Exhibition showcases works by 30 leading South Asian and diaspora artists; see pics

A new art exhibition brings together some of the most iconic names from South Asian art; Partition Book Exchange II_, 2021, Meghana Gavireddygari (Image courtesy Meghana-Gavireddygari)

Dhoomimal Gallery's Lines (By) Lines exhibition showcases abstract art practices by 30 leading South Asian and diaspora artists from the 20th century to present; Untitled 1_ 2021 by Sachin Tekade (Image courtesy Sachin Tekade)

Untitled_ 2018 by Gopi Gajwani (Image courtesy Gopi Gajwani)

FN Souza's artwork (Image courtesy Dhoomimal Gallery)

The 20th century artists include VS Gaitonde, SH Raza, J Swaminathan, FN Souza, Nasreen Mohamedi, Zarina Hashmi and Mehlli Gobhai. Alongside, cutting edge multidisciplinary practices and site-specific installations by artists working at the intersection of art, architecture, textile design, sound and digital media have also been included; Nasreen Mohamedi (Image courtesy Dhoomimal Gallery)

Sohan Qadri's work (Image courtesy Dhoomimal Gallery)

South Asian contemporary artists include Rana Begum, Gopi Gajwani, Shobha Broota, Parul Gupta, Shruti Mahajan, Rewati Shahani, Noor Ali Chagani, Niyeti Chaddha, Meghna Gavireddy, Purvai Rai, Al-Qawi Nanavati and Varun Desai, amongst others; Untitled (Together II) - 2021, Noor Ali Chagani (Image courtesy Noor Ali Chagani)

Curated by Manmeet K Walia, the exhibition began April 2, 2022 and will be on till May 15, 2022; V S Gaitonde (Image courtesy Dhoomimal Gallery)

“The show is designed to take the viewer on an exploration through time, presenting insights to the lives and works of artists from the subcontinent who have used linearity as a tool to respond to their times, to create languages and new worlds through their art," said Walia in a press statement; White 4, 2020, Rewati Shahani (Image courtesy Rewati Shahani )

Zarina Hashmi's artwork (Image courtesy Dhoomimal Gallery)