Why (Re)claiming Rights of Render(ing) Matters
Reclaiming Rights of Rendering is NewArtX’s latest exhibition at Bikaner House. Curated by Manan Shah, the exhibition explores how digital art extends contemporary artistic practice.
Rather than treating technology as a novelty, the exhibition presents it as another artistic medium. Artists use digital tools to think, observe and construct meaning. In that sense, the digital works on view are about continuity, a continuation of each artist’s visual language through a new set of tools.
The curatorial text positions the exhibition as a challenge to a long-standing skepticism around digital art in South Asia, where it has often been pushed to the margins. Here, that hierarchy is directly confronted. Additionally, the exhibition invites artists known for traditional media to work digitally. As a result, it opens a broader conversation about materiality, translation and the evolving life of form.
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Featured Artists Featured Artists in Reclaiming Rights of Rendering
Meanwhile, The participating artists are Alex Davis, Atul Bhalla, Gigi Scaria, GR Iranna, Riyas Komu, Sibdas Sengupta, Teja Gavankar, Vibha Galhotra and Waswo X. Waswo, who bring established practices into conversation with digital language.
Moreover, Manan Shah’s curatorial text argues that digital art can be intellectually rigorous without being visually austere. As a result, the strongest works use digital processes to deepen ideas of texture, space and form. That emphasis on translation rather than novelty is what gives the exhibition its relevance.
Finally, the exhibition reflects NewArtX’s wider ambition to build long-term value within the art ecosystem. With its focus on institutional thinking, technology and artistic dialogue, the platform acts as a bridge between innovation and cultural continuity.
(Re)claiming Rights of Render(ing)
Presented by NewArtX | Curated by Manan Shah
Venue: LTC, Bikaner House, New Delhi
Preview: August 6, 2026, 6 pm onwards
Public days: August 7–13, 2026, 11 am–6 pm
Cover image: Waswo X. Waswo, The Butterfly Chase, Digital – 3-Channel 16:9 Video. Image credit: NewArtX and the artist.
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