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10 - 16 June 2025
"Y Ū N B H Ī "
So too..
Solo Show of Paintings
By
Renowned artist Amitabh Ashesh
VENUE:
Jehangir Art Gallery
161-B, M.G. Road, Kala Ghoda,
Mumbai 400001
11am to 7pm
+91 98459 56328
Saturday, 7 June 2025
"Y Ū N B H Ī " So too.. Solo Show of Paintings By Renowned artist Amitabh Ashesh in Jehangir Art Gallery
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| Artist: Amitabh Ashesh |
Amitabh Ashesh’s upcoming solo exhibition Yun Bhi, slated for June 10–16, 2025 at Mumbai’s Jehangir Art Gallery, marks the public unveiling of his unique artistic enterprise Yufism. This emergent painterly idiom resists strict categorisation, unfolding instead as a fluid, genre-defying language where abstraction, figuration, memory, and metaphor intermingle. Yufism pursues compositional departures while permitting multiple aesthetics. It promotes an intellectual sensibility undergirding gestures, impressions, and poetic residues.
Ashesh’s canvases invite the viewer into a liminal world, where the ordinary undergoes a quiet, contemplative metamorphosis. A drop of water is transformed into a temporal bead in the necklace of life. A window becomes more than a frame, it drifts, becoming an emblem of thought, cognition, and transience. In this manner, the mundane is reconfigured, made mythic, and held up for deeper reflection.
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| Recent work by Amitabh Ashesh |
Paintings are rooted in Ashesh’s lived experiences, his domestic life, his garden, fleeting relationships, his sporting life, intercultural exchanges. Yet, these elements are not rendered as narrative or confession. Rather, they are translated into abstract poetics characterized by conceptual tenets. His titles, often lyrical and elusive, extend the canvas into the domain of language, encouraging dual engagement, visual and verbal, intuitive and interpretive.
What makes Yufism particularly compelling is its resistance to cultural containment. It seeks universality immune from geographies, movements, or a prescribed lineage. It opens space for plural meanings, for multiple truths to exist simultaneously. In Ashesh’s hands, painting becomes both inquiry and evocation, rooted and transcendent. Through Yufism, he constructs a painterly world that invites viewers to see not just images, but the ineffable ideas behind them, an art of feeling, form, and fugitive thought.
Press Release
10 - 16 June 2025
"Y Ū N B H Ī "
So too..
Solo Show of Paintings
By
Renowned artist Amitabh Ashesh
VENUE:
Jehangir Art Gallery
161-B, M.G. Road, Kala Ghoda,
Mumbai 400001
11am to 7pm
+91 98459 56328
Monday, 26 May 2025
Summer Art Show-a month long art party
Description:
Srila Chatterjee of Baro Market and Sahil Arora of Method come together for the first time for a collaborative curation for over 50 Indian artists, showcasing a diverse range of styles, mediums, and artistic expressions. Their shared vision to break down barriers and make art accessible to all is reflected in this unique exhibition.
A special "Collector's Corner" at the show will offer affordably priced works by prominent artists. With original and certified pieces priced between Rs 3,000 and Rs 3 lakhs, the exhibition provides a unique opportunity for art enthusiasts to discover, invest and collect remarkable works.
Coming to Delhi for the first time, this exhibition promises to be a highlight of the city's art calendar. It features an impressive array of works, including Venkat Shyam's Gond art, Sanjay Chitara's Mata ni Pachedi, and Banoo Batliboi's book sculpture art. Through a storytelling approach, the exhibition takes visitors on a journey through the richness and diversity of Indian art, from folk to contemporary.
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Highlights of the show:
National Award winner Anwar Chitrakar- Multi-talented artist, skilled at both Bengal Pattachitra and Kalighat art. His work combines the old and the new across materials, forms and themes, and he often uses traditional art forms to engage with contemporary sociopolitical issues.
Banoo Batliboi- A self-taught paper artist. She works with old, often abandoned books, re-imagining them into amazing paper sculptures that she brings to life using precision folding (rather than cutting or sticking).
Ayesha Broacha - An artist, photographer, a mother and sports enthusiast. Her everyday experiences are infused into her quirky art, and the roles and experiences of women play a central role in the themes she explores. She works with gouache, graphite and water colours, to create art that is real, humorous, poignant and beautifully relatable.
Gitanjali Das -A rare female artist in Oriya Pattachitra, and a student of the master artist Arjun Maharana. Gitanjali paints on silk fabric and on palm leaves, telling stories of gods and goddesses, forests and nature, in exquisitely intricate detail. Painted with fine brushes that are almost nib-like, and natural pigments made from ground minerals, each exceptional artwork can take several months to complete, and is both a testament to the artist’s skill and a true labour of love.
