Pop South Asia: Artistic Explorations in the Popular, one of the first major exhibitions to provide a substantial survey of modern and contemporary art from South Asia engaging with popular culture, is on view at Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) across its spaces in New Delhi and Noida, from 9 February to 30 April 2023. Initiated and first displayed at Sharjah Art Foundation in 2022, the iteration at KNMA extends the curatorial inquiries through its incorporation of additional works and parallel projects.
The exhibition includes artworks by Abdul Halik Azeez, Ahmed Ali Manganhar, Anant Joshi, Anwar Saeed, Atul Dodiya, Ayesha Jatoi, Baseera Khan, Bharti Kher, Bhupen Khakhar, C. K. Rajan, Chandraguptha Thenuwara, Chila Kumari Burman and more.
First shown at Sharjah Art Foundation from 2 September to 11 December 2022, Pop South Asia is curated by Iftikhar Dadi, artist and John H. Burris Professor at Cornell University, and Roobina Karode, Director and Chief Curator of the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art.