Events

Maximalist is about collecting layering and living with things that tell a story It is an ode to Indian craft and contemporary creativity but without being restricted by tradition or a single aesthetic Old and new refined and playful functional and sculptural can all exist together. Maximalists is a new design and lifestyle curation initiative founded by Somya and Aditya, bringing together a carefully selected mix of Indian artists designers craftspeople and independent labels. The platform is born from a shared interest in interiors, objects, Indian craftsmanship fashion art and design. Maximalists explore the idea of bringing together contrasting materials disciplines colours forms and traditions to create an eclectic yet cohesive visual world Aditya will curate their own collection alongside a selection of independent artists designers and makers. The intention is to create a platform that celebrates individual creative practices while presenting them together as one immersive experience.

Presented by Artvista Gallery Legacy & Beyond-II is a curated showcase designed to bridge India’s rich artistic heritage with the innovative territories of contemporary creation. The exhibition features a panoramic collection of sculptures and paintings, fostering a dialogue between established modern masters and emergent practitioners.

Sarika Dandona is a self-taught, award-winning Abstract Fine Art Photographer, with over 15 years of experience in macro and abstract fine art photography. Multiverse is a solo exhibition that celebrates fine art photography as a medium for a visual representation of the interconnectedness and infinite possibilities of the world around us. The exhibition will feature a curated collection of around thirty limited edition fine art photographs, printed on archival quality media including paper, canvas, etc. and presented in a minimalist gallery setting to emphasize the intricate details of the works. The collection will be divided into four thematic sections, each focusing on a different material as a metaphor for the “Multiverse”. For instance: Glass Realms, Frozen Universes, Liquid Dimensions and Elemental Flames. Multiverse is designed to be both immersive and introspective, encouraging viewers to reconsider their perceptions of the world. This exhibition is curated By Georgina Maddox.

Satyam Shivam Sundaram is a solo exhibition of abstract water colour paintings by New Delhi artist Rishabh Kapoor, presented across a continuous narrative arc from cosmic origin to divine return. The exhibition takes its name and structure from a 20-painting series of the same title — a sustained meditation on the journey of creation itself. Beginning in the vast and the cosmic (deep space, light, energy), the series moves through the elemental world (earth, water, fire, plant life), arrives at the human and the emotional, and concludes in the divine and the transcendent. The arc mirrors the spiritual understanding that all creation begins and ends in the same source. Each work is a single, unrepeatable event, just like life. Hence, a deep spiritual truth of trust in this creation and the divine flows through each work and hopes for a passage into the viewer’s soul as well. The exhibition is conceived as an experience of colour, energy and quiet contemplation accessible to a general audience without prior knowledge of art history or technique. The works carry what the artist describes as 'natural spirit intelligence': they look like things that exist in the world — geological strata, coral formations, cellular biology, aerial landscapes and the spirit— without depicting any of them directly. This quality creates an open invitation for viewers to encounter their own truth in the work and merge them in their own being. For what is outside, must be inside as well. Hence, the artist hopes to reach the core of the viewers’ soul and heal them deeply with spiritual truths.

India. INDIGO: THE BLUE GOLD II is the culmination of over fifteen years of artistic research into indigo, colonial histories, trade, craft traditions and human migration. Shelly Jyoti is a New Delhi-based visual artist, curator and researcher whose interdisciplinary practice explores the intersections of textile traditions, history, ecology, migration and social memory. She works in close collaboration with Ajrakh master artisans from Kutch, Gujarat, she transforms traditional craft processes into contemporary visual narratives through hand-spun khadi, natural indigo, Ajrakh resist printing and embroidery.

Set amidst the serene surroundings of Chandni Bagh, the Elsa Diwali Utsav brings together an eclectic lineup of handcrafted apparel, fine jewelry, organic skincare, gourmet delicacies, home decor, and festive essentials. Highlighting female entrepreneurship, most of the featured brands are founded and led by talented LSR alumni. Step into the festive spirit, support women-led businesses, and enjoy an enchanting shopping experience with friends and family.

Presented by Modern Art Gallery this exhibition across generations and geographies, the works assembled in Contours of Memory are brought together through a shared engagement with the enduring languages of figuration, landscape, and lived experience. Within this exhibition, diverse visual vocabularies are placed in quiet dialogue, allowing material, gestures and narratives to unfold across distinct yet interconnected practices. A sustained attention to memory—both personal and collective—is observed throughout the exhibition. Forms of the human figure, the rhythms of everyday life, and the poetics of landscape are rendered through varied techniques ranging from meticulous draftsmanship to expressive painterly surfaces. Through these works, moments of stillness, labor, devotion, and movement are evoked, situated on the familiar within a broader cultural and historical continuum.

No Idea is Final is an exhibition of photographs, multimedia artworks and installations by Raihan R Vadra. The exhibition will focus on themes such as nature, wildlife, abstract artworks, portraits, sculptures and immersive installations. Raihan’s speciality lies in his installation and immersive artwork, creating experiences through his visual art and installations that captivate viewers with intricate concepts. Raihan uses his own life experiences and relatable daily life instances to build on concepts such as choice, control and unity amongst other ideas.

