This week, at Delhi’s Bikaner House, the monochromatic art of Akbar Padamsee plays off self-taught artist Badri Narayan’s work, influenced by the miniature tradition, mythology and self reflection. As a modern painter, Narayan did not enjoy the level of fame and exposure of Padamsee, so this tribute puts some of the inequality to rest, bringing an interesting posthumous dialogue between their works.
Ruminations on India: A trail of artworks on paper, curated by Sharan Apparao of Apparao Galleries, features 96 artists and over 150 artworks. The exhibition takes you through some of the important signposts of modern and contemporary Indian art, while contemplating the journey towards the post-colonial stylistics that emerged — one that brought folk, traditional and modern-contemporary together.
