ART MUMBAI 2026: Your complete guide to the fourth edition taking place this November

Donrsquot miss these big namesgtgt FN Souza MF Husain SH Raza were three of the founding members of the Bombay Progressive Artistsrsquo Group PAG formed in 1947 considered as the pioneers of Indiarsquos modern art movement The members remain among the most famous names in Indian art See at Exhibits by Great Banyan Art Art amp Beyond Dabriwala FoundationAn untitled work by Tayeba Begum Lipi to be exhibited by Shrine Empiregtgt VS Gaitonde Tyeb Mehta Krishen Khanna Akbar Padamsee Ram Kumar are other famous artists who joined PAG in later years and have had just as big an impact on Indian art See at Dabriwala Foundation Art amp Beyond Great Banyan Artgtgt Jyoti Bhatt is a renowned artist whose photographs give a window into the lives of rural communities in India See at Priyasri Art Gallerygtgt Jitish Kallat is a contemporary artist from Mumbai who has exhibited in Chicago Sydney London Berlin Tokyo and more His work is a meditation on time as well as Mumbai and its people See at Chemould Prescott RoadIron Root by Ai Weiwei to be showcased by Lisson Gallerygtgt Anju and Atul Dodiya are arguably the most famous artistic couple from Mumbai Both their artworks are known to feature a fair bit of autobiographical themes as well as history and human relationships See at Vadehra Art Gallerygtgt Ai Weiwei is a contemporary Chinese artist and political activist known for provocative works that challenge government authority such as his sculpture Iron Roots which is cast from the roots of endangered trees and is also a reference to his exile from China See at Lisson Gallerygtgt Vikrant Bhise is a Mumbai artist whose practice reflects themes of caste oppression as well as class and genderbased oppressionSee at Anant Artgtgt Anish Kapoor is a BritishIndian sculptor and is among the most talked about living artists best known for playing with colour and optical illusions in his reflective stainlesssteel installations See at Lisson Gallerygtgt Tayeba Begum Lipi is an Bangladeshi artist whose work is preoccupied with gender politics and female identity Her Bizarre and Beautiful series features feminine garments and accessories crafted with razor blades to represent genderbased violenceSee at Shrine Empiregtgt Sudhir Patwardhan is best known for his grim portrayals of Mumbairsquos everexpanding urban sprawl and the people that inhabit it See at Vadehra Art Gallerygtgt Olga de Amaral is a Colombian textile artist known for her largescale abstract works made with fibers and covered in gold and silver leaf See at Lisson Gallerygtgt Zaam Arif is an AmericanPakistani contemporary artist whose work is a study of the human condition See at Vadehra Art GalleryPanels that pique our interestTyeb the manTyeb and Sakina Mehta Picthe Tyeb Mehta FoundationMy Tyebi is a memoir on the life and work of one of Indiarsquos most celebrated modern artists Tyeb Mehta told in the voice of his wife Sakina Mehta The book launch will also feature a reading by actor Shabana Azmigtgtgt When November 13 5 pm6 pmWhere StageStep into the artRepresentational picistockImmersive technologies such as virtual and augmented reality and projection mapping are changing how we see and interact with art and building an entirely new audience This panel will explore what immersive art means for artists collectors institutions and audiencesgtgtgt When November 14 430 pm530 pmWhere Aditya Birla AuditoriumKulture with KaranKaran Johar brings together some of entertainmentrsquos most recognisable names to explore fame fandom and the shifting rules of celebrity in the digital agegtgtgt When November 14 430 pm530 pmWhere StageA poet and a painterPoet Javed Akhtar and painter Baaraan Ijlal explore how different forms of creative expression can act as translators for one another bringing forth emotions ideas themes thoughts and notions of belonging care community and resilience in contemporary life Moderated by Ranjit Hoskote the discussion promises to move between craft and collaborationWhen November 13 6 pm7 pmWhere Aditya Birla AuditoriumSculpture ParkNandi by Satish Gujral PicPriti BhatnagarThis year the Sculpture Park returns in a bigger avatar with the theme Material and Memory As celebrations of Satish Gujralrsquos centenary come to a close his sculpture Nandi is one of the highlights of the exhibit as well as works by Divya Mehra Pandi Ram Mandavi Vyom Mehta Madhu Das Pors and Rao and Jonathan Trayte among othersVeerangana Solanki curator of the Sculpture Park says ldquoThere are a few works that are being made specifically as a site response For instance Sumakshi Singh who works with thread This is an extension of how shersquos been looking at the fragility of memor and architectureUntitled reclining nude by FN Souza to be exhibited by Great Banyan ArtThen therersquos a new work by Aaditi Joshi in the outdoor sculpture garden where shersquos exploring a new material and how something that has the appearance of a textile is a repurposing of waste bags that are woven together so it also questions materiality within indooroutdoor spacesrdquoMessage from the foundersWe ask cofounders Minal Vazirani and Dinesh Vazirani what new and got them most excited about ART MUMBAI this year ldquoThe fourth edition of ART MUMBAI marks a significant step forward in scale and international participation with 94 exhibitors mdash 73 Indian and 21 international galleries mdash an 80 increase in exhibitor participation since the inaugural edition We are also excited that five international galleries are making their debut at an art fair in IndiahellipIn our expanded Speaker Series artists curators cultural thinkers institutional leaders poets and academics will explore the future of art institutions public art women artists and technology among other topics As ART MUMBAI grows in reach wersquore seeing more people engage with art in different ways from discovering artists for the first time to building on collections nurtured over years With people from across the world coming to Mumbai for the fair it is also an opportunity to connect the city with the wider art worldrdquo73No of Indian galleries exhibiting there21No of international galleriesWhere Art Mumbai Mahalaxmi RacecourseWhen November 12ndash15 11 am9 pmCost From Rs 650 to Rs 1770 per day