Hiral Bhagat - An Ahmedabad based calligraphy artist who works with the script of her
mother tongue, Gujarati. Her art practice involves extensive analysis of literary works
to explore text content, rhythm, length, and their implications for visual expression.
Sanjay Chitara & Sons-Mata Ni Pachedi (literally, “behind the Mother Goddess”) depicting stories of the Mother Goddess, were used as mobile shrines by the nomadic Vaghari community of Gujarat who were not allowed into temples. While staying true to the core form, he has also introduced new colours, styles, stories and formats that help evolve it, and his fine detailing is a hallmark of his craft.
Vikalp Mishra - An artist, designer and educator based in Kanpur. Over the years, his creativity has crisscrossed disciplines, from fashion design to store displays, graphic design and more. His art practice extends across a range of mediums. This collection of watercolours explores the idea of beauty beyond its conventional bounds, urging us to look deeper and see better.
Hardev Chauhan's work explores the societal impact of agriculture, capturing the delicate balance between the natural world and human intervention through painting on subjects like cotton, cloth, wheat, maize, and groundnut.
Aman Kumar’s acrylic paintings draw inspiration from his grandmother’s weaving craft, using layered textures and colour harmonies to evoke the tactile quality of textiles and explore everyday scenes with emotional depth and social insight.
Deepshika Khaitan’s symbolic compositions, rendered in pen, ink, acrylic, and gold leaf, reflect the layered architecture and lived histories of contemporary city life, drawing from Western art influences to evoke a quiet sense of hope and divinity.
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About Baro Market
Founded by Srila Chatterjee, https://
About Method
“The Revolution introduced me to art, and in turn art introduced me to the revolution!”
– Albert Einstein
It’s unclear as to whether Einstein was talking about a political or scientific revolution, but it is evident that art and breaking away are intermingled at the core.
Method is an introspective and “extrospective” approach to art and the world in which it currently exists. By acknowledging that limitlessness is an inherent characteristic of creativity,
we fall beyond the domain of predetermined outcomes not only as artists but as a community.
In doing so, we transpose and expand with the movement of art. This cultivates collaboration and experimentation for the purpose of expression as well as discovery.
Method has galleries in Mumbai & New Delhi.
Date: 24th May – 22nd June, 2025
Time: 12pm – 8pm
Venue: Method, Basement, D-59, Defence Colony, Delhi
“INCREDIBLE LIFE STYLE OF INDIAN BABUMOSHAI” Solo Show of Paintings by Pintu Paul at Jehangir Art Gallery
Characterised by "gentle" characteristics and western education the rise of Bhadralok in the 19th century reflected changes in the nature of Bengali identity and subjectively. The colonial experience led to concern of Bengal elite to define for themselves a social class that would delineate their nobility and shape a new code of acceptance.
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| Artist - Pintu Paul |
The "Babu" were associated with this new class of Bengalis eager to adopt Western manners and learn that they formed the bulk the workforce needed the cosmopolitan enclave of Calcutta Babumoshai enjoyed a style of life in common and was conscious of Its existence as a class organised to further its ends. The prototype Babu was one whose attire was a variety of English and Indian, claiming to be taught English and flaunting his status in society.
The title "Babumoshai was added as a prefix or suffix to a person's name to recognize (wealthy) Indians who had provided service and assistance to the British in establishing their commercial and political base in India. Raja Nabakrishna Deb of Sobhabazar Rajbari was first known 'Babu' from Calcutta. The rise of Bengali Babu(or Babumoshai) as a social class was mainly due to trade and Enterprise in British colonial Bengal.
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| BABUMOSHAI IN LONG DRIVE |
Post 1857, we witnessed a change in the way these Babus were represented in popular domains. The young Bengali babu was presented as a cartoon character, a ridiculous fusion of East and West, wearing a Dhoti, coat and hat, wearing a monocle, carrying an umbrella and smoking a cigar. I tried to depict their lifestyle in this exhibition.
Sunday, 25 May 2025
Kapil, Kapil, Kapil Alaskar
Born in Kolhapur, India, in 1991, Kapil is a young master artist whose work explores the intersections of identity, memory, and human experience through pencil, charcoal, acrylic, and oil color. His series, STIMULATION, delves into the raw truth of egotism, drawing inspiration from the intricate sculptures of the Khidrapur temple in Shirol Taluka, near his village. Kapil believes nudity is in the mind of the beholder, and through the nude human form adorned with animal masks, he probes the depths of sensuality, sexuality, and the evocative essence of the female. These masks, embodying animal behaviors veiled by human faces, reveal primal instincts beneath our exteriors. His process is intuitive yet deliberate, beginning with expressive sketches that evolve into vibrant, textured paintings pulsing with lines, colors, rhythm, and desire. Each artwork is a discovery, a question, and an invitation to see the body as a profound source of connection. Rooted in Indian cultural heritage, Kapil’s art builds bridges between perspectives, celebrating the sensual as a universal language.
