AN INDIAN ART LOVER’S GUIDE TO THE 60TH VENICE BIENNALE

India’s great modernists and path-breaking contemporary artists will be on view at the oldest and largest international art biennale in the world

TRADITION FOR THE FUTURE: BHURI BAI

We meet Bhuri Bai, one of India’s best known contemporary Bhil artists at her workspace in the Madhya Pradesh Tribal Museum

“MY NAME IS A PHOTOGRAPHER”: RAGHU RAI

India’s first Magnum photographer, Raghu Rai welcomes us to his workspace and sanctuary in New Delhi where he makes music out of images

“SOUTHASIA IS ONE WORD”: PRASIIT STHAPIT

Photo-based artist Prasiit Sthapit tells stories of South Asia’s borderlines and contemporary Nepal

DESIGNERS WE LOVE: de GOURNAY

Hannah Cecil Gurney, Director of de Gournay tells us about the time-honoured craft practices that define the global design house’s work

“CONFUSION CAN BE A PRODUCTIVE SPACE”: ASIM WAQIF

Installation artist Asim Waqif welcomes us to his New Delhi studio, home to the residues of past projects and a laboratory for future experiments

DESIGNERS WE LOVE: ASHIESH SHAH

The aesthetic sensibilities of Mumbai-born architect Ashiesh Shah pays homage to craft through imaginative innovation

City Guide: Mumbai

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

LIVING IN AN ENDLESS DREAM: T. VENKANNA

We visit T. Venkanna’s home-studio in Hyderabad where the artist creates potent paintings and prints that expose the violence and beauty of the world around him

THE SKY IS NOT ONLY BLUE: SADHNA PRASAD

Mumbai-based Sadhna Prasad tells us how ‘displacement’ drives her colourful and fantastical practice. Enter her alternate reality through the film and download the special artist poster below

HARMONY IN A MELTING POT: MYLES x AMEYA

Sound-artist Myles and graphic designer Ameya have come together to create an immersive digital environment celebrating the biodiversity of India. Watch the film to get a glimpse into their collaboration and download a special artist poster below

GAME GRAMMAR: DHRUV JANI

Artist and writer Dhruv Jani runs independent video game studio, Studio Oleomingus, along with creative coder Sushant Chakaraborty. Watch this film to learn how they retell colonial narratives through video games and download their playable artist poster below

INTRODUCING THE 2024 ‘THE FUTURE IS BORN OF ART’ COMMISSION WINNER: SASHIKANTH THAVUDOZ

Multi-media artist Sashikanth Thavudoz shares his perspectives on materiality, the land and ‘Forwardism’

Designers We Love: Gunjan Gupta

Mumbai-born Gunjan Gupta’s design practice is deeply experimental but always rooted in the crafting traditions prevalent in the Indian subcontinent

Where I work: Afrah Shafiq

New media artist Afrah Shafiq joins us from her studio in a 90-year-old Indo-Portuguese style house in lush Goa

Designers We Love: Karishma Swali and Chanakya School of Craft

Helmed by Creative Director Karishma Swali, Chanakya School of Craft and Chanakya International are exemplary in their elevation, restoration, and revitalization of Indian craft techniques

Depictions of the Divine : Group Show

Art Pilgrim presents Depictions of the Divine, an exhibition that explores the profound relationship between human creativity and the concept of the divine expanding on the idea of that across cultures and epochs, humanity has depicted the divine through art; rendering into visual form its spiritual, transcendent, and mystical dimensions. Through a collection of paintings … Continued

August 23-September 20, 2024

Art Pilgrim, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi

Naina Dalal: Solitary Companions

Gallerie Splash presents ‘Naina Dalal: Solitary Companions’, curated by Girish Shahane, showcasing the works of one of India’s most influential women artists, Naina Dalal. Naina Dalal’s prints and paintings consistently convey the inner lives of her subjects: women, men, animals, and even inanimate objects defined by their relationship to humans who may or may not be present … Continued

13-21 September, 2024

Travancore Palace, 10A, KG Marg, Mandi House, New Delhi, India

A Moment In Infinity : Group Show

Vida Hyedari Contemporary presents A Moment in Infinity, an exhibition which brings together the works by eleven photographic practitioners – Abhishek Dasgupta, Ashfika Rahman, Devashish Sharma, Joe Paul Cyriac, Maryam Firuzi, M. Pravat, Navid Afzalnia, Pallavi Gaur, Samim Alam Beg, Waleed Zafar and Yashna Kaul. A Moment in Infinity builds upon the pliability of truth … Continued

August 22-September 21, 2024

Vida Heydari Contemporary, Koregaon Park, Pune, Maharashtra

The Journey Within : A Retrospective Show of Biman B. Das

Art Pilgrim presents ‘The Journey Within‘. This retrospective of master sculptor and Padma Shri awardee Biman B. Das, is a homage in bronze, terracotta, wood, and stone spanning five decades. Biman B. Das is an alumnus of the Govt. College of Art & Craft, Kolkata where he also served as Principal. His choice of subject … Continued

15-21 September, 2024

CCA Building, Bikaner House, Delhi

Selves In Parallax : Group Show

APRE Art House presents ‘Selves In Parallax’ At the heart of human experience lies the quest for identity, a concept as fluid as it is firm, constantly constructed and deconstructed by both internal desires and external influences. The exhibition invites viewers to explore the multifaceted nature of identity. It serves as a lens, magnifying the … Continued

