Exhibitions

From A. A. Raiba to Contemporary Anxiety: Two Exhibitions Explore Shifting Realities

Exhibitions / May 11, 2026

Two concurrent shows at Thapar Gallery and Thapar Contemporary in New Delhi are offering starkly different yet surprisingly complementary perspectives at a time when Indian art institutions are exploring both the roots of modernism and contemporary concerns. From the solitary vision of modernist master A. A. Raiba to the fragmented realities investigated by eleven contemporary […]

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The Last Princesses of Punjab: New Exhibition in London

Exhibitions / April 30, 2026

Kensington Palace has opened a compelling new exhibition, The Last Princesses of Punjab, spotlighting the extraordinary life of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh—an exiled Punjabi royal who became a leading figure in Britain’s suffragette movement. Marking the 150th anniversary of her birth, the exhibition runs until November 2026 and reframes imperial history through the intertwined lives of

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Chamba Rumal in a Contemporary Frame at Bridge Bharat

craft & Handmade, Exhibitions / April 30, 2026

Bridge Bharat Exhibition view of Champa Rumal

Fields of Chamba, presented by Bridge Bharat, is an unfolding of land, labour, and the tactile intelligence of making. On view until May 2, the show repositions the Chamba Rumal as a living, thinking surface that holds memory, rhythm, and care. At its core, the exhibition draws from the ecological and cultural landscape of Chamba,

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Himalayan Encounters: Revisiting the Schlagintweit Drawings After 170 Years

Exhibitions / April 29, 2026

The exhibition ‘Himalayan Encounters- Hidden Views from 170 Years Ago: The Schlagintweit Drawings in India’ at the Indian International Centre, Delhi, presents a collection of Himalayan paintings that were never intended as art and never exhibited in India. Rather, they served as tools—records made in the midst of long journeys, often under difficult conditions. Looking

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

Exhibitions / April 24, 2026

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

Exhibitions / April 24, 2026

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

Exhibitions / April 22, 2026

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

Exhibitions / April 22, 2026

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

Exhibitions, Review / April 21, 2026

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

Exhibitions / April 21, 2026

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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