Since its inception in 1987, Vadehra Art Gallery (VAG) has promoted contemporary Indian and international art through exhibitions, retrospectives, publications and educational programmes. Over the last 20 years, the gallery has become the locus through which the works of both modern and contemporary artists have reached the public. VAG’s position as an artistic interlocutor with the public is especially vital in the Indian context because of the lack of a vibrant art museum culture. With three gallery spaces and an art bookstore/reading room in Delhi, as well as a gallery in London, VAG has promoted a range of artists, from the most senior to young emerging talent. The gallery roster includes names like MF Husain, Tyeb Mehta, Gulammohammed Sheikh, Arpita Singh, Atul and Anju Dodiya, Shilpa Gupta, Sunil Gupta, Praneet Soi and Pors & Rao, among others.

The Gallery began publishing books on art in 1996 given the lack of adequate documentation, critical writing and scholarly debate around contemporary Indian art. Fourteen books have been published so far (in addition to a multitude of exhibition catalogues) that range... [ Read all ]