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Performing the Goddess: Chapal Bhaduri Through Naveen Kishore’s Eye

An ongoing exhibition by Neekoee Foundation and 079 Stories brings renewed attention to one of Bengal’s most compelling theatrical legacies through a photographic series by Naveen Kishore. Titled Green Room of the Goddess: The Chapal Bhaduri Story, the show presents a portfolio of 17 photographs that document the life and performance of Chapal Bhaduri, once celebrated […]

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Raj Kishore Gupta’s Indigenous Accents Exhibition Opens in Delhi

Indigenous Accents, a new solo exhibition by Raj Kishore Gupta in New Delhi, transforms indigenous visual traditions into intimate works on live-edge wood and resin. About the exhibition Indigenous Accents, curated by Uma Nair, opens at LTC, Bikaner House, with a preview on 2 July 2026 and runs from 2–6 July 2026. Created during the

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Panchadhara: Traversing Distinct Artistic Terrains

‘Panchadhara’ brings together the works of five artists from different regions of India- Dilip Kumar Sasmal, Soumendra Sarkar, and Shashwati Sarkar from Kolkata, Pradip Kumar Jha from Mumbai and Anushree Kayal from Bengaluru at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore. Through paintings and prints, the exhibition unfolds as a confluence of diverse artistic voices, each rooted in

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Ratan Parimoo retrospective opens at Bikaner House, New Delhi

Ratan Parimoo Scarlet Pearls, 1959 Oil and pebbles on board 23 x 40 inches

Gallerie Splash will present Grammar of Seeing, a major retrospective of Ratan Parimoo’s abstract phase, curated by Satyajit Dave, at Bikaner House’s Centre for Contemporary Art in New Delhi from June 12 to June 16, 2026. The show brings together paintings, prints, drawings, collages, works on paper, and archival material to trace Parimoo’s artistic evolution and

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Striking Histories: Indian Matchbox Labels and the Making of a Visual Culture

Before matchboxes became museum items or collector’s memorabilia, they occupied a far more intimate role in everyday lives: wedged between cigarette boxes, resting beside kitchen burners, tucked away in shirt pockets, and passed from hand to hand in the quiet rhythm of mundane life. A major part of India’s visual art culture lies outside art

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Dr Alka Pande: Mapping India’s Visual and Cultural Imagination

Dr Alka Pande is one of India’s most renowned art historians, and curators, with a practice that bridges scholarship, exhibition-making and public pedagogy. For over three decades, she has worked on Indian aesthetics, visual culture and gender, shaping how diverse audiences encounter the subcontinent’s artistic and cultural histories. Pande holds postgraduate degrees in History and

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A Journey Through Layers of Truth: Norton Maza Represents Chile at the Venice Biennale

Norton Maza

At the ongoing Venice Biennale, the artworks of Chilean artist Norton Maza are attracting the attention of art lovers, just as those of other artists from the Global South, and are making the concept of ‘art’ and politics the centre of discussion. Considering the artist’s family history, especially that his father was arrested after the

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Serendipity Arts Celebrates 175 Years of the Great Exhibition in London

Serendipity Arts launches a London programme in June 2026 with immersive performance and a giant puppet parade, pairing South Asian sound and public art in the Science Museum and on Exhibition Road. About the London programme Serendipity Arts will present two public projects in London in June 2026 in partnership with the Science Museum and

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