Hyderabad at the India Art Fair 2024: Kalakriti, Shrishti and Dhi galleries showcase artworks in which the contemporary meets traditional imagery

Three galleries from Hyderabad — Kalakriti, Shrishti and Dhi Contemporary — will be making their presence felt at the 15th edition of the India Art Fair 2024 (IAF), to be held in New Delhi from February 1 to 4 at NSIC Exhibition Grounds. This year’s edition features around 100 exhibitors, including 71 galleries, seven design […]

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Sculpture exhibition Sands of Time II, on view at Hyderabad’s Kalakriti Art Gallery, explores fluidity of time

They are Resting at Their Destination by Archisman Roy, as part of Sands of Time II at Kalakriti Hyderabad | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Time, fluid and pausing for none, serves as an archive for political and social histories, containing within it both personal and collective experiences. Sands of Time II, the sculpture exhibition mooted […]

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Rohit Chawla addresses unequal power dynamics with ‘Hair & Her’

Hair & Her – The Politics of Hair Bound. Unbound. Short. Long. Coloured. Grey. Hair is beauty and protest, identity and statement. At the recent India Art Fair (IAF), an installation of 16 images — of a woman covered in hair, almost imprisoned by it — was one of the most photographed. An accompanying short […]

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Decoding the boom in India’s digital art

(Left to right) Gaurav Ogale, Mira Felicia Malhotra and Varun Desai | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement With one of the largest annual art events in the country, India Art Fair’s return to New Delhi’s NSIC Grounds, Okhla, is speckled with artsy escapades that explore new dimensions of identity, culture and existence, while touring the digital […]

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New Delhi | 1,000 ways to oneness at the India Art Fair

As a witness to the India Art Fair (IAF) since its inception, I have a distinct memory from an earlier outtake — children peeking over the boundary wall of the fairgrounds, disrupting the manicured landscape with raw curiosity and unchecked laughter returned in equal compassion by waving visitors and participants. A performance of childlike spirit […]

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