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Smitha M. Babu’s Choreography in Green: Islands of Memory

Smitha M Babu

The solo exhibition ‘a choreography in green’ by Kerala-based artist Smitha M. Babu at Vadehra Art Gallery is notable both as a continuation of the artist’s ongoing artistic journey and as an attempt to break free from that continuity. ‘Uses atmospheric washes, soft tones and layered storytelling to create dream-like, meditative scenes exploring ideas of […]

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Bengaluru Exhibition Champions India’s Print Culture

Raja Ravi Varma

A major exhibition examining the evolution of India’s print culture through printmaking is currently on view at Gallery G, Bengaluru. Titled “What India Learned to See: From Battala to the Ravi Varma Press and Beyond,” the show has been organised by the Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation and will run until May 31. The exhibition brings together

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The Architecture of the Void: Why Paper Became Central to Indian Modern Art 

The Architecture of the Void: Lines on a Postcolonial Skeleton at Gallery Dotwalk unfolds as a quiet yet deeply charged meditation on paper—not as a secondary surface, but as a primary site where modern Indian artists negotiated the uncertainties of a newly independent nation. Moving away from the monumentality of canvas, the exhibition gathers drawings,

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Indian Sculptor Paresh Maity Takes Brass Monument to Venice Biennale Parallel Show

Indian Sculptor Paresh Maity Takes Brass Monument to Venice Biennale Parallel Show

Art Alive Gallery will present Paresh Maity‘s monumental brass sculpture Equilibrium at Personal Structures: Confluences, a major contemporary art exhibition running alongside La Biennale di Venezia from 9 May to 22 November 2026 in Venice. The European Cultural Centre Italy organises Personal Structures as a biennial event, and this 8th edition will occupy Palazzo Bembo,

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A Fistful of Sky: Subodh Gupta’s Architecture of Memory at NMACC

Subodh gupta a fisful of sky

At the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in Mumbai, Subodh Gupta’s A Fistful of Sky is one of the artist’s most expansive exhibitions in India in recent years. Curated by Clare Lilley and on view from 3 April to 17 May 2026, the four-floor presentation brings together new commissions, key works from across Gupta’s career, and immersive

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Archivio: Dayanita Singh’s Venice Show Reimagines the Archive

Dayanita Singh

Dayanita Singh’s ongoing exhibition Archivio is now on view at the Archivio di Stato in Venice, marking the first time the historic institution has opened its doors as an exhibition venue. The show, which runs from April 17 to July 31, 2026, brings together two connected strands of Singh’s practice: her long engagement with Italian archives and

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Tom Vattakuzhy’s Where Words End Debuts in Mumbai at ICIA

Tom Vattakuzhy

Mumbai will host Tom Vattakuzhy’s first exhibition in the city, Where Words End, at the Institute of Contemporary Indian Art (ICIA) from May 3 to 17, 2026. The exhibition brings together a focused body of works that the artist calls “Story Paintings.” These paintings move beyond the function of illustration and instead explore what cannot be

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Manu Singh’s Exhibition in Delhi Examines What Survives Revision

Manu Singh

At Bikaner House’s Main Gallery, Manu Singh’s exhibition बाकी / After Erasure brought together works shaped by repetition, removal and return, opening a contemplative space around what survives revision. Running from 16 to 21 April 2026, the exhibition drew from Singh’s long engagement with painting as a material process rather than a fixed image. Singh describes her

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Murari Jhas Theatre of Objects Between Abstraction and Association

Murari Jha

Murari Jha’s solo exhibition at Nature Morte Gallery, which ran from April 18 to May 17, brings together a body of work that reflects his ongoing engagement with memory, the body, and the idea of objects. According to the gallery, the exhibited works, made in a variety of materials (stone, bronze, wood, brass, synthetic putty,

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Tasneem Lohani Explores Digital Memory In Mumbai Exhibition

Tasneem Lohani exhibition in Mumbai: It’s taking longer to download than it was to puke up, looks at how growing up online shapes memory, friendship, and behaviour. Presented as an immersive installation, the show rebuilds the artist’s childhood computer room and reflects on early social media experiences. Through familiar objects and digital references, Lohani invites

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