About Momentum Exhibition Ahmedabad
Momentum Exhibition Ahmedabad opens at 079|STORIES on 7 August 2026. The exhibition asks a deceptively simple question: what keeps art moving in a world already in constant motion? The exhibition opens on 7 August 2026 in collaboration with Interspace, New Delhi. It brings together ten contemporary artists whose practices transform that question into material, image and form. Curated by Delhi-based writer and curator Shankar Tripathi, Momentum looks at movement as persistence, negotiation and the work of staying with a changing world.
Artists and Themes
Moreover, the exhibition traces how artists working The exhibition includes painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, quilting, sculpture and mixed-media practices. It explores how artists respond to ecological uncertainty, labour, memory, identity, architecture and domestic life. The participating artists include Aman Kumar, Anshu Kumari, Ishita Patel, Jaimini Jariwala, Manaswini Balekkala, Shashikanta Mohanty, Shruti Parekh, Simran Yagyik, Soumen Ray and Vatsya Padia. Together, they create a shifting field of conversation. Personal narratives brush up against shared social realities; intimate marks speak to larger structures of care, rupture and survival.
The exhibition presents the idea of “momentum” as more than forward thrust. It appears in quilt stitching, repeated gestures in drawing, layered printmaking and photographic series that observe a place over time. Some works may attend to the vulnerabilities of bodies and landscapes under pressure, others to architectures and domestic spaces that both shelter and constrain. Together, they suggest that movement can be fragile and speculative, as much about holding on as moving ahead.
Curatorial Vision
Meanwhile, Tripathi’s curatorial approach frames the exhibition as an open-ended inquiry rather than a thesis. Instead of offering neat conclusions, Momentum invites viewers to stay with uncertainty. It encourages them to notice how materials are stretched or repurposed. The exhibition also highlights how artists test inherited forms and view art-making as a form of endurance. In this sense, the show positions contemporary practice as a way of thinking through the social, cultural and emotional conditions of the present, rather than simply reflecting them.
Finally, The exhibition suggests that momentum is not a given; it is something built, broken, repaired and reimagined in the studio, and in the spaces where art meets its viewers.
Momentum Exhibition Ahmedabad: Exhibition Details
Exhibition: Momentum
Presented by : 079|STORIES in collaboration with Interspace, New Delhi
Curated by: Shankar Tripathi
Venue: 079|STORIES, Bodakdev, Ahmedabad
Preview: 7 August 2026, 5:30 pm onwards
On view: 7–23 August 2026, Monday to Saturday, 11 am–7 pm
Gallery Hours: Monday to Saturday, 11:00 am–7:00 pm
Overall, Momentum Exhibition Ahmedabad offers visitors an opportunity to explore contemporary artistic practices that reflect resilience, transformation and the complexities of the present.
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