Celebrating Ambadas

Considered one of India’s finest masters of abstract art, Ambadas Khobragade (1922-2012), this exhibition is a tribute to mark his birth centenary year. On display are paintings and drawings spanning seven decades of the artists’ practice, from the collection of Dhoomimal Gallery as well as from private collections. The display includes personal letters, photographs, old catalogues and writings on Ambadas and his work

Curated by Shruti Lakhanpal Tandon in association with Dhoomimal Gallery and Prayag Shukla

Inauguration by H.E. Mr. Hans Jacob Frydenlund, Ambassador of Norway on Friday, 16 June 2023 at 18:00

As part of this exhibition, there will be several related programmes in the Art Gallery:

SATURDAY 17 FROM 11:30 TO 19:00
A Day with Prayag Shukla
Shri Prayag Shukla, art critic, poet, writer and a close friend of Ambadas Khobragade will interact with visitors to share his memories and views on Ambadas and his art

SUNDAY 18 AT 17:00
Poetry Reading
By Gagan Gill

Followed by
Ambadas and his Relationship with J. Swaminathan
Talks by Ashok Vajpeyi and Shridhar Iyer

WEDNESDAY 21 FROM 11:00 TO 13:00
Special Curatorial Walk for the Hearing Impaired 
Curated walk and drawing session with Sign Language interpreters

Conducted by Noida Deaf Society 

THURSDAY 22

FILM ■ C.D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM AT 18:30
The Way I See – Celebrating Ambadas (India)
(60 min; 2023; Hindi and English)
Produced by Dr. Shruti Lakhanpal Tandon, Founder, Ushaarth Art Foundation who will introduce the film

In this interview-documentary on Ambadas, artists, poets and writers introspect on him and his work, tracing his life’s journey through personal anecdotes and critical observations. The viewer is taken through a visual documentation and evolution of Ambadas’ paintings and drawings over almost seven decades of his art practice

Screening will be followed by a discussion with Shri Prayag Shukla, poet, writer and friend of Ambadas and Dr. Shruti Lakhanpal Tandon