NEW DELHI, Feb 2 (NNN-PTI) – Since its inception in 2008, the India Art Fair (IAF) has been a celebration of South Asian modern and contemporary art, and is the biggest exhibition of the same in the country.
The 12th edition of this Delhi-based fair is being held from Jan 30 to Feb 2 (today), at the NSIC Exhibition Grounds, Okhla, New Delhi, and the programme draws together galleries, artists, private foundations, arts charities, artists’ collectives, national institutions, cultural events and festivals.
IAF features over 81 Indian and international galleries, talks, and performances, which include leading artists such as Nilima Sheikh, Martin Parr, Raisa Kabir, and Jelili Atiku, among others.
The fair director, Jagdip Jagpal, who took over in 2018, created a distinct identity for the exhibition by focusing on the curation of South Asian contemporary art.
Jagpal ensured, since her tenure began, that, 70 percent of the floor space is dedicated to Indian and South Asian galleries and artists, private foundations, arts charities, artists’ collectives and national institutions, while also welcoming top international exhibitors and galleries, as her conversation with National Herald, at last year’s fair.
The fair also makes a strong effort to include artists who have never or rarely been shown before, and to include students and differently-abled people as well.– NNN-PTI
