The Devi Art Foundation is a contemporary art museum located in Gurgaon, Delhi, India.
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| Location | Delhi, India |
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| Type | Art museum |
| Founder | Anupam and Lekha Poddar |
| Architect | Aniket Bhagwat |
| Website | deviartfoundation |
The museum opened in September 2008,[1] making it the first contemporary art museum in India.[2] It was founded by Anupam Poddar and his mother Lekha Poddar, whose family businesses include Sirpur Paper Mills and the Devigarh luxury hotel in Rajasthan.[3][4]
The museum hosts permanent and temporary exhibitions of Indian art from the collections of its founders,[5] described by ArtAsiaPacific as "one of India's most important private collections," containing "more than 7,000 contemporary, modern and tribal artworks from across the Subcontinent."[1] Deeksha Nath organized its first exhibition, Still Moving Image, focused on the video and photography of twenty-five Indian artists.[6]
The museum's building, designed by architect Aniket Bhagwat, mixes Corten steel with handmade bricks. It also houses the headquarters of Sirpur Paper Mills on its upper floors.[7][4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Devi Art Foundation Opens in New Delhi". ArtAsiaPacific. India. September–October 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Sengupta, Somini (25 August 2008). "Where Tradition Has Ruled, a Home for Contemporary Art". The New York Times. New Delhi. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Lady of the manor". The Telegraph. 10 April 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ a b Nicholson, Louise (October 2009). "A family quest". Apollo. Vol. 170, no. 569. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Harris, Lucian (1 March 2008). "Devi Art Foundation is India's first private museum of contemporary art". The Art Newspaper. No. 189. Delhi. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Singh, Devika (1 November 2008). "Still Moving Image". frieze. No. 119. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Gregory, Rob (23 August 2010). "Devi Art Foundation by M/S Prabhaker B Bhagwat, Gurgaon, Delhi, India". Architectural Review. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
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