Photographs by Bindi Sheth

Inauguration by Shri Dadi D. Pudumjee, Founder, The Ishara Puppet Theatre Trust on Friday, 25 August 2023 at 18:30

(Collaboration: Parzor; Museo Camera; and India Photo Archive)

An exhibition of the works of early masters of Bengal school – Abanindranath Tagore and Gaganendranath Tagore as well as their students, Nandalal Bose, Benodebehari Mukherjee, Ramkinker Baij, Manishi Dey, Somnath Hore and Bonbehari Ghosh of Kala Bhawan, Santiniketan

From the private collection of Bonbehari Ghosh

Preview on Tuesday, 8 August 2023 at 18:30

Baolis: Restoring Stepwells, Providing Life

Talk by Ratish Nanda, CEO, Aga Khan Trust for Culture

 (Collaboration: Aga Khan Trust for Culture)   

An exhibition by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture presenting the conservation of Baolis at the Qutb Shahi Heritage Park, Golconda, Hyderabad; and in Delhi at Nizamuddin Baoli, Arab Serai Baoli, Humayun’s Tomb, and Mughal era wells and rainwater harvesting at Sunder Nursery

Inauguration on Friday, 21 July 2023 at 6.30 pm

As part of this exhibition, there will be a talk on Monday 24 July 2023 at 6.30 pm in the Art Gallery:

Baolis: Restoring Stepwells, Providing Life

Talk by Ratish Nanda, CEO, Aga Khan Trust for Culture

 (Collaboration: Aga Khan Trust for Culture)   
 

An exhibition by HRI Institute for Southasian Reseach and Exchange
Curated by Laxmi Murthy and Pawas Manandhar

Using photographs, artworks, illustrations, installations, text and digital displays, the exhibition shares glimpses of a journey exploring the structural roots of sexual violence against women in four countries of Southasia – Nepal, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Critically examining through an intersectional lens, prevailing imagery and discourse around gender inequality and challenge the stereotypical depiction of sexual violence on the female and queer body

Participating artists: Subha Wijesiriwardena and Shermal Wijewardene (Face of a Campaign/Sri Lanka); Nikita Tripathi (Digital Reverb/Nepal); Niharika Popli and Pakhi Sen (The City that Spoke to me/India); Muktasree Chakma (As they See Us/Bangladesh); Prasuna Dongol (Before you were my mother/ Nepal); Pushpa Rawat (Sita Online/India); Rawyan Shayema (Hair/Bangladesh); Barkha Mukhiya (Flames of a continuous field/Nepal); Parismita Singh (A Manual of Hate: How to tell the story of our Times/India); and Changing the Narrative 

Considered one of India’s finest masters of abstract art, Ambadas Khobragade (1922-2012), this exhibition is a tribute to mark his birth centenary year. On display are paintings and drawings spanning seven decades of the artists’ practice, from the collection of Dhoomimal Gallery as well as from private collections. The display includes personal letters, photographs, old catalogues and writings on Ambadas and his work

Curated by Shruti Lakhanpal Tandon in association with Dhoomimal Gallery and Prayag Shukla

Inauguration by H.E. Mr. Hans Jacob Frydenlund, Ambassador of Norway on Friday, 16 June 2023 at 18:00

As part of this exhibition, there will be several related programmes in the Art Gallery:

SATURDAY 17 FROM 11:30 TO 19:00
A Day with Prayag Shukla
Shri Prayag Shukla, art critic, poet, writer and a close friend of Ambadas Khobragade will interact with visitors to share his memories and views on Ambadas and his art

SUNDAY 18 AT 17:00
Poetry Reading
By Gagan Gill

Followed by
Ambadas and his Relationship with J. Swaminathan
Talks by Ashok Vajpeyi and Shridhar Iyer

WEDNESDAY 21 FROM 11:00 TO 13:00
Special Curatorial Walk for the Hearing Impaired 
Curated walk and drawing session with Sign Language interpreters

Conducted by Noida Deaf Society 

THURSDAY 22

FILM ■ C.D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM AT 18:30
The Way I See – Celebrating Ambadas (India)
(60 min; 2023; Hindi and English)
Produced by Dr. Shruti Lakhanpal Tandon, Founder, Ushaarth Art Foundation who will introduce the film

In this interview-documentary on Ambadas, artists, poets and writers introspect on him and his work, tracing his life’s journey through personal anecdotes and critical observations. The viewer is taken through a visual documentation and evolution of Ambadas’ paintings and drawings over almost seven decades of his art practice

Screening will be followed by a discussion with Shri Prayag Shukla, poet, writer and friend of Ambadas and Dr. Shruti Lakhanpal Tandon
 

The exhibition highlights InterGlobe Foundation’s work in the mapping of ten cities of India along their heritage routes. The revival of lesser known and sidelined musical instruments – shreekhol, taus, and nafiri and the cultural landscape of Lonar crater

On display are photographs, texts, instruments and short video films

Inauguration on Thursday, 25 May 2023 at 18:30

(Collaboration: InterGlobe Foundation)

Celebrating Emotions and Memories as Reflected in Heirloom Textiles

Conceived and Curated by Sareekah Agarwaal

An exhibition of heirloom textiles and textile objects from family collections valued as much for their exquisite craftsmanship as well as repositories of personal memories. On display are brocade textiles, chope - a special type of wedding phulkari, Gadwal saris, Kashmiri pashmina, meenakari embroidery work, temple saris, thangka, zardozi and others

Inauguration on Friday, 12 May 2023 at 18:30

Chief Guests: Purnima Rai, former president, Delhi Crafts Council ; Dr. Ruchira Ghose, former chairman National Crafts Museum and Dr. Sachchidanand Joshi, member secretary, IGNCA M/o Culture, Govt.of India

As part of this exhibition, there will be discussion on Saturday, 13 May 2023 at 17:00 in Seminar Rooms I – III, Kamaladevi Complex
 

Organised in collaboration with Embassy of Ukraine

The masterclasses are open to both children and adults. All materials for the classes will be provided on both days 
 

Watercolour painting

Conducted by Masha Kulikovska, leading contemporary artist from Ukraine

Organised in collaboration with Embassy of Ukraine

The masterclasses are open to both children and adults. All materials for the classes will be provided on both days 

Petrykivka Painting

A masterclass on traditional Ukrainian decorative painting style, originating from the village of Petrykvika in Ukraine, where it is used to decorate walls of homes and objects of daily use.  The earliest known examples of this style date from the 18th century, but it continues to thrive and develop as a modern art form. It has been included in UNESCO’s list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2013

The masterclass will be conducted by Elina Nischal and Olga Syrovatko, Ukrainian artists based in India