Contemporary South Asian Art exhibitions in London

One of the many things I love about London is the abundance of contemporary art exhibitions; we are so spoilt for choice here. As with many centres of Art, London does receive its fair share of from the Indian Sub continent. What seems to be interesting about this year so far is the sudden, explosion of contemporary South Asian Art exhibitions, which excites me very much. If you are in the city, be sure to visit one of these exhibitions. I’m going to try and visit them all.

Grosvenor Vadehra Gallery

Sunil Gupta: The New Pre-Raphaelites

12 January - 30 January 2010

Whitechapel Galley

Where Three Dreams Cross: 150 Years of Photography from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh

21 January - 11 April 2010

Aicon Gallery

Raghu Rai: A Retrospective

22 January - 20 February 2010

The Saatchi Gallery
The Empire Strikes Back:
Indian Art Today

29 January - 7 May 2010

There is so much to see and not enough time. Enjoy :)

Indian Paintings and Landscapes at the British Museum

Photos from a recent visit to the British Museum to see the Garden and Cosmos exhibition. The exhibition has 56 paintings from India, none of which have been displayed before in Europe. It was a fantastic opportunity to experience the unique art tradition that flourished in the royal courts between the 17th and 19th centuries.

Indian Landscapes

The Indian Summer

French Marigolds

Bamboo

Waiting on the steps

The light shinning through

Rangoli

Rangoli magic

Entering the exhibition

Indian interiors...as seen at the Mansingh

On my recent visit to India, I was lucky to have spent some of that time travelling with friends and discovering new places. One of the many places we visited was Jaipur - the Pink city. We stayed at the Hotel Mansingh.

I generally love all things Indian and so, the interiors of the hotel, partciularly the reception really caught my attention with its traditional furniture and ornaments; and I couldn't help myself but take some photos....so, I could be inspired in the future (back in the UK) when deciding to choose furniture for my home.

Now that I have some spare time, I'm really enjoying reading about interiors from around the world. This is further enhanced by so many inspiring blogs about interiors..