12-22 September, 2024

APRE Art House, Plot No. 28, Sanghvi House, 3rd Pasta Lane, Colaba, Mumbai

Weathering Waves : Priyantha Udagedara

Exhibit 320 presents Weathering Waves, a solo art exhibition by Sri Lankan senior contemporary artist, Priyantha Udagedara. In Weathering Waves, Priyantha uses the Ramayana as a source of inspiration. It is a journey that amalgamates the mythical, the spiritual, the natural, the romantic, and the existential, a reminder of the haunting presence and relevance of … Continued

August 24-September 23, 2024

Exhibit 320, F-320, Old M B Road, Chatri Wala Kuan, Lado Sarai, New Delhi, 110030

A Memory of the Future : Tarini Sethi

Galerie Geek Art presents A Memory of the Future, an exhibition by Indian artist Tarini Sethi, where past, present, and future converge in a realm of imagined possibility. Inspired by mythology, folklore, and dreamscapes, her art challenges conventional notions of gender, beauty, and perfection, inviting viewers into a space where memories become seeds of tomorrow. … Continued

13-27 September, 2024

Geek Pictures, 2-27-5, Jingumae, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-0001, Japan

Pennungal: Lives of women and girls : Sosa Joseph

David Zwirner presents Pennungal: Lives of women and girls, a solo exhibition of new paintings by Indian artist Sosa Joseph, at the gallery’s London location. A masterful colourist and storyteller, Joseph creates atmospheric paintings marked by a striking visual and psychological complexity, in which figures from her South Indian family and milieu mingle with open-ended … Continued

August 30-September 28, 2024

David Zwirner, 24, Grafton Street, London, W1S 4EZ

Garden; Forest; Meadow : Group Show

Art Musings presents ‘Garden; Forest; Meadow’ a group exhibition. This monsoon edit is an ode to Nature, as the earth rejuvenates and is flush with exquisite blooms. Tapestries of flowering shrubs and trees full of fruit and flower, celebrate the cycle of nature. The magic and the wisdom of the eternal garden fills the artworks, … Continued

2-28 September, 2024

ART MUSINGS, Admiralty Bldg, Colaba Cross Lane, Mumbai 400005

The Bone Flower : Group Show

Art & Soul presents ‘The Bone Flower‘ curated by Strangers House Gallery, a poignant metaphorical expression encapsulating the shared narratives of suffering, resilience, and beauty found in the lives of India’s rural and marginalized communities, particularly through the artistic works of Virendra Maurya and Upendra Ram. This exhibition, as described, does not simply present stories … Continued

5-29 September, 2024

Art & Soul Ground Floor, 1 Madhuli, Shivsagar Estate, Worli, Mumbai 400 018.

Beyond Belonging : Group show

Stranger House Gallery presents ‘Beyond Belonging’, an exhibition that brings together works by Sabiha Dohadwala, Shameelah Khan, Sana Ginwalla, Fatema Halvadwala and Mohanjeet Grewal. The show delves into a series of inquiries intimately intertwined within the personal and professional narratives of six practitioners; having severed, by choice or necessity, their territorial, cultural, or spiritual roots … Continued

1-30 September, 2024

Strangers House , Ground floor, Clark House , 8 Nathalal Parekh Marg, old, Wodehouse Rd, opp. Sahakari Bhandar, Colaba, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Triloka : Group Show

Srishti Art Gallery presents ‘Triloka’: Three Worlds of Three Artists – Alamelu Annamalai, Alpana Vij, and Mahalakshmi Kannappan. “Triloka,” derived from the Sanskrit for ‘three worlds,’ showcases the innovative works of three women artists who are newly represented by Srishti and explore themes of identity and transformation through their unique use of materials, each bringing … Continued

August 11-September 30, 2024

Srishti Art Gallery, 15 Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana

a river of unrest…a delta of dreams : Paula Sengupta

Gallery Espace presents ‘a river of unrest…a delta of dreams’, a solo exhibition by Paula Sengupta featuring a body of works that arise from her twin engagements with Nawab Wajid Ali Shah and his menagerie in Matiyaburj ( “tower of mud”) on the banks of the Hooghly near Calcutta where he lived in exile for … Continued

August 23-September 30, 2024

Gallery Espace, 16 Community Centre, New Friends Colony, New Delhi, Delhi, India

MEANDER : Group Show

Tao Art Gallery in collaboration with House of Creativity presents ‘Meander’ a show that celebrates the exploratory practises of contemporary Indian artists working with a variety of interesting concepts. The artists’ engagement with their external world leading to an inquiry of their internal minds is what brings about the subjective art they create. This meandering … Continued

6-30 September, 2024

Tao Art Gallery 165, The View, Dr Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai - 400018

Out of Turn : Group Show

Modern Art Gallery presents ‘Out of Turn’ a group show featuring Avril Stormy Unger, Bhaskar Bordoloi, Chathuri Nissansala, Katyayini Gargi, Lakshya Bhargava, Lipika Bhargava, Mohd. Intiyaz, Murari Jha, Resting Museum, Richa Arya, Ritika Sharma, Smita Urmila Rajmane, Tahsin Akhtar and Tsohil Bhatia. The show features a variety of works such as video installations, paintings, photography, … Continued

September 15-October 2, 2024

CCA Building First Floor Bikaner House, New Delhi, Delhi 110011

Three Steps of Land : Group Show

Rajiv Menon Contemporary presents Three Steps of Land, a group exhibition of emerging and mid-career artists depicting the South Indian region of Kerala. Kerala is both a global cultural force and rising art destination, but South Asian contemporary art is rarely viewed through a regional lens in the US. The artists in the exhibition evoke … Continued

September 14-October 2, 2024

Rajiv Menon Contemporary, 3110 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, USA