Bringing artists of diverse mediums to Kolkata, Emami Art offers arrays of expression in its latest show
Emami Art, Kolkata’s leading contemporary art gallery and cultural space, presents Re-Figuring, a group exhibition opening on 25th April 2025 at its vibrant home within the Kolkata Centre for Creativity’s Green Building. Known for its dynamic exhibitions, support for emerging talent, and commitment to fostering critical conversations in South Asia’s art landscape, Emami Art once again becomes a site of exploration and dialogue.
Curated thoughtfully across painting, sculpture, drawing, video, and photography, Re-Figuring asks: What does a figure objectify in today’s fractured world? Against the backdrop of ecological crises, digital surveillance, and increasing alienation, the artists gathered here reimagine the figure not as a fixed entity, but as something precarious, evolving, and deeply entangled with its environment.
Emami Art, Kolkata brings together contemporary artists.
Performers, Patinated bronze and stone 11 x 16 1/8 x 11 3/4 in. approx. 14.880 kg. 2023, Kolkata
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In layered paintings and digital interventions, Avishek Das interrogates fragmented identities, while Bholanath Rudradraws human and natural forms together into lyrical, almost dreamlike compositions. Janhavi Khemka captures memory’s textures through delicate mixed-media drawings, and Kushan Bhattacharya imagines dystopian bodies inhabiting science-fiction landscapes.
There Will Be Signs, Coloured woodcut on paper, 48 x 36 in. 2024, Chicago.
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Turning to histories and folklore, Priti Roy crafts a feminist figurative language that reclaims erased narratives. Santanu Debnath‘s surreal forms embody a raw sense of contemporary alienation, and Sayanee Sarkar explores how bodies are shaped by urban disintegration and environmental collapse. Through a quietly empathetic lens, Swastik Pal documents communities in flux, offering photographic meditations on survival and resilience.
Observing Thematic Activities, Watercolour on paper 29.5 x 41.1 in. 2024, Baroda
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Tapas Biswas renders figures with emotional intensity, giving form to invisible psychological tremors, while Ushnish Mukhopadhyay questions inherited notions of masculinity through sculpture and video.
Re-figuring Networks with Emami Art
Rather than presenting isolated bodies, Re-Figuring stages the figure within networks of technology, ecology, and institutional forces — inviting viewers to consider the body as both a site of vulnerability and a space of imagination.
As Richa Agarwal, CEO of Emami Art, shares:
While each artist’s approach is distinct, the exhibition explores figuration and space from multiple perspectives. I appreciate the contributions of the participating artists and the curatorial team in shaping this exhibition.
With Re-Figuring, Emami Art continues its commitment to nurturing critical, inclusive, and forward-looking conversations in contemporary art. The exhibition will run till 21st June 2025.
About Emami Art
Located in Kolkata’s Centre for Creativity, Emami Art is a leading space for contemporary art in India. Since 2017, it has championed bold, socially engaged practices across South Asia, supporting artists through exhibitions, mentorships, residencies, and its annual Experimental Film Festival. With a strong focus on community and innovation, Emami Art continues to build an inclusive future for the arts.
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