Calling Out All The Art Connoisseurs: Delhi, Get Set For The India Art Fair 2019

If you are an art enthusiast exploring new artwork and admiring fine paintings, then Delhi peeps, your sanctum is right here. Featuring world-famous artists and top painters, The 11th edition of India Art Fair is one of the biggest art festivals happening in India with over 70 galleries, and that too in our very own city. Excited much? And that’s not all, folks! You will also witness panel discussions, talks on the various kinds of art, and art films along with live performances as well!

What to look out for?

5 different galleries featuring regional and international artists. You can also browse through solo art presentations showcasing the work of top artists. There will also be leading Indian and International art foundations and topmost museums that will present the elements of their programs specially commissioned for this very fair.

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Looking to find out how works of modern Indian art first ended up in collections in the US? Come to @IndiaArtFair and hear @SiddharthaVShah, Curator of South Asian art at the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM), talk about the India-US story ?? ??This gem by #JogenChowdhury is from PEM's iconic Herwitz collection, the largest holding of 20th century Indian art in America!

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Artists who have participated in India Art Fair

Devoted and world-famous artists such as Ai Weiwei, M.F. Hussain, S.H. Raza, F.N. Souza, Amrita Sher Gil, Bharti Kher, Nikhil Chopra,  Anish Kapoor, Yayoi Kusama, and several such celebrated artists and galleries like Jhaveri Contemporary have participated in the Fair before.

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Next up on our @IndiaArtFair Parallel calendar is Anindita Bhattacharya's solo show at @GalleryThreshold — opening this Monday! This gorgeous detail from her piece '(Re)writing on the Wall' borrows elements from Islamic and miniature painting, employing coffee, gouache and cut-outs to travel through thousands of years of art history, across various cultures and traditions. Catch her work again at @IndiaArtFair 2019, taking place from 31 Jan to 3 Feb!

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This year you can witness exhibitors like Hardeep Pandhal, Anindita Bhattacharya and galleries such as 1×1 Art Gallery (Dubai), Aakriti Art Gallery (Kolkata), DAG (Mumbai / New Delhi / New York), David Zwirner (Hong Kong / London / New York), Sakshi Gallery (Mumbai), Sanchit Art (New Delhi), and many more!

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Attention, attention ? We're announcing our 2019 Forum programme of talks, performances and panel discussions! If you love this witty cut-out installation by #HardeepPandhal, then come along to @IndiaArtFair on February 2 to hear the artist speak about his work with curator @Shaunakmbani — visit indiaartfair.in/programme to see the full schedule ?

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Now that’s something to really look out for!

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Just 3 more days until NYE ? Who’s number 3 on our countdown of artists not to miss at the next edition of @IndiaArtFair? Yes, it’s #RekhaRodwittya, one of @SakshiGallery’s stellar artists ? Find out more about artists coming to IAF 2019 by clicking the link in our bio!

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India Art Fair Partners

India Art Fair has partnered with powerful foundations like the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art, and brands like BMW India.

When: 31st January to 3rd February

Where: NSIC Ground, Okhla, New Delhi

For more information, click here

Featured image source: Artisera

Delhi, get ready to put those creative hats on!