Homegrown: A Brief History of Indian Modern Art: From Convergences To Contradictions

Indian Modern Art: Evolution of Narratives, an ongoing exhibition at Art Exposure, Kolkata, surveys this multifaceted history of Indian modern art. Featuring seminal figures from the Bengal School to the Bombay Progressives, and extending to the narrative and vernacular turn in the late 20th century, the show underscores the idea that Indian modernism was never a fixed style, but a constantly evolving discourse. It brings together artists like Amrita Sher-Gil, Ramkinkar Baij, Arpita Singh, Bhupen Khakhar, and Jangarh Singh Shyam — figures whose practices expanded the definition of modern art in ways that were deeply Indian and profoundly modern.