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The Meeting Ground: Scenes from the KNMA Collection Opens in London

Exhibitions /

The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) and Christie’s London present The Meeting Ground: Scenes from the KNMA Collection. The show brings works from KNMA’s growing collection to Christie’s King Street as part of Christie’s summer exhibition series. It aims to widen access to South Asian artistic practices and place them in new international contexts. […]

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Empire of the Coin: Aatish Khobragade’s Sculptural Allegory of Labour and Capital

Artist Profile /

At Mandapo, the artist-led alternative space in Mumbai’s Fort district, Aatish Khobragade’s solo exhibition Empire of the Coin unfolded as a meditation on labour, value, and the emotional weight of survival under capitalism. Curated by art writer and editor Sushama Sabnis, the exhibition brought together large-format circular paintings and a kinetic sculptural installation, extending Khobragade’s

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Lines of Trauma: Mapping Partition Through the Body and the Border

Artist Profile /

In 1947, Sir Cyril Radcliffe, a British barrister who had never visited India before, was commissioned to delineate a line bifurcating British India. He was handed outdated maps and obsolete census data to divide the country primarily based on religious demographics. A few weeks later, on August 17th, the Radcliffe Line was announced, formalising the

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Serendipity Arts Announces Ninth Edition of Residency Programme in New Delhi

Art Festivals /

Serendipity Arts has announced the ninth edition of the Serendipity Arts Residency 2026, reaffirming its long-standing commitment to nurturing emerging artistic practices through an immersive, interdisciplinary programme. Scheduled over three months in New Delhi, the residency continues to provide a critical platform for experimentation, mentorship, and creative exchange across contemporary art forms. Bringing together practitioners

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Vichitra Brings Bengal–Bihar Artistic Dialogue to Bihar Museum

Exhibitions /

A new ensemble exhibition titled Vichitra/विचित्र will open at the Temporary Gallery of the Bihar Museum, Patna, on 1 July 2026, bringing together fourteen artists across generations in a significant inter-regional cultural collaboration. Organised by Emami Art and the Kolkata Centre for Creativity (KCC), Kolkata, the exhibition will remain on view until 21 July, from

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Unboxed 2.0 Brings Queer Voices to the Fore at Art Junction, New Delhi

Exhibitions /

Unboxed 2.0, the second edition of the queer art exhibition at Art Junction, The LaLiT New Delhi, has a special preview on 26th June 2026, reaffirming the space’s commitment to inclusive and progressive cultural programming. Co-curated by Naresh Kapuria, Praveen Mahto, and Shashi Baghwar, and organised in collaboration with The LaLiT Suri Hospitality Group and

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AstaGuru’s Collector’s Choice Auction Sets Records for 10 Modern Indian Artists

Auction /

AstaGuru’s ‘Collector’s Choice’ auction, held on 22–23 June 2026, delivered strong results and set new benchmarks for ten modern Indian artists, underscoring sustained momentum in the Indian art market. The Mumbai-based auction house reported record-breaking performances for artists including B Prabha, C D Mistry, Laxman Shrestha, Anupam Sud, Dhanraj Bhagat, K G Subramanyan, Niren Sengupta,

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At the Edge of Memory: Rohit Suresh Varekar’s New Exhibition in Delhi

Architecture, Exhibitions /

Gallerie Nvya, New Delhi, presents ऊंबरा: at an ancestral threshold, a solo exhibition by emerging artist Rohit Suresh Varekar, on view from 11 July to 31 August 2026. Rooted in the fragile ecological and architectural landscapes of the Konkan region, the exhibition is a material meditation on memory, loss, and continuity in the face of

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Gallery Vayu to present ‘Summer Ceramics’ in Delhi from July 2

Design, Exhibitions /

Gallery Vayu will present Summer Ceramics: Ceramic Practices Shaped by Nature, Memory and Material from 2 to 26 July 2026 at its Lodhi Road space in New Delhi, bringing together new ceramic works by Milan Singh, Ravi Kumar and Uday Singh. The group exhibition is presented in collaboration with Art Ichol and explores clay as

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Making Art Accessible: Sonika Agarwal Recreates her Works for an Open Studio 

Exhibitions, Review /
Life’s Dream Acrylic on canvas with led light panel 48 x 60 inches

Tucked away in the quiet lanes of New Friends Colony, up a stone staircase is the studio of Sonika Agarwal, which unfolds a reiteration of her most recent exhibition, What Remains Awake curated by Myna Mukherjee at Bikaner House Kalamkaar Art Gallery. The exhibition ran from January 30 to February 10, 2026 and was open

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