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NGMA Talk Addresses Controversy Around Raja Ravi Varma’s Ravana Painting

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The National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, hosted a compelling talk titled “Raja Ravi Varma’s Ravana: Conflict and Controversy” on 29 April 2026 at Jaipur House. The event brought together art history, law, and cultural discourse to revisit one of India’s most discussed artists through a lesser-explored lens—his depiction of Ravana. Held under […]

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Tata Trusts Students’ Biennale 2026 Winners Announced

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Four student-artists have won the Tata Trusts Students’ Biennale International Award 2026 at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, marking a key moment for emerging contemporary art in India. Held in Fort Kochi under the theme ‘Sensing Grounds’, the sixth edition brought together over 200 young artists from more than 175 institutions. The Tata Trusts Students’ Biennale International

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The Architecture of the Void: Why Paper Became Central to Indian Modern Art 

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The Architecture of the Void: Lines on a Postcolonial Skeleton at Gallery Dotwalk unfolds as a quiet yet deeply charged meditation on paper—not as a secondary surface, but as a primary site where modern Indian artists negotiated the uncertainties of a newly independent nation. Moving away from the monumentality of canvas, the exhibition gathers drawings,

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Tasneem Lohani Explores Digital Memory In Mumbai Exhibition

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Tasneem Lohani exhibition in Mumbai: It’s taking longer to download than it was to puke up, looks at how growing up online shapes memory, friendship, and behaviour. Presented as an immersive installation, the show rebuilds the artist’s childhood computer room and reflects on early social media experiences. Through familiar objects and digital references, Lohani invites

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Exhibition “Houses I Almost Lived In” Explores Memory In Delhi

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Houses I Almost Lived In exhibition in New Delhi brings together five artists to examine memory, architecture, and lived experience through diverse materials and forms. Presented at Latitude 28, the exhibition reflects on spaces once inhabited, nearly entered, or only imagined, and how they continue to shape our inner worlds. It shifts focus from physical

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New Exhibition in Delhi Addresses Dualities in Visual Art

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The Dvaita Dualities exhibition in New Delhi dives into life’s opposites, from black and white to heavy and light. Curated by Ankon Mitra at The Lexicon Art, this group show features 11 artists. They mix paintings, sculptures, and installations to reveal how contrasts blend into oneness, much as India’s bustling streets do. Opening on 18

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South Asian Art Exhibition on Landscape Opens in Paris

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Ceci n’est pas un paysage is an upcoming group exhibition of contemporary and modern South Asian art.

Catharsis Art Gallery x TAK Contemporary  presents & curates a new exhibition of South Asian art this month, bringing together modern and contemporary artists under the title Ceci n’est pas un paysage. The group show opens on 9 April 2026 and runs until 25 April 2026 at Galerie l’Aléatoire, 29 rue de Bièvre, 75005 Paris. Exhibition Focus The exhibition takes landscape

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