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The Dvaita Dualities exhibition in New Delhi dives into life’s opposites, from black and white to heavy and light. Curated by Ankon Mitra at The Lexicon Art, this group show features 11 artists. They mix paintings, sculptures, and installations to reveal how contrasts blend into oneness, much as India’s bustling streets do. Opening on 18 […]
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Nature Morte, New Delhi, presents Poetry None the Less Science, a solo exhibition by Deshna Shah, on view until May 2, 2026. The show marks Shah’s debut with the gallery and unfolds at its Vasant Vihar space. Shah presents a new series of paintings that turn the canvas into a thinking surface. She visualises how her
Deshna Shah Maps Mind and Meaning in New Exhibition at Delhi Read More »
Textile Art Show in Mumbai: Hand for Handmade Foundation launches Hamari Virasat, a captivating Mumbai exhibition that weaves 75 years of the Indian Constitution into 75 handmade textile artworks. Opening 25 April 2026 at 47-A, Khotachi Wadi in Girgaum, it runs until 10 May, daily from 11 am to 7 pm except Mondays. Artisans nationwide
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A leader and father figure to the most marginalized groups of the Indian subcontinent, Dr. B R Ambedkar continues to shape the visual language and voice of resistance of the milieu. On the Day of Baba Saheb’s birth anniversary, let’s look at the myriads of depictions and iconography of Dr. Ambedkar, celebrating the legend.
Picturing Babasaheb: Depictions of Dr B.R. Ambedkar in Visual Art Read More »
The Indian caste apparatus flourished inside the womb of various religions of the Indian subcontinent. Caste practices grow across many religions, like the Sayed-Ajlaf division in Islam; and Jats, Khatris, and Aroras in Sikhism. What is primary to note is that Caste, across all faiths, is a socio-economic practice that creates innate social divisions based
Why is No Dalit Artist on India’s Most Expensive Artists list? Read More »
Palette Art Gallery in New Delhi will present Where The Sky Remembers, a solo exhibition of paintings by Ashish Kushwaha from April 23 to May 23, 2026. The show runs daily from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 14, Golf Links. The exhibition features recent works in watercolour and acrylic, spanning landscapes that reflect Ashish Kushwaha’s
Ashish Kushwaha’s Landscapes of Memory at New Exhibition Read More »
An ineffable sense of aura and vital energy permeates the work of Ankita Singh. Her visual language unfolds as an intimate meditation on the unseen forces that animate existence—whether in the germination of seeds and roots, the radiating expanses of cosmic galaxies, or the microscopic cellular structures that constitute all living beings. Through her practice,
Ankita Singh Captures Apavarga Aura and Shiva Shakti Vitality Read More »
Portraits of the Unseen Ahmedabad unveils poignant paintings of Vaidehi Kinkhabwala on the unseen labour of caregiving and motherhood at 079|STORIES in Bodakdev. Rooted in her personal journey, the series portrays care as a continuous act of repetition, endurance, and intimacy. Faceless figures lean and gather, evoking protection amid flattened urban spaces. Red anchors the
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What exactly is form, and what does it mean for form to retain or persist? Can we reflect on form without referencing a specific form, within the boundaries of form, or beyond them? In considering the question of what form is, how should viewers interpret the artworks in ‘What Form Retains’ by Baroda-based sculptor Mayur
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The Sovereign Asian Art Prize, a prestigious international accolade celebrating innovative contemporary art from Asia, has unveiled its shortlist featuring seven exceptional Indian artists: Harsha Durugadda, Ishita Chakraborty, Rahul Kumar, Ravikumar Kashi, Sangita Maity, Mayur Vayeda, and Tushar Vayeda (the Vayeda Brothers). Harsha Durugadda (b. 1989, Hyderabad) From a family of sculptors, Harsha Durugadda crafts
Indian Artists Shortlisted for the Sovereign Asian Art Prize 2026 Read More »