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India Art Fair 2026 has firmly staked its claim as a node in the global art circuit, and nowhere is that more evident than in the presence of five towering figures: Judy Chicago, Anish Kapoor, Yayoi Kusama, Ai Weiwei, and Marina Abramović. Each arrives with a distinct artistic language and political charge. Stretching across the […]
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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
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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
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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
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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
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
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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,
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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
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Coinciding with the 17th edition of the India Art Fair, Dhoomimal Gallery, under the direction of Uday and Sunaina Jain, presents Print Age—a major survey exhibition exploring the evolution and endurance of printmaking in the age of artificial intelligence. The exhibition opens to the public on February 4, 2026, and runs until March 15, 2026, at
The Gujral House in Lajpat Nagar, long a significant landmark in Delhi’s cultural landscape, opens its doors this weekend with Satish Gujral 100 | World of Architecture, an architectural retrospective that turns the late modernist’s own home into a lens on his built legacy. Curated by New Delhi–based curator and scenographer Reha Sodhi, the exhibition runs from