KNMA, Saket

Current Exhibitions

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  Atul Dodiya: Walking with the waves

  23 March 2022 - 30 June 2022

  Exploration of the world outside, one which is rooted in the real, yet silently allowing the fantastic to enter the image-scape. So far, what had only been subjects of routine observances turned into......Read More

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  K Ramanujam's Mythopoetic Universe

  23 March 2022 - 30 June 2022

  The figure of the artist as an outcast with a personality that verges on insanity and self-destructiveness is a recurrent yet barely understood trope of modernist narratives. Today, with the......Read More

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  Somnath Hore | Birth of a White Rose

  28 April 2022 - 30 June 2022

  Somnath Hore (1921- 2006), or Somnath da as his students and appraisers admiringly addressed him, was born in Barama village in Chittagong, in undivided Bengal (present Bangladesh). His life and art......Read More

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  Convergence

  28 April 2022 - 30 June 2022

  An exhibition on photography will be opening simultaneously at KNMA, Saket. Produced by intrepid travellers, writers, journalists, photographers and artists, the exhibits will span the colonial,......Read More

Previous Exhibitions

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  CONSTRUCTS| CONSTRUCTIONS

  23 April 2015 - 29 November 2015

  Participating Artists Adi M Davierwala, Anish Kapoor, Dayanita Singh, F.N. Souza, Ganesh Haloi, Gigi Scaria, Gulammohammed Sheikh, Hema Upadhyay, Himmat Shah, Jeram Patel, K.G. Subramanyan, L.N.......Read More

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  WORKING SPACES : around memory and perception

  28 January 2015 - 17 February 2015

  Participating Artists Anish Kapoor, Dilip Chobisa, Jeram Patel, Manisha Parekh, Madan Mahatta, Nalini Malani, Nasreen Mohamedi, Nandita Kumar, Pooja Iranna, Rana Begum, Seher Shah, Simryn Gill,......Read More

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  visions of interiority: interrogating the male body - A RETROSPECTIVE (1963-2013)

  14 October 2014 - 1 March 2015

  Amongst his generation of artists, Rameshwar Broota, much like the solitary male figure in his imagery, stands distinctly alone in his consistent engagement with the ‘male body’ over five......Read More

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  You can’t Keep Acid in a Paper Bag - A RETROSPECTIVE (1969 - 2014) in three chapters

  26 September 2014 - 21 December 2014

  A Retrospective (1969 – 2014) in Three Chapters “You Can’t Keep Acid in a Paper Bag” is artist Nalini Malani’s first ever retrospective showcasing in India. Conceptualised in......Read More

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  IS IT WHAT YOU THINK? - Ruminations on Time, Memory and Site

  30 January 2014 - 27 September 2014

  Participating Artists Anita Dube, Atul Dodiya, Amar Kanwar, Arpita Singh, Ashim Purkayastha, Gulammohammed Sheikh, Himmat Shah, Idris Khan, K.P. Krishnakumar, Navjot Altaf, N.N. Rimzon, Rummana......Read More

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  SEVEN CONTEMPORARIES - Part of Difficult Loves

  31 January 2013 - 8 December 2013

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  The self in making Part of Difficult Loves

  31 January 2013 - 8 December 2013

  In collaboration with Navina and Vivan Sundaram 'The self in making' examines Amrita Sher-Gil’s self-portraits that were grounded in her self-consciousness of growing up to be an artist and also......Read More

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  A view to infinity - A Retrospective (1937-1990) Part of Difficult Loves

  31 January 2013 - 8 December 2013

  In the history of Indian Modernism, Nasreen Mohamedi is a distinct figure who broke away from the mainstream art practice of the early decades of post-Independent India, choosing the less explored......Read More

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  CROSSINGS - Time Unfolded II

  23 January 2012 - 19 December 2012

  Participating Artists Adeela Suleman, Akbar Padamsee, Anish Kapoor, Arpana Caur, Atul Dodiya, Avinash Chandra, Bharti Kher, Bhupen Khakhar, Dayanita Singh, F.N. Souza, Gulammohammed Sheikh, ......Read More

