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COMMUNITY BUILDING AS ARTISTIC PRACTICE: KARACHI LAJAMIA

Co-founders of the experimental pedagogical project, Shahana Rajani and Zahra Malkani tell us what it means to make work from within community life.

FROM VERSE TO VELVET : ANITA DUBE

In this BMW Artist Film, we meet conceptual artist Anita Dube, whose journey from art historian and critic has been marked by a commitment to personal expression, materiality, and a deep engagement with social histories.

CITY AS MUSE : SOONI TARAPOREVALA

In this BMW Artist Film, Sooni Taraporevala invites us to trace Bombay’s layered histories through her lens, uncovering the stories that continue to shape her work. 

India Art Fair and the South Asian contemporary art boom

Since its inception in 2008, India Art Fair has been a champion of the region’s artists, galleries and arts initiatives. Fair Director, Jaya Asokan takes us through the fair’s legacy.

HUMA BHABHA ON SCULPTING CORK AND BRONZE

We speak to US-based artist Huma Bhabha about how she makes and sees her monumental ‘monstrous’ sculptures

DESIGNERS WE LOVE: STUDIO RAW MATERIAL

We speak to Dushyant Bansal and Priyanka Sharma of Studio Raw Material about their design philosophy rooted in regional specificity, collaboration and improvisation

ARTIST DUO CREATES IMMERSIVE MULTIMEDIA INSTALLATIONS INSPIRED BY BIOLUMINESCENCE: NON-LINEAR AND CURSORAMA

We speak to the winners of the 2025 ‘The Future is Born of Art’ Commission, led by BMW India and India Art Fair

DESIGNERS WE LOVE: ALAIIA GUJRAL

Delhi-born Alaiia Gujral on redefining design as a space for heritage, innovation and collaboration

City Guide: Mumbai

From art and architecture to hidden gems – our insider guide to India’s ‘City of Dreams’

SALT: A GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Hylozoic/Desires (H/D), Himali Singh Soin and David Soin Tappeser’s artist duo, explore the various facets of salt — its political history, spiritual resonances and chemical properties as an artistic medium

ARTWORK AS LIVING FORM : RASHMI KALEKA

Take a stroll down Rashmi Kaleka’s world of living art in this BMW Artist Film, and discover what it takes to create an edible forest

CITY AS CANVAS : SAMEER KULAVOOR

Step into Sameer Kulavoor’s world of urban narratives in this BMW Artist Film, and discover how he transforms everyday observations into striking art installations and  publications

MOVING THINGS AROUND : TEJA GAVANKAR

In this BMW Artist Film, artist Teja Gavankar invites us to witness how her spatial interventions unlock the extraordinary in the everyday.

Weaving Speculative Realities with liactuallee

For Mumbai-based fibre artist liactuallee, each stitch is a step toward speculative futures and ecological storytelling. Explore their world of craft, queerness, and hope in this exclusive feature.

Threads of Belonging: Imon Phukan

Rooted in the rich traditions of Assam, artist Imon Chetia Phukan transforms textiles into vibrant narratives. Discover how her art explores identity, loss, and interconnectedness, drawing from her personal journey across diverse geographies, in this exclusive film and interview.

Seeds of Change: The Agrarian Narratives of Umesh S.

For Bihar-born multidisciplinary artist Umesh S, art and agriculture intertwine to explore disappearing seeds and traditional farming knowledge. Discover his journey of preserving rural heritage through sculptural forms in this special film & feature.

BACHPAN : VICKY ROY

Vadehra Art Gallery presents Bachpan, a solo exhibition of photographs by Delhi-based photographer Vicky Roy, on view at their D-53 Defence Colony gallery space. The exhibition presents up to 45 black-and-white photographs curated from two ongoing series of work, including Bachpan and the never-before-exhibited Janwaar Castle. Vicky Roy’s humble beginnings took him through the rehabilitation … Continued

2-30 May, 2025

Vadehra Art Gallery, D-53 Defence Colony, New Delhi

Pillars of Fruit and Bone: Rithika Merchant

TARQ presents Pillars of Fruit and Bone, a solo exhibition of latest works by Rithika Merchant. Building on the work from her Terraformation series, shown at the Eleventh Asia Pacific Triennial, the fifteen paintings in this show explore ideas of building a sustainable utopia, away from the Earth. Merchant uses “beings” or characters that are … Continued

April 10-May 31, 2025

TARQ, KK (Navsari) Chambers, Ground Floor, 39 AK Nayak Marg, Fort, Mumbai

Not Just a Doodle: Tilak Samarawickrema

Gallery Ragini presents not just a doodle: Drawings, animations and tapestries of  Tilak Samarawickrema, a retrospective of the Sri Lankan artist curated by Ina Puri. Tilak Samarawickrema’s 60-year career spans architecture, art, and design, and the exhibition showcases Samarawickrema’s evolution from an architect to an artist through the diversity of mediums he used – copper plate etchings, … Continued

April 9-May 31, 2025

Gallery Ragini, F 208, Ground Floor, Lado Sarai, New Delhi

Lines of Flight : Shilpa Gupta

Ishara Art Foundation presents Lines of Flight by Shilpa Gupta. It marks Shilpa’s first solo exhibition in West Asia. Featuring a diverse selection of artworks from 2006 to the present that include a new sound installation, site-specific interventions, sculptures, drawings, prints and videos, the exhibition foregrounds Shilpa’s long standing critical engagement with narratives of mobility, … Continued

January 18-May 31, 2025

Ishara Art Foundation, Alserkal Avenue, Warehouse 3 17th St, Al Quoz Industrial Area 1, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Kromosho: Munem Wasif

