The Art Space

Jangarh Singh Shyam belonged to tribal Gond community hailing from a small village of Patangarh in Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh. Born in 1962 Shyam did not receive much formal education and was a self taught artist.His paintings reflect a strong vision of tribal practices that have been passed on from generations. Heavily influenced by his surroundings, his works often depict natural elements like birds, trees, animals and local deities like Bagh Dev, Marahi Dev etc.  Jangarh Singh Shyam in his studio.Courtesy: Wikipedia Creative Commons His early works involved decorating homes and ceremonial spaces with traditional murals, however his talent got recognized at an early age of 16 when renowned artist Jagdish Swaminathan, the then director of Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal visited Mandla with an intent of building a collection of tribal art in Bhopal. During his visit Swaminathan stumbled upon the beautifully decorated walls of houses and discovered his talent and brought him to ...

Founded in 2010 by the Kochi Biennale Foundation, Kochi Muziris Biennale is India’s first and largest International exhibition of Contemporary Art. Kochi Biennale sixth edition titled ‘For the Time Being’ is curated by multi disciplinary artist Nikhil Chopra along with HH Art spaces, an artist led organization based in Goa. The biennale opened on 12th December, 2025 and features about 66 projects from 25 countries with main focus on envisioning a living, evolving and responsive art, ecosystem that prioritizes process, friendship and collaboration over biennale models.          Courtesy: www.kochimuzirisbiennale.org This year’s edition centres around emerging a global perspective by bringing together artists from across India and the world, the biennale presents works spanning diverse mediums and disciplines. The idea is to present biennale as a living eco system rather than a singular exhibition where each element shares space, time and resources and grows ...

Latitude 28 opened its exhibition “Evolution / Involution”on 3rd February, 2026 - an exhibition curated by Khushboo Jain provides a platform to 17 International artists like Alexander Gorlizk, Desmond Lazaro, Jethro Buck, Nicole Frobush, Sohan Qadri and many more. Artwork by Desmond Lazaro, Courtesy: Latitude 28 Director Bhavna Kakkar believes that the exhibition begins with the most elemental gesture, the Bindu not as a static symbol, but as a living point of possibilities. Master artists such Sohan Qadri and Prabhakar Barwe set in motion a profound visual and philosophical wave, one that reshaped how abstraction, energy and inner structure could be approached between South Asian Art. Curator Khushboo Jain feels that these graphic notations circles, points, grids and pulsating geometries are not merely formal devices but are propositions: way of thinking, sensing and entering state of inwardness. ‘Bindu’ being the central core image not only works as a symbol but as an organizing prin...