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Must-See Projects at the India Art Fair 2026: Abir Pothi Curates

India Art Fair 2026 /

The India Art Fair 2026, the largest art fair in South Asia, is set to open with an extraordinary burst of colour, creativity, and cutting-edge ideas—bringing together some of the most compelling voices in contemporary South Asian art. Galleries and artists pushing limits through immersive installations, experimental materials, digital breakthroughs, and potent socio-cultural tales, this […]

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Tilfi’s “Avimukta: The Never Forsaken” bridges heritage and contemporary art at Triveni Kala Sangam

Exhibitions /

Triveni Kala Sangam, currently celebrating its 75th anniversary, has transformed into a vibrant node of the India Art Fair ecosystem as the Young Collectors’ Programme (YCP) returns this year with its 2026 edition. Avimukta: The Never Forsaken, a monumental site-responsive installation is presented by Tilfi, the Banaras-based atelier renowned for its handwoven silks and metal

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India Art Fair 2026: Programs You Should’t Miss

India Art Fair 2026 /

Essential Talks, Panels & Curated Experiences (February 5-8, 2026), Delhi 1. THE AMA ARTIST AWARD CONVERSATION: UMAR RASHID Counter-Colonial Narratives & Global Platforms Umar Rashid (Frohawk Two Feathers), inaugural winner of the prestigious Angus Montgomery Arts Award, brings revolutionary methodology to contemporary art’s relationship with history. His work synthesizes African cosmology, Native American ledger art,

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India Art Fair 2026 Set to Open with Record-Breaking 133 Exhibitors

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The India Art Fair, taking place at the end of Delhi’s winter and promising a lively celebration of creativity, innovation, and artistic interaction, is getting ready to open from 5 to 8 February 2026. The cultural calendar shifts toward one of India’s most anticipated art events. This time around, the art festival is vibrant with

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Capturing the Portfolio of the Marginalised: Decoding the Pixel Activism of Palani Kumar

Artist Profile /

“Don’t shoot what it looks like. Shoot what it feels like” David Alan Harvey As a medium, photography has always maintained its ‘photojournalistic’ ‘news photography’ nature. But Tamil photojournalist and activist Palani Kumar, who uses photography as a tool to give a voice to the ‘voiceless’, sees it beyond its aesthetic appeal and uses it

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Beyond the Algorithm: AI, Design, and the Enduring Value of  Craft 

craft & Handmade, Visual Culture & Ai /

Vishal Bhand Ph.D.  The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has transformed the landscape of design,  from generative visuals and predictive trend analysis to automated prototyping and mass  customization. As algorithms become increasingly capable of simulating creativity, an inevitable  question arises: What happens to human-led design, craft practices, and traditional knowledge  systems in the age

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Latest Exhibition Addressing Printmaking in the Era of AI Opens in Delhi During India Art Fair Week

Exhibitions /

Coinciding with the 17th edition of the India Art Fair, Dhoomimal Gallery, under the direction of Uday and Sunaina Jain, presents Print Age—a major survey exhibition exploring the evolution and endurance of printmaking in the age of artificial intelligence. The exhibition opens to the public on February 4, 2026, and runs until March 15, 2026, at

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Listening to the Space: A Review of ‘Drifting Through the Quiet Veins’ Show, Running Parallel to India Art Fair

Exhibitions /

Gallery Dotwalk’s move to a new, strategically located location in Defence Colony, New Delhi, represents a major institutional transformation; it symbolises a conscious broadening of the gallery’s connection with India’s art capital’s thriving art environment. By establishing itself within this historic cultural hub, Dotwalk aspires to foster a more intimate accessibility between current practice and

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A Rendezvous of every day Signifiers and Beyond: Looking through ‘Cop Shiva’s Viewfinder

Artist Profile /

The artistic questions posed in “Like Gold”, a collateral project of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, such as Cop Shiva’s Being Gandhi, are anything but static depictions; instead, they represent a rigorous re-negotiation of the Indian story. The artworks of “Cop Shiva,” a photographer-artist who works as a police officer during the day, navigate the bureaucracy and

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