and contributed to the Dhoomimal Art Gallery book on F. N. Souza edited by him.

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ISBN 13	9789351770466
ISBN 10	935177046X
Title	Seppuku: The Curious Workings of the Art Mafia
Author	Vinod Bhardwaj
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins India
Year published	2015-04-21
Number of pages	142
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