Ashvita’s presents the second iteration of Games People Play 02 by artist duo Thukral and Tagra at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, marking 20 years of the duo’s collaborative studio practice.
Thukral and Tagra explore the idea of play as a psychological, social, political, and internal condition shaped by the anxieties of our present moment. Over the past two decades, their practice has engaged with questions of migration, displacement, and ephemerality through painting, archiving, gaming, and publishing.
Games People Play 02 is conceived as a playtest in exhibition-making, a curatorial gameboard that unfolds over ten days through ten works. Each day activates a new state, whether emotional (vulnerability, anxiety, hope, reverie) or structural/mental (belief, speculation, conjecture, adaptivity, resilience, care). Together, they create a shifting map where artworks are not static objects but move in play, growing with each day and transforming the rhythm of the exhibition. Visitors are invited to explore this evolving field, examining how feelings and processes interact and how, in turn, we influence the rules of the game.
Find more about the show here.