South Asia’s premier art fair returns to Mumbai’s Mahalaxmi Racecourse from November 13–16, 2025, for its third edition. Since its inaugural edition in 2023, Art Mumbai has emerged as an anchor event in the regional art calendar, establishing itself as a vital convergence point for artists, galleries, collectors, and institutions reshaping how the world perceives South Asian creativity.
The fair’s growth trajectory speaks volumes. Marking a 61 percent increase since its debut, Art Mumbai 2025 will showcase 82 exhibitors from across India and internationally, presenting approximately 2000 artworks spanning modern and contemporary practices. This expansion signals a structural shift in how South Asian art is being positioned, collected, and understood on the global stage.
A Platform for Regional and Global Exchange
What distinguishes Art Mumbai from other fairs is its deliberate commitment to bridging regional and international perspectives. The fair features both established Indian galleries like Experimenter, DAG, Akar Prakar, Nature Morte, Chemould Prescott Road, Vadehra Art Gallery, Gallery Espace, and TARQ, alongside significant international players including Lisson Gallery, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Galleria Continua, and Ben Brown Fine Arts. Nine new international galleries join this edition, expanding the fair’s cross-cultural reach.
This curatorial approach transforms Art Mumbai beyond a transactional marketplace into what co-founder Minal Vazirani describes as “a gateway to global conversations in art.” The fair actively facilitates dialogue between emerging and established markets, enabling collectors and professionals to engage with diverse artistic perspectives in a single physical space.
Women Sculptors Take Center Stage
This year’s curatorial focus, a dedicated Sculpture Park celebrating women artists represents a strategic move toward amplifying underrepresented voices within contemporary practice. Featuring works by artists including Adeela Suleiman, Madhvi Parekh, Meera Mukherjee, Natasha Singh, Tarini Sethi, and Tayeba Begum Lipi, among others, the park transforms the racecourse into an immersive landscape exploring themes of identity, labour, migration, and collective memory.
Thought Leadership Through Programming
The Speaker Series underscores Art Mumbai’s commitment to intellectual rigor. Sessions addressing “Shifting the Axis of Influence,” “Funding Futures,” and “Collecting Culture” position the fair as a forum for critical discourse on how South Asian patronage is reconfiguring global art narratives. A dedicated panel on Tyeb Mehta’s centennial year—presented collaboratively by the Tyeb Mehta Foundation, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, and Saffronart Foundation—exemplifies how the fair engages with canonical figures while contextualizing their relevance to contemporary practice.
The Middle East Cultural Corridors discussion, bringing together curators from Dubai, Sharjah, Doha, Riyadh, and India, acknowledges the increasingly interconnected cultural ecosystems reshaping the Asian art landscape.
Grounded in Mumbai’s Artistic Legacy
Art Mumbai’s positioning is inseparable from its location. The fair draws continuity from the Progressive Artists’ Group, founded in 1947, which fundamentally shaped India’s modern art movement. Mumbai’s contemporary cultural vitality, spanning performing arts, fashion, music, and literature provides the fair with institutional and creative depth that distinguishes it from emerging art platforms elsewhere.
Public performances, guided walks, and curated experiences weave the fair into Mumbai’s everyday cultural fabric, transforming a four-day event into a broader conversation about the city’s evolving role as a creative hub.
The Road Ahead
The fair embodies a structural reorientation of how South Asian contemporary art is being produced, positioned, and perceived globally. For collectors, professionals, and enthusiasts, it remains an essential platform for engaging with the intellectual and creative forces defining the region’s artistic future.
Tickets are available through DISTRICT by Zomato via www.artmumbai.com.
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