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The Evolution Of The Indian Lifestyle: Jyoti Bhatt’s Decades-Long ‘Revisitations’ Narrate The Journey

Modernist painter and print-maker Jyoti Bhatt marches into the gates of the Vadehra Art Gallery with his much-awaited solo exhibition titled ‘Revisitations’ at our modern gallery space, on view from 30 January to 6 March 2024. In this exhibition, Bhatt revisits his oeuvre across two decades and presents various works exploring quotidian and conventional Indian […]

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Sunil Gupta Turns Back Time; Showcases Queer Rights in 1980s London

If you consider yourself a vanguard of queer rights and have a passion for photography, the newest exhibition at the Vadehra Art Gallery will be your Mecca. The gallery unveils a special project by Indo–Canadian, London-based photographer Sunil Gupta titled ‘Come Out.’ The never-before-exhibited series of black-and-white photographs shot in London from 1985 to 1995

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Does The Past Haunt and The Future Bestow? Zaam Arif’s ‘Waking Dream’ Has The Answer

A new exhibition is in town at the Vadehra Art Gallery. The gallery opens its door to the Houston-based Pakistani artist Zaam Arif, who is presenting his first solo exhibition in India titled ‘Waking Dream.’ On view till 1 March 2024, the show features a comprehensive suite of 12 small and large-scale oil paintings, offering

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Art, Technology, and Quantum Field Converge in Jayesh Sachdev’s ‘Utopian Dystopia’ at Bikaner House, New Delhi

“Utopian Dystopia” at Bikaner House, New Delhi is a unique exhibition; it’s a journey into the domain of imagination, technology, and quantum exploration led by Jayesh Sachdev. Exhibition Advisor Shahzada Khurram, who is recognised for his promotion of art that balances tradition with innovation, has played a crucial role in overseeing this exhibition. Notably, Khurram

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What Makes Us Who We Are? Raihan Vadra’s Third Exhibition ‘Upamana’ Explores It Again

Raihan Rajiv Vadra, a visual artist from New Delhi has defiantly risen to become a contender in the arena of immersive art exhibitions. The third show in a series of five as mesmerising as all the others, his latest exhibition “Upamana” explores the nature and method of knowledge acquisition and its connection to human existence.

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ROOTS: Adivasi Art Exhibition and Book Launch Looks Into the Narratives from the Tribal Heartland of India

Art exhibition and book launch, “ROOTS: Art from the Tribal Heartland of India,” is poised to enchant audiences at the Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, from February 2nd to 14th, 2024. Curated by Dr Alka Pande and Mitchell Crites, this cultural journey into the dreams, aspirations, legends, and wisdom of India’s first

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Zahra Yazdani’s Scripted Selves: Sutures of Signs and Symbols

The first solo exhibition in India by Tehran-based visual artist Zahra Yazdani, Scripted Selves: Sutures of Signs and Symbols at Latitude 28 gallery in Delhi, charts the emotional breadth of the human body. Yazdani transformed the two spaces into settings for her latest artwork, inviting artists to pose for her camera. Her photography demonstrates Yazdani’s

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Dreamscapes in Clay: Navigating the Surreal Landscape of Dhruvi Acharya’s Ceramic Wonderland

In an essay titled ‘I object to your position: hyperreal decontextualizing of objects, scholar Ana Calvete write about the hyperreal presence of objects in our lives. Hyperreality or surrealism is blended with reality, dreams, and daily life no matter the subject of art and creative process in our contemporary lives. In that essay, Ana Calvete

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Enchanting Plane of Narratives in Jeram Patel’s Works

Jeram not only expressed his expertise in aesthetics but also presented a whole new experience of exploring the woods in its essence. A new exhibition called ‘A Reconstruct’ opened recently at the Palette Art Gallery, which exhibits the collection that pays a retrospective tribute to Jeram Patel’s career, which spanned almost sixty years. Jeram is

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