At Kalakriti Contemporary we believe that the rigor and focus that an exhibition demands of an artist is an essential part of an artistic journey, our focus has been on thinking about how to make an exhibition a medium for collective thinking, exchange and education. Over the years Kalakriti Contemporary’s exhibitions have been energetic forums that use the collective nature of the exhibition site to invite various...

Woven in Time: Glimpses of Abanindranath Tagore, Gaganendranath Tagore, Ganesh Pyne and Jogen Chowdhury

In its pursuit of extensive explorations of different artistic expressions Kalakriti Art Gallery presents in-depth oeuvres and artistic inclinations of iconic artists from Bengal,, Gaganendranth Tagore (1867-1938), Abanindranath Tagore (1871-1951), Ganesh Pyne (1937-2013) and Jogen Chowdhury ...

Often complex in composition, abstract art is at times intense, spontaneous, and deeply expressive. At others they are more ruminative, presenting large fields of colour that border on the sublime. In Indian art, abstraction is often achieved through a natural affinity between a traditional Indian artistic aesthetic, whether it be Tantric Art or miniature painting, and Western ideas of Minimalism, Op Art and Geometric Ab...