An exhibition of heirloom sarees from private collections that pays homage to the magnificent woven traditions of India. Many of the heirloom sarees are no longer being woven today as present day sensibilities, raw material unavailability and diminishing weaving skills have played a part in the gradual decline of production of these special weaves. The exhibition highlights and exemplifies the wide variety of weaving skills, different types of yarns and the astonishingly beautiful aesthetics which were prevalent and popular a few decades ago. The collection also highlights sarees woven in the important weaving clusters of the time including Kanchipuram, Benares and Paithan among others

Inauguration on Saturday, 31 August 2024 at 18:30 with

Bharatanatyam performance composed for the occasion

By Justin McCarthy

Guided Walkthrough on 1 September 2024 at 16:00 hrs respectively

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On 7 September 2024 at 17:00 hrs

A Conversation

With Ms Malvika Singh, Publisher, author, revivalist of traditional textiles skills  

(Collaboration: Delhi Crafts Council)

Finding Light
K.G. Subramanyan

Curator: Sabyasachi Samanta

Curated walk conducted by Sabyasachi Samanta on Saturday, 10 August 2024 at 18:30

 On account of Independence Day on 15 August 2024, the Art Gallery will remain closed for one day

(Collaboration: Seagull Books)

A group show – the artists in this show present a variety of different works and media in their diverse practices. From journalistic reportage, to analogue experiments in the darkroom, to investigating archival material, to pedagogic presentations of form, to re-looking at image practices within the lens of contemporary art.

Artists: Aditya Pande, Avani Tanya, Dhruv Malhotra, Hemant Sareen, Hylozoic/Desires (Himali Singh Soin & David Tappeser), Ishan Tankha, Kana Kitaoka, Kapil Das, Kaushik Ramaswamy, Pallavi Arora, Rahul Noble Singh, Sarnath Banerjee, Shirley Bhatnagar, Shoili Kanungo, Shyamant Behal, Srinivas Kuruganti, Sudeep Chaudhuri, Sukanya Ghosh, Uzma Mohsin

Inauguration on Thursday, 25 July 2024 at 18:30 with a Guitar recital by Shyamant Behal and the release of a set of photo zines by Ishan Tankha

 Latika Gupta will conduct a walkthrough of the exhibition and a conversation with the participating artists on Saturday, 27 July 2024 at 16:30 hrs in the Art Gallery

Life and journey in the Zo Hills of North-Eastern India
                                                                                                                            
Contemporary exhibition that showcases the history, culture and creativity of Lamka town in Manipur. Inspired by their connection with their hometown, this exhibition brings together more than a hundred young artists, designers, dreamers and writers from Lamka through photographs including photo archives, films, digital illustrations and installations

Inauguration on Wednesday, 10 July 2024 at 18:30 hours

An inter-generational interventionist show on abstraction

Presenting the works of S.K. Sahni, senior artist
Along with works by Puneet Kaushik; Reshmi Dey; Shobha Broota; Anumeha Jain; Harshit Agrawal in collaboration with Dhoomimal gallery; IG Gallery – sculptures; and Satyakam Saha

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

8 June 2024 at 18:30

Curatorial walkthrough

Abstract Aesthetics of Indian Classical Music

Conversation and concert with Vidya Shah

16 June 2024 from 12:00 to 15:30

Chef’s Table, Talk and Performance – Engendered’s Pride Month Special

With Queer Chef Surbhi Sahni, the first Michelin-starred Desi woman chef with over two decades of professional culinary experience. Born into a family of artists – Chef Surbhi has been heavily influenced by her father, S.K. Sahni’s abstract visual artwork, and her own desire to create art through food

18 June 2023 at 17:00

Art Adda

With S.K. Sahni and other artists

(Collaboration: Engendered)
 

An exhibition of contemporary Gond artists from the villages of Patangarh and Mandla
 
The Gond Qalam, also known as Jangarh Qalam, represents a radical transformation of a largely musical imagination and memory into an amazing visual imagination and memory. The artists whose works are on display, come from and work in the dense Gond Pardhan area.
 
Works on view by Anarkali Shyam; Anuj Kumar Tekam; Asana Tekam; Champi Bai Shyam; Dwarka Paraste; Garima Tekam; Kishan Uikey; Lavkeshwari Urveti; Mandakini; Mithilesh Shyam; Monika Shyam; Nisha Shyam; Phoolchand Dhurvey; Rahul Shyam; Ram Kumar Shyam; Roshni Shyam; Sanjay Pancheshwar; Santosh Maravi; Santoshi Paraste; Santu Tekam; Sobharani Shyam; Sukhiram Maravi; Sunil Tekam; Sunil Moti Shyam; Sushma Shyam; and Tamsiram Paraste 
 
Preview on Saturday, 4 May 2024 at 18:30
 

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)
 

Two decades of working with cultural heritage and traditional makers
 

By Siddhartha Das

The exhibition presents traditional paintings – botanical, miniature, pattachitra, pichwai, palm leaf engraving etc.; textile inspired by historic pieces; bamboo and basketry; stone pieces; wood carving; inlay with wood, stone and bone; lacquered wood are among some of the exhibits. The display includes site-specific art; audio-visuals and short films on the conceiving and making of the art and craft pieces as well as others that give an insight into a “way of seeing”

Preview on Friday, 19 April 2024 at 18:30

A triveni of Sahitya, Sangeet and Chitra
An exhibition of photographs of paintings of the Virahini Nayika
 
The exhibition will be inaugurated on 6 April 2024 at 18:00 with

Viraha: The Aesthetics and Metaphysics of Longing
Sahitya: Harsha V. Dehejia reads from his book Parul: A Trilogy of Love, Longing and Living
 
Dr. Dehejia is a practicing Physician and Professor of Indic Studies with more than 30 books to his credit
 
Sangeet: Reba Som sings songs of Viraha from Rabindra Sangeet
 
 

An exhibition of digitised artworks, artefacts, archives and memorabilia from the Tuli Research Centre for India Studies primarily focusing on the fields of modern and contemporary art, Indian and world cinema, photography and the popular arts and crafts. 

Preview on Friday, 15 March 2024 at 18:00

(Collaboration: Tuli Research Centre for India Studies)

Monoprints, water colour and oil on paper; songs and stories
An exhibition by Golak Khandual

Preview on Friday, 9 February 2024 at 18:30

As part of this exhibition, several programmes will be organised in the Art Gallery on:
 

10 February 2024 at 18:30
“Still Flowing with the River”
Sumeet Shetty, President of Literati in conversation with the artist, Golak Khandual and Chandrahas Chowdhury, novelist, teacher and journalist
Moderator: K.T. Ravindran

12 February 2024 at 18:30
The Artist as a Storyteller
“Centering the Soul” (about Daddy Gurucharan Singh); and Amma Sanyal

14 February 2024 at 18:30
The Artist as a Storyteller
Thakuma in Samadhi; and Mad Grandma’s Bullfrogs

15 February 2024 at 18:30
“Of Time, Space and Love”
Dr. Geeti Sen, Art Historian and Dr. Amrita Narayanan, therapist and author in conversation with Golak Khandual

18 February 2024 at 18:30
“Drawing Life – Life Drawing”
Nilanjan Chowdhury, artist in conversation with Golak Khandual, Sanjna Kapoor/Gauri Gill

20 February 2024 at 18:30
The Artist as a Storyteller
Stories “All About My Mother”