Social Media Week: #Art: Is Social Media the New Art Gallery?

Jatin Kampani is a celebrated photographer and online entrepreneur. He began his career in 1996. His work has been featured consecutively in ARCHIVE’s Special Edition of ‘200 Best Ad Photographers Worldwide’. Included in Kampani’s repertoire are outstanding advertising campaigns that he executed for clients like De Beers, L’Oreal, Motorola, , ESPN, Pepsi, Canon and Sony. He is also an acclaimed Fashion photographer, having worked with publications like Elle, Marie Claire, L’Officiel, Hello, People and Verve. As an artist he has participated in several group shows across the country.Mr. Kampani was one among the chosen photographers invited to hold a solo exhibition at the Foto Art Festival, Bielsko Biala, Poland in the year 2009 and in 2011 he was chosen to be a part of the CHIVAS STUDIO 2011. His body of work also includes portraits of a number of distinguished individuals among them Her Highness late Rajmata Gayatri Devi, Amitabh Bachchan, Sachin Tendulkar, Shahrukh Khan, and Pandit Shivkumar Sharma. His work has won him several International awards. Along with some other enthusiasts, Kampani recently launched his online store ‘MERCHANTS OF COOL’ – www.merchantsofcool.in for promoting photography as an art form in India

Tushar Sethi, Director, Institute of Indian Contemporary Art and multi-business entrepreneur, has established for himself a prominent status in the Indian art firmament. He has founded ‘Theartstrust.com’, a popular online trading platform for art and astaguru.com which enables online art auctioneering, Tushar Sethi has helped create a defining presence for Indian contemporary art on the world stage. A connoisseur and genuine lover of Art, his innovative initiatives have created a major impact on the Art scene.

Farah Siddiqui is a specialist in contemporary art from Southeast Asia particularly India and Pakistan. With several years of experience as a consultant in modern and contemporary art, Farah Siddiqui has been advising collectors on all aspects on art from the subcontinent. In the last decade, Farah Siddiqui has been the curator of several successful exhibitions in traditional genres of painting and sculpture in addition to contemporary media of video and photography and has also been involved with fund raising activities for charity. Since 2009, Farah Siddiqui has been associated with global art firm – Artconsulting. In addition to working with private collectors, she has worked on unique projects with Forbes, India. Current projects include consulting Piramal Art Foundation, Mumbai and NYU Abu Dhabi, UAE. A contributor to art columns in several newspapers, travel and banking publications including Jet wings, DNA, India Today, Air India, 24k- Citibank magazine and BNP Paribas, Farah is also often invited for her specialist views on CNBC Asia, ET now and Bloomberg India to discuss the current state and outlook of the South Asian art Market.