Kolkata Current Exhibitions

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

KOLKATA

We've rounded up our top exhibitions of the week for Kolkata featuring some of our favorite galleries, museums, and art events. Check them out!

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Disclaimer: a number of these exhibitions may be shut due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Kindly recheck the space website for latest updates on timings or ask us on our social media channels.

The Mystique of the Epic

An installation of paintings by the renowned Bhattacharya that is at once fabulous and mystical, yet modern and real.

Kolkata Centre for Creativity

TRADITIONALIST

Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya

Mar 15 - Mar 25

An Exhibit of Graphic Prints

The exhibition focuses on and features a rare series of old, private photographs depicting the private as well as the public life of Kanan Devi, who was one of the most renowned early singing stars of Indian cinema

Galerie88

TRADITIONALIST

Somnath Hore

Mar 14 – Jun 20

Beneath the Palpable

Exhibition showcasing works that address the question of survival, the feeling of loss and danger, and the need for protest in the current ecological landscape.

Experimenter, Ballygunge Place

NEW AGE

Prabhakar Pachpute

Jan 22 - Apr 4

Stone is a Forehead

The solo exhibition throws light on the artist's nuanced practice, navigating a space between the inner self and moments of personal memory and loss, that takes the shape of a lament, through paintings and sculptures.

Experimenter, Hindustan Road

MIXED BAG

Biraaj Dodiya

Mar 6 - Jun 30

PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTO COLLAGES BY VEENA BHARGAVA WITH WORKS BY GANESH PYNE

Showcasing photographs shot with a hand-held camera and a light meter, the exhibition presents an archive that is a sensitive portfolio of portrait images and an invaluable archive unique to the cultural history of Kolkata.

Akar Prakar

TRADITIONALIST

Veena Bhargava

Jan 19 - Mar 31

Transcendental Time

A show that celebrates the power of experience in this stunted world of technology and urbanization and makes you conscious of the constant march of time by embracing the present and taking charge of your needs and desires.

Kolkata Centre for Creativity

NEW AGE

Sonal Ambani

Jan 25 - Mar 25

Ghare Baire

Organized by DAG in collaboration with NGMA, this exhibiton with more than 600 artworks provides a glimpse of the richness, diversity and depth of Bengal's art over the centuries.

Old Currency Building

MIXED BAG

Group show

Jan 12 - Apr 22

Permanent Exhibit

The largest and oldest museum in India showcasing a range of historical, cultural and scientific antiques, fossils, sculptures, and art objects.

Indian Museum

TRADITIONALIST

Group show

Permanent Exhibit