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  TIME UNFOLDED

  1 January 2011 - 31 December 2011

  Participating Artists A. Balasubramanyan, A. Ramachandran, Adeela Suleman, Akbar Padamsee, Anish Kapoor, Anju Dodiya, Arpita Singh, Ashim Purakayastha, Atul Bhalla, Atul Dodiya, Bharti Kher,......Read More

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  the dark loam: between memory and membrane - A RETROSPECTIVE (1930-2016)

  24 August 2016 - 20 December 2016

  KNMA the first-ever retrospective of the veteran artist Jeram Patel titled ‘the dark loam: between memory and membrane’. Sadly, Jeram Patel passed away this year in January when the museum......Read More

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  Anatomy Lessons Artist. Pedagogue. Poet. Scholar

  16 July 2016 - 20 December 2016

  The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art is pleased to present an exhibition celebrating the spirit of late artist K. G. Subramanyan who passed away on June 29, 2016. The exhibition presents to the viewers’......Read More

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  hammer on the square - A RETROSPECTIVE (1957-2015)

  28 January 2016 - 20 July 2016

  Looking at a seed can you imagine the entire tree? One who can imagine the tree looking at its seed and the seed looking at the tree is a reflection of a true artistic vision. - Himmat Shah A......Read More

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  Conversation Chambers| Museum Bhavan

  18 December 2015 - 1 May 2016

  Dayanita Singh has been preoccupied for some years now with evolving a portable architectural form that can function both as a site for display, and a repository for her photographs. Museum Bhavan......Read More

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  STRETCHED TERRAINS - A String of Exhibitions

  3 February 2017 - 31 July 2017

  Participating artists M.F. Husain, S.H. Raza, F.N. Souza, Madan Mahatta, Raj Rewal, Mahendra Raj, Kuldeep Singh, Habib Rahman, Kanvinde, Akbar Padamsee, Ashim Ahluwalia, Nalini Malini, Nasreen......Read More

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  Amruta Kalasha Thanjavur and other South Indian Paintings

  14 November 2017 - 15 December 2017

  The month-long special exhibition ‘Amruta kalasha’ brings to public viewing for the first time a rare collection of 19th and early 20th century paintings from Thanjavur, Mysore, Andhra, and......Read More

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  VIVAN SUNDARAM, A RETROSPECTIVE: FIFTY YEARS STEP INSIDE AND YOU ARE NO LONGER A STRANGER

  9 February 2018 - 20 July 2018

  KNMA is presenting this year, the first ever retrospective of eminent artist Vivan Sundaram, one of the most influential artists of his generation in India. This large-scale exhibition is an......Read More

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  DELIRIUM EQUILIBRIUM

  19 August 2018 - 15 November 2018

  Alia Syed | Amar Kanwar | Kausik Mukhopadhyay | Mithu Sen | Naeem Mohaiemen | Neha Choksi | Nalini Malani | Nandita Kumar | Ranbir Kaleka | Shahzia Sikander | Sheba Chhachhi | Shezad Dawood | Sonia......Read More

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  Envisioning Asia, Gandhi and Mao in the photographs of Walter Bosshard

  1 October 2018 - 31 October 2018

  KNMA is delighted to present an exhibition of photographs of Swiss photographer Walter Bosshard (1892–1975), which are being seen in India for the first time. This exhibition is co-produced by......Read More

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  bauhaus imaginista: Moving Away

  4 December 2018 - 18 December 2018

  'bauhaus imaginista' exhibition celebrates  '100 years of Bauhaus' and is organised in collaboration with Goethe Institut, Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), Bauhaus Cooperation Berlin Dessau......Read More

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  Jangarh Singh Shyam: A Conjuror’s Archive

  4 December 2018 - 11 January 2019

  The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) is delighted to present the opening of exhibition ‘Jangarh Singh Shyam: A Conjuror’s Archive’,  co-curated by Dr. Jyotindra Jain and Roobina......Read More

