Global art stars and Indian artists are sharing space at the India Art Fair in New Delhi this week. Organizers say the event ...

The rise isn’t sudden. It reflects decades of artistic innovation, institutional validation, and global recognition of Indian modernism’s depth. Here are five Indian artists whose paintings now ...

India’s modern art history is often reduced to a brief list of celebrated men. But alongside them, and frequently despite structural barriers, women painters were carving out bold, original visual ...

Pattachitra is a traditional painting style from Odisha and West Bengal. The word “patta” means cloth, and “chitra” means picture. These paintings are made on cloth prepared with natural materials.The ...

In the early days of January, India’s prime minister Narendra Modi spoke for the first time about the Indian contemporary arts scene on his youtube channel. Referencing the India Art, Architecture and ...

The Indian Space Painters were not Indians. They were a short-lived group of white painters working in New York in the late 1940s. They were, however, influenced by Native American cultural heritage ...

Andakulova Gallery, DIFC, has announced its upcoming exhibition, Abstract Reality, a solo showcase by distinguished Indian painter Silajit Ghosh (Dec. 5 – Jan. 10, 2026). It is presented in ...

Last month, India’s cultural season culminated with the largest and most international edition of the India Art Fair since its founding in 2008. Over 120 exhibitors, including 26 newcomers, ...

From Madhubani to Warli, discover how Indian folk art is redefining modern interiors, adding warmth, heritage and personality to contemporary homes.

I HAVE heard it said that modern Indian art is neither modern nor Indian. That, of course, is an exaggeration, and yet it causes one to pause momentarily and cast a backward glance over the centuries.

In Sanskrit, the term marjara-nyaya refers to a method of devotion in which a devotee completely surrenders to the deity, much like a kitten surrenders to the mother's protective grasp (marjara is the ...