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Summer Tips 25, an exhibition of works by 11 Artist. curated by Abhijeet Gondkar.
The predominantly artist audience, gallery members and collectors intermingled with the artworks. Tathi Premchand is well known for the prolific social and cultural research that informs his art, most notably for his works which explores the destruction of green spaces. The exhibition begins indoors, under the eaves of the gallery where visitors can view pdf montage, simultaneously broadcast stories told by the exhibition’s nine interviewees. Snippets of individual histories intermingle with one another and then, windswept, fade into the very landscape of Viraj Naik’s etchings. In Vasudev Shetye’s Yin Yang two female figures stand apart from each other looking at the viewer. The viewer’s gaze travels first to the left, where a traditional Goan woman stands in a pretty red dress, a hand fan, wearing a small crucifix pendant on a chain. The figure that stands next to her is masked, unsightly with sharp teeth, wearing an armature that is soiled and dirty from use. The figure on the left is a well groomed person who embodies etiquette and sophistication while the figure on the right is a rebel.
The narrative, never didactic, evolves as you focus on a particular work. Past merges with the present through Nilesh Shilkar’s deft handling of expressionist color and sculptural forms. He is an abstract artist whose merge of form and content is a tour de force. Ratnadeep Adivrekar’s Cross-stitch (F12 = -F21) Opposites are two perspectives of the same situation. Warhol’s Batman Dracula pits the Caped Crusader against the vampiric Transylvanian count of legend, the millionaire vigilante who seems to fear nothing but bats against the immortal. If Prashant Salvi can recall the animal in a person, he can also bring out the “humanity” of animals. In addition to his own, touching nature study, in an uncharacteristic fluency. It is rare to see a modern painter of animals unconcerned with their symbolism and marveling instead in their sheer physical presence. Questioned about the erotic potential of his subject matter, he responds that “the paintings that really excite me have an erotic element irrespective of subject matter.” As with earlier work, we are flying, floating, or dreaming through hyperconsciousness or maybe all of these at once. References to explosions, ecstasy, are well established elements of Kapil Alaskar’s vocabulary, as is his ability to deliver this iconography with masterful, exquisite clarity. The surface of the painting is a statement in itself– his signature The process of creation holds as much value as the result.
Transcending the early influence of European Abstract Expressionism, KT Shivaprasad explores the relationships between reality and illusion Shivaprasad painted a series of female nudes and later, portraits of villagers in natural environs, which soon became more abstract than figurative .inspired by the great British modernist Lucien Freud his work has won national and international acclaim. Even in the most unexpected encounters with the beautiful, however, there coexists some component of déjà vu or strange familiarity. To call that experience universal or transcendent performs a ritual act of devotion. It protects the preciousness of one’s beauty experience in a shell of coherence. I think there are strong arguments for beauty’s historical and cultural breadth based in our neural and biologically evolved relation to the world, but arguments for artistic practices built on that foundation often flatten the peculiar and specific details that give artworks their life. The universalizing description also overlooks the work’s character as a rhetorical object, subject to unanticipated uses within the culture. It draws people toward clichés and reductive stereotypes that are then rationalized as truths and archetypes. The exhibition concludes on 26th May you can view the works on Nippon Gallery’s website thereafter.
Nippon Gallery
30/32, 2nd Floor, Deval Chambers, Nanabhai Lane,
Flora Fountain Fort, Mumbai -400001 Maharashtra – India – Plant Earth
Tuesday – Saturday,
3.00 pm – 7.00 pm
Saturday, 17 May 2025
“Form & Flow” A Group Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures by 4 well-known artists in Jehangir Art Gallery
Jehangir Art Gallery, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai, is hosting a group show “Form and Flow” featuring 4 painters and 2 sculptors from the south. This show is being conducted from 20th May 2025 to 26th May 2025 in the Auditorium Hall of Jehangir Art Gallery. This exhibition engages the visitors with the diversity of styles, themes and mediums and highlights the power of contemporary art to provoke thought and evoke emotion.
Painter Radha Parthasarathy, is a professor at Government College of Fine Arts, Kumbakonam. Her set of paintings called the “Drifting Hues” series, symbolises the flow of life through an aerial view of the shore landscape with boats dispersed to portray life. For her, the boats depict the uncertainty of life. She correlates it with the way her life flows – completely uncertain yet beautiful. There is a sense of calmness that makes the deep silence resonate from within. The aerial view helps us admire the beauty of life from afar with different colours.