Presented by Chawla Art Gallery this exhibition features Asit Kumar Patnaik, a Delhi based artist. Hailing from Odisha, Patnaik has been successful in establishing a personal style, as a widely travelled artist and has participated in group and solo exhibitions in India and abroad. The mid-career retrospective is an occasion for shedding light on the trajectory of evolution of an artist, his ups and downs, development of personal style and artistic vision. This marks a vantage point from where one could look back with a sense of understanding and look forward with a lot of hope. Curatorially speaking this exhibition is a platform to present the artist not only through his oeuvre so far but also through other supplementary materials from his personal archives, from media. It is an occasion to assess the aesthetic and historical worth of the artist.

Presented by Threshold Gallery the exhibition is a mid-career retrospective of V. Ramesh, one of the foremost painters of contemporary India, and among the very few to have made the sacred a serious, sustained subject of modern art. Spanning four decades of practice and anchored by a major new body of work, the exhibition arrives after nearly two decade since his last major showing in the capital. V. Ramesh’s practice is informed by rigorous scholarship and a sustained engagement with spiritual inquiry that distinguish it within the landscape of contemporary Indian painting. The works evoke experiences that exist in more elusive realms of consciousness unraveling a strand of humanist tradition that has always existed as a radical alternative to organised religion. Few practices carry this contemplative authority.

A Bird Call – Godawan is a dialogue between art and nature, an evocative exploration of the fragile equilibrium that sustains our avian wonders. The exhibition, curated with an ethos that blends tradition with a forward-thinking conservation imperative, employs vibrant colors and expressive brushstrokes to celebrate the myriad bird species that grace Rajasthan’s skies. Through vivid paintings and immersive installations, the exhibition captures the majestic beauty and urgent vulnerability of native bird species. Each artwork, rendered in bold hues and expressive strokes, tells the story of nature’s resilience amid environmental challenges. Each meticulously researched artwork seeks to evoke the spirit of these birds and the vanishing habitats they call home, inviting viewers to listen to their silent call for help and become active custodians of our shared ecological legacy. Central to the narrative is the Great Indian Bustard—an emblem of the region’s natural heritage and a stark reminder of our responsibility to protect endangered wildlife.

This solo exhibition features all the new works by the artist in Benaras which is divided into two parts canvases and transparent water colours on papers. The artist sees the city of Benaras as sensuous and beautiful, sometimes somber, but always intense, happening and vividly colourful. The city brings to the artist’s heart a melancholy, and a sense of continuity reflecting on history, on religion, sometimes the artist also sees the dirt and filth, but above all a tableau of our country in every corner. Everything about the city touches the artist’s heart; old architecture, kaleidoscopic lights in the serpentine lane, colourful reflections on the water or river Ganges, different types of boats etc. In the painting he has attempted to capture the forms that are created which quickly dissolve in the flowing water in an instant.

WHAT WAS HERE? A solo exhibition by A.D.S. | Ashima Dhir Sehgal WHAT WAS HERE? explores memory through the traces that remain after places, images and experiences begin to disappear. At its centre is a question: Does matter have memory? The exhibition originates in photographs of ageing architecture encountered by the artist in Naggar, Himachal Pradesh: doors, windows, walls and wooden structures marked by time, use and abandonment. Transferred onto translucent silk organza, these images are stitched, layered, burnt, abraded and torn. The photograph becomes a starting point rather than a record. As the material is transformed, the image begins to lose its certainty. The exhibition follows this gradual loss of resolution. Recognisable architecture gives way to colour, fragments and increasingly fragile, translucent surfaces. Eventually, the image is reduced to threads, burns, seams, openings and traces. What remains is no longer the image of a place, but evidence of its having been. Discarded silk threads, cocoons, burnt prayer wicks, ash and other remnants extend this enquiry into what A.D.S. describes as material silence: a condition in which material no longer reveals a complete history, yet continues to bear the marks of what has passed through it. This progression culminates in Portal of Memory, an architectural installation that turns the exhibition’s enquiry into a physical encounter. Through the structure, a distant door remains visible yet beyond reach. A paradox emerges: the visitor moves physically forward while the remembered place moves further away. WHAT WAS HERE? Considers memory not as the preservation of an intact past, but through what survives its transformation: a fragment, a scar, an opening, a trace. Does matter have memory?

Nar Nari 2.0 is a new and evolved body of work exploring the eternal balance between masculine and feminine energies. The collection reflects equality, coexistence, emotional strength, and the idea that two contrasting forces together create wholeness. Rather than conflict, the works celebrate harmony between opposites—logic and intuition, structure and softness, earth and spirit. Mahesh Sharma is an Indian multidisciplinary artist and designer known for his powerful fusion of fine art, sculpture, and collectible design. With over twenty-five years of creative experience, his work spans exhibitions, installations, furniture-art, and large-scale conceptual presentations in India and abroad. His artistic language is rooted in nature, human psychology, equality, spirituality, and material transformation. Through painting, sculpture, and mixed media, Mahesh Sharma creates works that are both visually striking and philosophically layered. He is widely recognized for developing original collections that merge art and function while maintaining a strong emotional and symbolic presence.