Munem Wasif presents ‘Kromosho’ at Bengal Shilpalay, Dhaka where the artist gives substance to his observations of the old town by tracing and rearranging from its own reality.  Puran Dhaka’s another reality is to consider it as a composite of all the ebb and flow of a complex transformation. Rapid population growth, gentrification, rigid division … Continued

April 18-May 31, 2025

Bengal Shilpalay, House 42 Road No. 16, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Summer Somethings : Group Show

Pulp Society presents Summer Somethings, a group exhibition showcasing a diverse array of practices. Continuing their tradition of showcasing resident artists from the IMMERSE Fellowship, they bring to Delhi some incredible, new artistic voices. Also, to showcase the work of South Asian artists, in a year when Pulp is celebrating 5 years, they decided to … Continued

March 30-May 31, 2025

Pulp Society, B-247, Okhla Industrial Area Phase I, New Delhi, India

It Is Your Turn: N.N. Rimzon

Talwar Gallery in New Delhi is delighted to present It Is Your Turn, an exhibition of sculptures, paintings and works on paper by N.N. Rimzon. Four pivotal sculptures from his oeuvre from 1986-1991 will be on view, alongside recent new works by the artist, at their New Delhi space. Spread across almost four decades, from … Continued

February 5-May 31, 2025

Talwar Gallery, C-84, Neeti Bagh, New Delhi, India

Aksharscape : Nikheel Aphale

Artisera presents Aksharscape, a solo exhibition of contemporary calligraphy by Nikheel Aphale at Bikaner House, New Delhi. Anchored in the Devanagari script, Aksharscape is a conceptual landscape of letters, where text surpasses its linguistic purpose to become a powerful form of self-expression. Through evocative, abstract compositions, Nikheel explores themes of divinity, mythological stories, spiritual prayers, … Continued

May 28-June 1, 2025

Artisera, Bikaner House, Pandara Road, New Delhi, India

Dreamers | सपने देखने वाले : Gurjeet Singh

Presented by Chemould CoLab, in collaboration with Jaipur Rugs, at the Chemould Prescott Road in Fort, artist Gurjeet Singh presents a body of work, as a tribute to the lives of the artisans and residents of Jaipur. This collection of works serves as a reflection of the artisans’ lifestyle – the works capture not just the realities of … Continued

May 8-June 7, 2025

Chemould Prescott Road 3rd floor, Queens Mansion, Ghanshyam Talwatkar Marg, Azad Maidan, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Material Stories: Group Show

Srishti Art presents Material Stories, a group show which is an ode to a transformative moment in Indian art—when artists began experimenting with a variety of mediums to arrive at a visual language that was both indigenous and resonant with modern ideas. Materials once associated with folk and ritual— terracotta, wood, thread, scrap—became central to … Continued

April 26-June 7, 2025

Srishti Art, 15 Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana

to Make a Home with You : Group Show

Art and Charlie presents to Make a Home with You, a group show curated by Mihir Thakker. This exhibition explores the human need for a place of acceptance, equally sought by us and our allies, a space where neglected feelings can find shelter. The artists in this exhibition reflect on the simple, yet powerful need … Continued

April 5-June 8, 2025

Art and Charlie, 71A, Pali Village, Bandra West, Mumbai, India

Purusha Prakriti : Group Show

Bespoke Art Gallery presents Purusha Prakriti, a landmark exhibition curated by renowned art historian and critic Uma Nair, showcasing a powerful confluence of tradition, nature and contemporary expression, this exhibition brings together 40 distinguished artists, including masters, sculptors, ceramicists, and installation award winners from across India and the world. The show coincides with Earth Day … Continued

April 19-June 10, 2025

Bespoke Art Gallery, Sindhubhavan, Ambli Road, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Translucent Worlds: A Group Exhibition in Watercolour

Kalakriti Art Gallery presents Translucent Worlds which brings together a diverse group of artists who explore the fluid, luminous, and unpredictable medium of watercolor. Known for its immediacy and delicacy, watercolor allows for both precision and spontaneity—its transparent layers revealing not just images, but process and emotion. Spanning landscapes, abstractions, portraiture, and experimental forms, the … Continued

May 12-June 11, 2025

8-2-465/1, Road no. 4, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad

Indian Modern Art: Evolution of Narratives: Group Show

Art Exposure presents Indian Modern Art: Evolution of Narratives, a landmark survey that brings together a dynamic and wide-ranging assembly of artists whose practices trace the shifting contours of modern Indian art. Spanning from the early 20th-century revivalist aspirations of the Bengal School to the assertive individualisms of late-century modernists, the exhibition explores how artists … Continued

May 10-June 15, 2025

Art Exposure, 16/2, Lake Terrace, Kolkata, India

The Geometry of Ordinary Lives : Prasanta Sahu

Emami Art presents The Geometry of Ordinary Lives, a solo exhibition of Prasanta Sahu’s decade-long inquiry into the intersection of art, research and lived experience. This exhibition encapsulates the evolution of his interdisciplinary practice, characterised by a synthesis of diverse mediums and epistemologies to explore the subtleties of rural and suburban life through traditional knowledge, … Continued

April 25-June 21, 2025

Emami Art, 777 Anandapur, E.M. Bypass, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

(Un)Layering the Future Past of South Asia: Young Artists’ Voices : Group Show

SOAS Gallery presents (Un)Layering the Future Past of South Asia: Young Artists’ Voices, an exhibition featuring works by 26 emerging and established artists from six South Asian countries, including newly commissioned pieces. With many of the artists exhibiting in London for the first time, the exhibition will provide a global platform for a new generation … Continued

April 11-June 21, 2025

SOAS Gallery, SOAS University of London, 10 Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London