Nine young women artists transform everyday moments into profound art in “Nothing Twice,” a group exhibition curated by Ushmita Sahu at Emami Art in Kolkata.
Nothing Twice Exhibition Concept
“Nothing Twice” draws from Nobel laureate Wisława Szymborska’s poem on life’s unrepeatable nature. The show runs from 20 March to 9 May 2026 and spotlights impermanence, memory, and human experience through painting, textiles, drawing, video, photography, and ceramics.
Curator Ushmita Sahu reimagines domestic materials like cloth, clay, and pigment as contemporary languages. “These artists understand that the most profound truths live in the spaces we barely notice—in the tension of thread, the weight of clay, the accumulation of brushstrokes,” Sahu says.
The exhibition champions fragility as sacred, countering a world fixated on permanence.
Artist Highlights
Arieno Kera from Nagaland archives cultural memory via painting, drawing, and video, blending indigenous traditions with contemporary idioms.
Krisha Bhuva, based in Vadodara, explores painting after scholarships and shows like Legacy of Kala Sakshi in Delhi. Manmita Ray from Assam delves into residencies at Emami Art, while Mitali Das from Kolkata marks her debut solo with textured narratives.
Moumita Basak weaves eco-feminist textiles on Bengal’s women and sustainability; Riti Sengupta deconstructs gender in photography; Ritwika Ganguly animates subconscious gestures; Priti Roy paints from Kolkata roots; Shilpi Sharma crafts nature-inspired ceramics from Santiniketan.
Richa Agarwal, CEO of Emami Art, celebrates these voices. “There is something exciting about watching a new generation of young women artists turn their attention to the present, pulling it apart to see how it works,” she notes.
Manmita Ray | The Poem of Autumn Ephemeral Memories | Acrylic ink, bees-wax, oil and encaustic on linen canvas | 96 x 146 1/2 in. Overall dimension Triptych | 2025 | Vadodara
Exhibition Details
- Title: Nothing Twice
- Curator: Ushmita Sahu
- Artists: Arieno Kera, Krisha Bhuva, Manmita Ray, Mitali Das, Moumita Basak, Priti Roy, Riti Sengupta, Ritwika Ganguly, Shilpi Sharma
- Venue: Galleries 2, 3, Ground Floor, Emami Art, Kolkata
- Dates: 20 March – 9 May 2026
- Preview: 5 PM onwards, 20 March 2026
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Cover image: Krisha Bhuva (b. 2002) | Silent Presence II (Series:Silent Presence) | Watercolour on raw silk | 42 7/8 x 82 1/4 in. | 2025 | Vadodara
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