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Anish Kapoor and Krishen Khanna Lead the Hurun India Art List 2025

art market /

The Hurun India Art List 2025 names Anish Kapoor as India’s most valuable living artist by auction turnover, followed by Krishen Khanna and Sakti Burman, underlining the continuing strength of Indian modern and contemporary art in global and domestic markets. The list’s top ten artists together signal a market that rewards both long-established modernists and […]

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Indian Interior Marks Fourth Leg of La Biennale di Venezia’s Special Project Celebrating Marco Polo

Exhibitions /

La Biennale di Venezia continues its ambitious Special Project “The Wind Makes the Sky. La Biennale di Venezia in the footsteps of Marco Polo,” curated by Luigia Lonardelli, with the fourth leg titled Indian Interior at Bikaner House, New Delhi. Running from December 2 to 28, 2025, in collaboration with the Kiran Nadar Museum of

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India Returns to Venice Biennale in 2026 with Tribal Art Focus

Biennales, News /

After a six-year absence, India is set to participate in the 2026 Venice Biennale with a national pavilion dedicated to tribal and Indigenous artistic traditions. The announcement was made on by Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, India’s Union Minister of Culture and Tourism, during a national conference on tribal arts held at the India Habitat Centre in

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Ishara Art Foundation to present group exhibition Amphibian Aesthetics at the Ishara House

Exhibitions /

October 2025: Ishara Art Foundation is pleased to announce the opening of Amphibian Aesthetics, the inaugural exhibition of the Ishara House at Kashi Hallegua House in Kochi, Kerala on 13 December 2025. Amphibian Aesthetics emerges from the urgencies of precarity in the Anthropocene – climate collapse, displacement, extinction and hyper-capital – where questions of survival

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‘Modern Freskos’, the first solo exhibition in India by Berlin-based contemporary artist Paul Kuntze

Exhibitions /

Sanya Malik’s Black Cube Gallery is proud to present Modern Freskos, the first solo exhibition in India by Berlin-based contemporary artist Paul Kuntze. Born in 1995, Kuntze brings an extraordinary synthesis of history and modernity, reimagining the grandeur of Baroque frescoes through a distinctly contemporary lens. Rooted in deep admiration for the ceiling paintings of historic churches

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An international slice of Transformation: Art of Vinita Dasgupta

Artist Profile /

The Florence Biennale featured Indian artist Vinita Dasgupta’s work Metamorphosis that dwells on the man-nature dichotomy, for the overarching theme of Light and Darkness.   The relationship between the woman and the tree as nurturers and protectors has perhaps not been emphasized enough in our urban settings. Delhi-based Bengali artist, Vinita Dasgupta brings the focus

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Masnavi: Global Artists Reimagine Folklore Through Miniature Art at New Delhi Show

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Ojas Art, New Delhi is set to host “Masnavi: Lores Across Lands,” a major group exhibition curated by Khushboo Jain, opening on November 23, 2025, and running until January 11, 2026. The show features nearly 60 works by artists from across the Indian subcontinent, Turkey, Canada, Australia, South Africa, and the UK, each examining how

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Design ni Dukaan’s ‘Roop Aroop’ Reimagines Indian Craft Through Contemporary Form

Design /

Ahmedabad-based design studio Design ni Dukaan, led by architect Veeram Shah, has unveiled its latest collection Roop Aroop, which reinterprets traditional Indian craft as functional, modern design. The collection transforms handcrafted textiles and weaving traditions into objects of daily use, ranging from seating and storage systems to partitions and tables, while retaining their artisanal essence. Rooted in the philosophy of “Roop” (form) and “Aroop” (essence), the collection draws inspiration from the verses of Sant Kabir, envisioning craft as a living, evolving practice. “Our aim was

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Neekoee Foundation Showcases Recent Works by Contemporary Artist Amit Ambalal in Ahmedabad

Exhibitions /

The Neekoee Foundation is currently presenting a solo exhibition of recent works by veteran contemporary artist Amit Ambalal at the Urmila Kailash Black Box, located opposite Gujarat University in Navrangpura, Ahmedabad. The exhibition opened on November 13 and runs through November 15, 2025, with viewing hours from 4 pm to 8 pm daily. An opening ceremony was

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