Ashvitas India

Ashvitas India Ashvita’s is a Fine Art & Collectibles platform that also operates an art gallery in Chennai, India.

06/06/2026

We’re delighted to announce our representation of Thukral & Tagra.

Known for a multidisciplinary practice spanning painting, gaming, archiving, publishing and social engagement, the duo has spent over two decades examining the forces shaping contemporary life from consumer culture and migration to ecology and climate change.

To celebrate this partnership, we present Mimesis, opening 6 June 2026.

The exhibition navigates the space between organic ecosystems and digital worlds, grounded in the material language of painting.

Mimesis also marks the first exhibition in our new white cube gallery space in Chennai.

Opening Weekend : 11 AM - 7 PM | 06 - 07 June
4 PM - 7 PM | 8 June onwards

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Vessels of Vulnerability is now open at Ashvita’s.Discover the quietly radical world of R. Varadarajan (1935–2020), whos...
01/06/2026

Vessels of Vulnerability is now open at Ashvita’s.

Discover the quietly radical world of R. Varadarajan (1935–2020), whose distinctive visual language moved between abstraction and figuration with remarkable sensitivity.

Trained under K.C.S. Paniker, Varadarajan transformed line into a powerful expressive force, creating works that balance spontaneity, structure, and introspection.

Preview highlights from the exhibition.

Contemporary Indian art in conversation at Zurich Art Weekend 2026.Presented by Swiss Indian Arts Collaborative (SIAC) i...
26/05/2026

Contemporary Indian art in conversation at Zurich Art Weekend 2026.

Presented by Swiss Indian Arts Collaborative (SIAC) in collaboration with Contemporary Now, this panel brings together curators, gallerists and cultural leaders to discuss the evolving global presence of Indian contemporary art and the intersections of local traditions with international influences.

Moderated by Dr. Annette Bhagwati, with Shireen Gandhy, Dr. Amin Jaffer, Ashvin E. Rajagopalan and Damian Christinger.

schwarzescafé | Luma Westbau, Löwenbräukunst, Zurich

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24/05/2026

Ashvita’s is pleased to present an exhibition of works by R. Varadarajan (1935–2019), one of the most distinctive voices of the Madras Art Movement. Through abstraction, fragmentation and instinctive gesture, Varadarajan created deeply psychological landscapes that moved beyond representation into states of memory, tension and vulnerability.

Spanning painting, drawing, printmaking and collage, the exhibition reflects the artist’s lifelong commitment to experimentation and formal inquiry.

Preview on 28 May 2026, from 6 PM onwards at Ashvita’s, Chennai.

Ashvita’s presents Mimesis. A landmark exhibition by Thukral & Tagra, bringing one of India’s most influential contempor...
21/05/2026

Ashvita’s presents Mimesis. A landmark exhibition by Thukral & Tagra, bringing one of India’s most influential contemporary artist practices to Chennai.

Through painting, data, memory, and digital abstraction, Mimesis reflects on how we inhabit increasingly mediated lives.

19/05/2026

What does home become when the world around us is constantly changing?

Curated by Dr. Amin Jaffer, with Ashvin E Rajagopalan as Associate Curator, the pavilion reflects on home not as a fixed geography, but as something carried within us — through ritual, material, memory and emotion.

At the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, the National Pavilion of India presents Geographies of Distance: remembering home - an exploration of memory, migration, identity and belonging through the works of contemporary artists whose practices are shaped by movement, transformation and lived experience.

This reel offers a glimpse into the ideas, processes and personal worlds of the artists representing India on one of the most important global stages for contemporary art.

At the India Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia, Geographies of Distance: remembering home reflects on the idea of home ...
16/05/2026

At the India Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia, Geographies of Distance: remembering home reflects on the idea of home in a world shaped by movement, migration and constant change.

Through installation, material, memory and atmosphere, the exhibition explores how home can exist beyond physical space - carried instead through emotion, ritual and lived experience.

These installation views capture fragments of that experience: spaces shaped by light, texture, memory and belonging.

An intimate and memorable evening at the India Pavilion dinner with Dr. Amin Jaffer on the opening day of the Venice Bie...
15/05/2026

An intimate and memorable evening at the India Pavilion dinner with Dr. Amin Jaffer on the opening day of the Venice Biennale.

Geographies of Distance: Remembering Home brings together powerful artistic voices reflecting on memory, movement, and belonging across contemporary India.

India’s return to the Biennale after seven years feels both significant and deeply resonant.

A thoughtful beginning to an important presentation at the Arsenale.

Step into the fractured, deeply human worlds of R. Varadarajan where memory, vulnerability and psychological intensity d...
14/05/2026

Step into the fractured, deeply human worlds of R. Varadarajan where memory, vulnerability and psychological intensity dissolve into powerful abstraction.

Spanning over six decades, this exhibition revisits an artist who transformed lived experience into a raw visual language beyond representation.

Opening 28 May onwards. Join us in revisiting one of the most compelling voices of the Madras Art Movement.

13/05/2026

Ashvin E. Rajagopalan, associate curator of the India Pavilion at The 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, shares a glimpse into Geographies of Distance: Remembering Home, a presentation developed over months of collaboration and production.

The exhibition marks India’s return after seven years and brings together five contemporary artists exploring ideas of home, movement, and memory.

On view at the Arsenale, the pavilion brings together diverse material practices and narratives from across contemporary India.

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