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  WHAT PLACE IS KITCHEN? WHAT PLACE COMMUNITY

  27 December 2018 - 12 January 2019

  Artists: Sreejata Roy and Mrityunjay Chatterjee With Hoor Kareemi, Fariba Azizi, Rabiya Taraki, Mari Saidi (Afghanistan); Aya Nazari (Iraq); Gloria Ntsoni Badidila (Republic of Congo); Safa......Read More

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  ARPITA SINGH | Six Decades of Painting

  30 January 2019 - 14 July 2019

  Arpita Singh (b. 1937, Kolkata) is one of the most significant women artists in India. This retrospective exhibition at KNMA gives an extraordinary opportunity to view six decades of her art......Read More

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  COMMON COURSE

  13 August 2019 - 3 November 2019

  Poetic, satirical and political commentaries of Gaganendranath Tagore, Chittoprasad, KG Subramanyan and RK Laxman ‘Common Course’ is a zestful and humorous ride through caricatures,......Read More

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  over the edge, crossing the line - five artists from Bengal

  13 August 2019 - 30 November 2019

  The exhibition over the edge, crossing the line: five artists from Bengal continues its showcasing at Saket, after opening early January at the Noida branch of the museum.   Continuing the......Read More

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  SMELL ASSEMBLY

  7 September 2019 - 3 November 2019

  Kiran Nadar Museum of Art is pleased to present its first series of small exhibitions ‘Young Artists of Our Times’ curated by Akansha Rastogi, Senior Curator, Exhibitions and Programs. The series......Read More

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  Structuring Form The Innovative Rigour of Mahendra Raj

  19 November 2019 - 8 January 2020

  Kiran Nadar Museum of Art is pleased to announce a special exhibition detailing seven architectural projects, raised by the structural engineering genius of Mahendra Raj out of his two hundred fifty......Read More

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  Kiran Nadar Museum of Art presents इस घट अंतर बाग-बगीचे | Haku Shah 1934-2019 Within this earthen vessel are bowers and groves

  10 December 2019 - 8 January 2020

  New Delhi, December 9, 2019: Iss ghat antar baag bagiche is an homage to Haku Shah (1934 – 2019), the reticent artist who grew up in an environment inspired by Gandhian thoughts and......Read More

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  Right to laziness... no, strike that! Sidewalking with the man saying sorry

  30 January 2020 - 10 April 2021

  A thought-form part of the Young Artists of Our Times series Devised by Akansha Rastogi Kush Badhwar + Alexander Keefe + Vidisha Fadescha Anish Cherian + Simultaneous reading of Paul Lafargue's......Read More

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  Abstracting Nature – Mrinalini Mukherjee and Jayashree Chakravarty

  30 January 2020 - 10 April 2021

  A mirroring of approaches is seen in the show Abstracting Nature as the artists Mrinalini Mukherjee and Jayashree Chakravarty amalgamate myriad objects found in nature into their own oeuvre. Seeking......Read More

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  Line, beats and shadows – Ayesha Sultana, Prabhavathi Meppayil, Lala Rukh and Sumakshi Singh

  30 January 2020 - 10 April 2021

  The show Line, Beats and Shadows presents artists Ayesha Sultana, Prabhavathi Meppayil, Lala Rukh and Sumakshi Singh and their eclectic interpretation of abstraction. The artists use an array of......Read More

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  Zarina – A Life in Nine Lines

  30 January 2020 - 10 April 2021

  Zarina: A Life in Nine Lines | Across Decades - Borders - Geographies is a solo show dedicated to the artistic career of Zarina Hashmi. Primarily exploring the medium of paper and her fascination......Read More

Workshops

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  Open Studio Saturday's

  These workshops take place every Saturday and are among the most popular programs at the Museum. Parents bring in their kids and children from the local community are encouraged to get initiated in art making through workshops on various art and craft techniques. Some of these techniques include Shadow Art, Kite Making, Photo Frames, Mask Making, Glass Painting, Paper Sculptures, Fabric Collage among numerous others facilitated by the Museum Educators.... Read More