Contemporary Indian Artists, Art & Design

Explore contemporary Indian artists through the materials they choose, the questions they ask and the worlds they imagine. DALI Origin brings together profiles of painters, sculptors and multidisciplinary creators, alongside perspectives on design and architecture.

Painting, sculpture and the objects of everyday life

Raqib Shaw’s paintings build elaborate worlds of ornament and fantasy. Bharti Kher’s bindi art and sculpture explores identity and ritual, while Subodh Gupta’s sculptures draw on familiar utensils and the memory they carry.

Discover Anish Kapoor’s sculptures and their relationship with space and reflection, or explore Jitish Kallat’s art through history, time and the cosmos.

Art and technology

New tools raise new questions about creativity and authorship. Our profile of Raghava KK and AI art examines a practice that crosses painting, technology and identity.

Women artists and creative communities

Women in Dali celebrates women artists in India through recognition, conversation and shared experience. Read the artists’ stories and explore the range of practices represented at the gathering.

Design in a wider cultural context

Art does not exist apart from the spaces and images around us. Our Creators profiles also introduce graphic designers and architects whose work shapes how we see and live. Browse more art and culture articles, or discover the collectible print magazine.