Abirpothi

Athmaja Biju

Athmaja Biju is the Editor at Abir Pothi. She is a Translator and Writer working on Visual Culture.

In Delhi for India Art Fair? Don’t Miss These Shows!!

Between fairgrounds, collector previews and after-parties, the city’s galleries and institutions are humming with heavyweight retrospectives, tech-inflected experiments and quietly radical solos. Here is a list of exhibitions you should not miss while you are in town. Atul Dodiya: The Gatecrasher at Vadehra Art Gallery DetailsOn View: 3 February – 10 March 2026D53 Defence Colony, […]

In Delhi for India Art Fair? Don’t Miss These Shows!! Read More »

5 Modernist Churches of Italy You Must Know

Between 1962 and 1965, the Second Vatican Council ushered in liturgical reforms emphasizing participation and clarity, freeing Italian architects from rigid typologies to create bold, modernist sacred spaces. Postwar Italy’s economic boom, urban sprawl, and secular shift met Vatican II’s call for renewal, birthing experimental churches that anchored new communities. Marta Minuzzo’s “Templi Moderni. Costruire

5 Modernist Churches of Italy You Must Know Read More »

The 5 Best Booths at India Art Fair 2026: Part II

Abir Pothi continues its roundup of standout showcases from India Art Fair 2026, spotlighting five more booths where cultural narratives, technology, and craft converge with striking impact. Australian High Commission: Grace Lillian Lee’s Guardians Booth 001From Australia’s Torres Strait Islands, Grace Lillian Lee presents The Winds of Guardians, weaving ancestral stories into contemporary form. A proud

The 5 Best Booths at India Art Fair 2026: Part II Read More »

The 5 Best Booths at India Art Fair 2026: Part I

Here is Abir Pothi’s list of 5 outstanding art showcases from India Art Fair 2026 1. KEUMSAN GALLERY × Korean Cultural Centre India: A K-Art Pavilion of Light (Institutional Section – K-Art Pavilion, NSIC Grounds) In the Institutional Section, the collaboration between KEUMSAN GALLERY and the Korean Cultural Centre India (KCCI) is a fully fledged

The 5 Best Booths at India Art Fair 2026: Part I Read More »

“Deeply Impressed by India Art Fair”: Ai Weiwei

Renowned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei expressed admiration for the Indian Art Fair, noting its “special quality” driven by local artists and their deep understanding of tradition, despite his personal reluctance to attend such events. The comment emerged during a conversation on February 6 at Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) in Saket, where Ai, in

“Deeply Impressed by India Art Fair”: Ai Weiwei Read More »

Kenyan Photographer Thandiwe Muriu Makes India Debut at India Art Fair 2026 with 193 Gallery

French contemporary art space 193 Gallery will mark its first appearance at India Art Fair 2026 with a solo presentation of Kenyan artist Thandiwe Muriu, introducing her internationally acclaimed photographic series CAMO to Indian audiences. The gallery will showcase Muriu’s works at Booth F04, in what it describes as the opening of “a new chapter of cross-cultural

Kenyan Photographer Thandiwe Muriu Makes India Debut at India Art Fair 2026 with 193 Gallery Read More »

Satish Gupta’s New Solo Exhibition at Ahmedabad Addresses Stillness & Mindful Attention

Bespoke Art Gallery, Ahmedabad, is currently hosting a solo exhibition titled “Haiku of a Still Mind: Continuum · Consciousness · Coherence” by eminent contemporary artist Satish Gupta. The exhibition, presented by Devin Gawarvala, founder of Bespoke Art Gallery, opened to the public on February 1 and will remain on view until March 10, 2026. The exhibition brings together Gupta’s recent body of

Satish Gupta’s New Solo Exhibition at Ahmedabad Addresses Stillness & Mindful Attention Read More »

India Art Fair 2026: Programs You Should’t Miss

Essential Talks, Panels & Curated Experiences (February 5-8, 2026), Delhi 1. THE AMA ARTIST AWARD CONVERSATION: UMAR RASHID Counter-Colonial Narratives & Global Platforms Umar Rashid (Frohawk Two Feathers), inaugural winner of the prestigious Angus Montgomery Arts Award, brings revolutionary methodology to contemporary art’s relationship with history. His work synthesizes African cosmology, Native American ledger art,

India Art Fair 2026: Programs You Should’t Miss Read More »

Manuel Rabaté to Lead Kiran Nadar Museum of Art as New CEO and Director

India’s largest private art museum, the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) in New Delhi, has announced the appointment of Manuel Rabaté, Director of Louvre Abu Dhabi, as its new Chief Executive Officer and Director. Rabaté will assume his responsibilities in early spring 2026, and until then will continue in his current role leading Louvre

Manuel Rabaté to Lead Kiran Nadar Museum of Art as New CEO and Director Read More »

Ad