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With 120 exhibitors, the India Art Fair 2025 (IAF) showcases centuries of Indian art while welcoming modern voices from around the world and appealing to a wide spectrum of interests. When you enter the India Art Fair, you will encounter artistic giants up close. The architectural statement that sets the tone for this year's festival is a showcase curated by Ayesha Singh, who drew inspiration from her ongoing studies of women's contributions to Indian architecture.
When?
India Art Fair dates—Interested in attending India Art Fair 2025? Catch the amazing artistic showcases from diverse artists from the 6th to the 9th of February.
Where?
India Art Fair Venue—The most extensive edition of the India Art Fair to date is taking place at the NSIC Exhibition Grounds and features 118 exhibitors, including 78 galleries and important art institutes.
India Art Fair 2025 pays homage to veterans
The celebrated veterans, from M. F. Husain to S. H. Raza, A. Ramachandran to Sakti Burman, continue to attract attention and are given special locations at important turning points at India Art Fair 2025. Among these are the centenary celebrations of Satish Gujral and K. G. Subramanyan's birth. The final sculpture by Gogi Saroj Pal, who passed away last year, is a powerful piece called Hathyogini Kali 1, which stands tall and blue in the Delhi Art Gallery's "India Past and Present" show. It also includes paintings of the same muse by Jogen Chowdhury and Sunil Das, as well as a 90-year-old oil on canvas of Krishna surrounded by gopis by M. V. Dhurandhar, created for the reigning family of Kolhapur.
India Art Fair 2025 artists you cannot miss
Waqif Asim
Laxcon Steels Limited employee Asim Waqif provides background information on each raw material in MAKESHIFT. In order to create this massive mobile artwork, Asim uses improvisation to harness the raw energy of chance and metal scraps collected over the last seven months from Laxcon's Ahmedabad site, as well as a secondhand cement truck from a chassis builder.
The question, "What is this monster before you?" challenges the audience to fill in the gaps and identify the creature. Look into it, but be careful. There are a lot of sharp, rusty edges. One of the artists to watch out for in India Art Fair 2025!
Sandliya Theuerkauf
One of the interesting installations at India Art Fair 2025! At KYNKYNY Art Gallery's solo booth at the India Art Fair, visitors may see captivating artwork by Theuerkauf that revolves around narratives about our planet's natural environment. The artist, who was born and brought up in the rainforests of Kerala's Wayanad hills, now creates all of his artwork from scratch using found objects like bark and branches. If you believe Theuerkauf, when he does art, he has to connect with the land all over again.
His works reflect this, starting with climbing, wandering, and watching, and progressing to collecting, thinking, and creating. The calming effect of focusing on the task at hand—weaving and interlocking the stinging thorns—is something I much value. According to the artist, the thorns' sharpness highlights how obvious and quick the repercussions of carelessness are. Putting together the complex thorns is a great way to challenge yourself physically and mentally.
Imon Phukan
Make sure to visit one of the emerging artists at India Art Fair 2025! The India Art Fair Artist-in-Residence Program is proud to present "The Forest that I return to." by Imon Phukan, in partnership with the Royal College of Art, London. This groundbreaking body of work delves into Imon's fantastical woodlands, where women, men, and animals alike roam freely across the landscape.
By manipulating fabric, paint, and texture, Imon delicately conveys her thoughts and feelings about migration, self-discovery, her home, and gender. Drawing on her introspection and the textile remnants she meticulously collected during her stay in London and in her hometown of Assam, the installation explores the concept of a forest wherein details are not always immediately apparent but rather form part of a multi-layered, intricate whole that conceals and unveils itself in segments.
Viraj Khanna
Textile, embroidery, and painting artist Viraj Khanna will be exhibiting paintings at the expo via the medium of khakha, which is often used for embroidery, at Kalakriti Art Gallery. The khakha is a preliminary drawing that serves as a stencil to outline the shapes and contours on paper, resulting in rough and broken borders. Most notably, the artist has used textile methods to highlight the imperfections in the seemingly flawless social media images. Make sure to give this a visit at India Art Fair 2025!
Huma Bhabha
An international artist at the India Art Fair that is celebrated worldwide! Massive sculptures by the American artist Bhabha, who looks like alien emissaries from faraway worlds, have garnered her widespread acclaim. Two of her recent works, which have been shown at illustrious venues such as the Met's rooftop and Brooklyn Bridge Park, are presently on display at the India Art Fair tents, just before a big show at London's Barbican. The world-renowned gallery will also feature works by contemporary artists like Oscar Murillo, Dan Flavin, and Yayoi Kusama, whom Indian audiences seldom get the opportunity to view in person.
Shirazeh Houshiary
At the Lisson Gallery booth at the India Art Fair, you will be able to see two stunning works by Shirazeh Houshiary, an artist who delves into the spiritual and aesthetic aspects of the colour blue. Be on the lookout for her helix-shaped steel and glass sculpture that explores ideas of visibility, invisibility, materialism, and absence. At the show, the artist will take part in the iconic annual BMW Art Talk alongside BMW Head of Culture Bharti Kher.
Claire Fontaine
The multilingual neon sign sculptures that make up Claire Fontaine's "Foreigners Everywhere / Stranieri Ovunque" (2004–2024) capture the intricate ambiguity of the title. The sculpture acknowledges that moving may alter or mix meanings; it is on exhibit in various public spaces. At the India Art Fair 2025, Claire Fontaine will be presenting a new body of work that draws extensively from South Asian languages and cultures. Not only will there be art at the exhibition, but there will also be several installations across New Delhi with this initiative.
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