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11 Iconic Experimenters and provocateurs of Indian Photography

India’s vast visual heritage has been meticulously documented and imaginatively reimagined by diverse photographers across generations. From political history to social documentary and avant-garde art, these 11 figures stand out for their unmatched vision, technical mastery, and cultural impact. 1. Raghu Rai Raghu Rai (b. 1942) is regarded as the doyen of Indian photojournalism. After

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Rahul Jain and Gunjan Arora Unveil River Flows in Delhi

Rahul Jain and Gunjan Arora present Threadarte, a captivating exhibition on reclaimed materials and river-inspired themes, now at Art Centrix Space in New Delhi. About Rahul Jain’s Threadarte Exhibition Rahul Jain and Gunjan Arora form Threadarte, a duo with over 20 years of work in sustainable art. They turn waste yarns, old textiles, and metal

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Sanjay Das Captures Rajasthan Heritage in New Delhi Show

Sanjay Das presents Cupola on the Cusp: History Through the Lens, a photography exhibition in New Delhi that captures Rajasthan’s fading architectural stories. Sanjay Das’s Cupola on the Cusp: Rajasthan Heritage Unveiled Cupola on the Cusp: History Through the Lens opens at CCA Gallery in Bikaner House. Sanjay Das photographs Rajasthan’s heritage for this show.

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Smita M. Babu on Paakkalam: Weaving Memory, Labour, and Landscape

The paintings from Smita M. Babu’s series ‘Paakkalam’, exhibited at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, traverse the geographical peculiarities of the Ashtamudi Lake shore in Kollam, a region with numerous unique characteristics. Smita’s works, which hint at various aspects related to the coir industry, including occupations, history, and traditions, stand as a testament to how an artist

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New Exhibition by Kunal Shah in Delhi Traces Space Making

A new group exhibition titled Space Making : Making Space in New Delhi, curated by interior architect Kunal Shah, brings together artists, architects, and designers to explore how space is conceived, built, and imagined across physical, social, and spiritual dimensions. About the exhibition Space Making : Making Space is a group exhibition presented by Gallery Art Motif in

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Jompet Kuswidananto on Ghost Ballad: Singing Histories of Resistance

Jompet-Kuswidanantos

Indonesian artist Jompet Kuswidananto presents ‘Ghost Ballad,’ a site-specific installation at Pepper House, as a part of the 6th Kochi-Muziris Biennale (2025–26), marking the journey from dictatorship to democracy and bringing together once-thriving, banned music and performances. The work uses his signature objects of ‘bodiless’ figures to gather the fractured chronology of Indonesia, acting as

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Inside Historia Denaturalis: Ravi Agarwal and the Rewriting of Denaturalized History 

Ravi Agarwal and the Rewriting of Denaturalized History

Written by Dr. Rahul Dev    Historia Denaturalis is an engaging title for a recent exhibition at Gallery Espace, New Delhi. Curated by Damian Christinger, a Zurich-based independent curator, the show highlights Ravi Agarwal’s extensive body of work on ecological issues in contemporary art, including photojournalism, artistic research, new installation forms, photo performance, and activism. Agarwal

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