Mr. Satheesh Kumar Mani is a sculptor and a professor at Government College of Fine Arts, Kumbakonam. As a person who was always fascinated by various sportive events like Jallikattu, Football and Handball – his works serve as an expression of the inbuilt inclination towards these sports and mythological stories and the butterflies represent the immense happiness he feels for the same.
Mr. Thirunavukkarasu, is a painter who aims to depict women engaging in dance, classical arts, music as nature cityscape. This abstract expression showcases his deeply routed love for the Indian Culture and also are deeply evocative.
Sculptor B. R. Ravi, is the principle of Government College of Fine Arts,
Kumbakonam. The theme of his sculptures circles around nature and various components of it.
His works done in copper sheets, captures and celebrates the subtle nuances of nature
Painter Velmurugan expresses the theme of depicting cows with moon. He claims to be influenced heavily by the work of Jackson Pollock and Mark Brandford and works with Textures as a tactile expression to bring his works to life. The feel of these textural elements transcends him to a state of emotional connection with his paintings and also to the viewers.
Mr. Muthu Krishnan is a surfacing artist in the animation industry. His works revolves around his personal admiration towards animals, birds, women and agriculture – which he represents using traditional aesthetics as a fantasy for his visual world.
With not just 1 or 2 but 6 different themes, this show promises to be a visual treat for all the viewers and also serves as a great experience to interact and learn more about each and every work.
Press Release From: From 20th to 26th May 2025
“Form & Flow” A Group Exhibition of Paintings & Sculptures By well-known artists
Radha Parthasarathy / Satheesh Kumar Mani,
Muthukrishnan, Thirunavukkarasu
P. , Ravi B. R., Velmurugan V.
VENUE Jehangir Art Gallery 161-B, M.G. Road KKala Ghoda, Mumbai 400001 Timing: 11am to 7pm Contact: +91 9884247182, +91 8754572315, +91 9443193095
Friday, 16 May 2025
“Within” Solo Show by Contemporary Artist Maitrry P. Shah
Maitrry P Shah, an award-winning and internationally recognized contemporary Indian artist, has captivated audiences with her expressive and imaginative paintings. With a deeply contemporary style, she has carved a niche for herself in the art world. Born on April 11, 1987, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat,
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| Artist: Maitrry P Shah |
Maitrry's artistic journey began during her studies, as she started creating paintings and participating in various art competitions. At the tender age of 12, she received her first international accolade, the "Silver Medal," in the 10th Kanagawa Biennial World Art Competition held in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan in 1999. This early recognition cemented her passion for art and marked the beginning of a remarkable journey that continues to this day.In 2013, Maitrry's journey took her to the United States, where she visited esteemed art galleries such as the National Gallery of Art in Washington, MoMA in New York, and the Elder Gallery of Contemporary Art in Charlotte. Inspired by these experiences, she began showcasing her artwork through 3 solo and 43 group exhibitions in leading art galleries all over India and abroad.
She presented her work in art galleries at Gandhinagar, Bangalore, Jaipur, Bhilwara-Rajasthan, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Noida, Gurgaon, Manipal, Pune, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Mauritius, Warsaw-Poland etc, her works are in collection of many reputed art collectors and art institutions of national and international reputation on a global level.
Her paintings found their place in numerous national and international art exhibitions, earning her three international awards, including ten gold medals, two silver medals, and one silver crown in national competitions, as well as six state-level awards and certifications. Maitrry got an honorable doctorate Degree in Fine arts from IEMS University.
Maitrry is renowned for her expressive paintings, which she creates using various mediums such as oil, acrylic, oil pastels, and mixed media. Her artistic style is deeply contemporary, and her work resonates with human emotions, particularly those of women. Love, happiness, despair, and sadness are among the emotions vividly portrayed in her artwork, which is often described as soul-touching.
“Within”
Solo Show by Contemporary Artist Maitrry P. Shah 20th to 25th May 2025,11am to 7pm
VENUE: Nehru Centre Art Gallery
Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai 400 018
Contact: +91 98254 42287
PDF - DISPLAY show Ask for Password 20t to 25 May -25
Artists
Vanita Gupta / Ratnadeep Adivrekar / Viraj Naik / Hrushikesh Biswal
Tathi Premchand / Mitali Das / Prashant Salvi / Kapil Alaskar
K. T. Shivaprasad / Nilesh Shilkar / Vasudev Shetye
Curated by Abhijeet Gondkar @
Nippon
30/32, 2nd Floor, Deval Chambers,
Nana Bhai Lane, Flora Fountain,
Fort, Mumbai- 400 001
Monday, 12 May 2025
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