India Art Fair remains unchallenged as the most important stage for facilitating dialogue and art trade in the region; 85 exhibiting galleries in a total of 90 booths will showcase a breadth of modern and contemporary art practices including painting, sculpture, new media, installation and performance art.

One significant new element introduced to India Art Fair is the appointment of Girish Shahane as Artistic Director. Directing both the Artistic Projects and the Speakers’ Forum, Shahane will integrate a closely curated artistic programme with the fair itself, bringing a focus to the talks and projects to make them directly relevant to the galleries and artists exhibiting onsite and more accessible for visitors within the context of the fair.

The 2015 Speakers’ Forum will engage the entire range of stakeholders in the visual arts – artists, curators, critics, administrators, academics, gallerists and collectors, as well as covering a wide spectrum of artistic practices. Speakers will include Adam Szymczyk, Artistic Director of documenta, Dr. Venu Vasudevan, Director General of the National Museum, Delhi; Jeremy Deller, leading artist and creator of the British pavilion at the 2013 Venice Biennale; Sheikha Hoor al Qasimi, Director of the Sharjah Biennale and curator of the UAE pavilion at the next Venice Biennale; and Julian Stallabrass, Professor at the Courtauld Institute London.

For the 2015 Artistic Projects an extensive programme spanning the outdoor and indoor fair space will present a range of work from high profile Indian and international artists. Highlights of the programme include Chitra Ganesh and Dhruvi Acharya to create a collaborative painting on site, giving visitors an insight into the processes contemporary artists employ in their work.

The painting will unfold over four days from a blank canvas to the finished composition. A further dramatic project comes in the form of Francesco Clemente’s tent installation. For 40 years Clemente, one of the worlds most renowned painters, has collaborated with a range of Indian artisans in Chennai, Orissa, Varanasi and Jodhpur creating his series of tents using a range of techniques such as embroidery, block printing and his own spectacular paintings.

In addition, Presenting Partner YES Bank will host a series of talks and events in the YES Bank Lounge, including conversations with artists and collectors, workshops with the Asia Art Archive and book launches for Arpita Singh with Vadehra Art Gallery, and Forms of Devotion with Sushma Bahl and the Museum of Sacred Art.

Special Event:

Jan 29, 3pm – 5pm | VIP Preview (by invitation only)

Jan 29,5pm – 9pm | Cocktail Reception (by invitation only)

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• Open:
  Thursday, 29 January 2015
• Close:
  Sunday, 01 February 2015
• Address:
  NSIC Exhibition Grounds, New Delhi
• Mail:
   info@indiaartfair.in
• Phone:
  +91 11 47119800
• Web:
  India Art Fair
• Opening hour:
  Jan 30 – 31 | 2pm – 8pm; 1 Feb | 11am – 7pm
• Admission:
  Rs. 400/-; Rs. 250/- reduced
• Photo credits:
  Courtesy of India Art Fair