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Delhi exhibition shows why acquiring traditional Indian art can be a high-stakes gamble
June 01, 2026 4:11 pm
Raseel Gujral's Dakhin Dilli, while presenting a dialogue between devotional traditions of the south and the north of India, also brings forth an urgent discourse around traditional art that doesn’t always have an ironclad provenance, putting buyers at risk
What will India take to the Venice Biennale? A look at the 2026 national pavilion
February 03, 2026 5:03 pm
Curated by Amin Jaffer, India’s National pavilion will bring together five artists to reflect on distance and belonging
Kiran Nadar, Bose Krishnamachari among other Indians on the global list of most influential people in art
December 07, 2025 10:43 am
Released by ArtReview, the list puts together individuals and groups who have shaped what art has been in the last 12 months
The problem with the Indian art boom? It isn't that Indian
November 18, 2025 7:14 am
Our art market will never truly come of age if it remains dependent on the scaffolding of the West. We must reimagine value on our own terms — through scale, inclusivity, and cultural rootedness.
Where time curves and memory takes form
October 27, 2025 11:10 am
In the exhibition "Between the Strands, Time Bends & Warps", curator Meena Vari brings together established and emerging artists to explore the ever-shifting landscape of artistic practice
‘A quirky design says more in 2 inches than some 20-feet ads': Inside India’s matchbox art movement and its revival
July 25, 2025 7:13 pm
Good design isn’t always big, expensive, or famous. Sometimes, it fits in your palm and stays in your memory for life.
How artist Jyoti Bhatt questioned power hierarchies and chronicled his times
May 09, 2025 1:35 pm
Artist Rekha Rodwittiya discusses her classroom memories of being taught by veteran artist Jyoti Bhatt and curating an exhibition of his works
Art can do what politics can’t. Traditional Indian arts must be celebrated
February 05, 2025 11:30 am
Be it urban renewal, revival of languishing assets, or conservation of derelict neighbourhoods and monuments, the publicity and goodwill art fairs carry can also end up being more than just putting up a bazaar of the few, by the fewer and for the fewest.
Bazaars, Bombay locals, dancers, dreams: How does one make 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzles? Ask Surabhi Banerjee
October 09, 2024 2:33 pm
“Most of the time, I have precedents in mind: a beautifully designed interior from a magazine, or animal drawings in an old science book,” says Banerjee, an illustrator-cum-architect who captures the colourful chaos of India in jigsaw puzzles.
Buying Dali and Picasso in India
July 18, 2024 7:00 pm
AstaGuru’s International Iconic auction will showcase works of iconic global artists
INDIAN ART PHOTOS
Landmark exhibition celebrates birth centenary year of Indian modernist KG Subramanyan
April 01, 2024 3:47 pm
Experience a landmark exhibition celebrating KG Subramanyan, a towering figure in Indian art. "One Hundred Years and Counting" explores 7 decades of his artistic journey with over 200 paintings, sculptures, and unseen archival material.
'Fantastic Realities and Beyond': Art exhibition commemorates CIMA's three-decade journey
February 26, 2024 3:59 pm
The Center of International Modern Art (CIMA) is bringing the curtains down to the six-month-long celebratory fervour of its 30-year journey with a grand exhibition titled 'Fantastic Realities and Beyond' at the Visual Arts Gallery from February 29 to March 10, 2024.
Art Mumbai: Exhibition features rare works of five Indian modern masters
November 17, 2023 1:03 pm
Showcasing the rare and lesser-known aspects in the work of five celebrated artists Amrita Sher-Gil, Akbar Padamsee, Ganesh Pyne, Prabhakar Barwe, Jagdish Swaminathan, a significant group exhibition titled ‘Tales of Transcendence’, is running from November 16 to 19, 2023, at Mumbai’s first major art fair 'Art Mumbai'.
Gallery G traces the history of Indian art as it celebrates 20th anniversary
February 03, 2023 5:06 pm
The show includes works from famous artists such as Raja Ravi Varma, M.V. Dhurandhar, J.B. Dikshit, C. Kondiah Raju and many others
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