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Non-Residency
Jaipur Centre for Art

Rajiv Menon Contemporary is proud to announce our first international exhibition, Non-Residency, at the Jaipur Centre for Art in the historic Jaipur City Palace. The first time a single gallery has curated the City Palace, this landmark show celebrates a major cohort of contemporary diasporic artists.

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Non-Residency
Jaipur Centre for Art

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California Fables: Nibha Akireddy and Shivy Galtere
June 27 - August 30, 2025
Nibha Akireddy and Shivy Galtere interweave autobiography with the timeless and current mythologies of the Golden State. Through evocative mark-making, both artists explore their distinct relationship to California. For born-and-raised Northern California artist Nibha Akireddy, there is an extraordinary quality in the enduring power of the land and the bodies that inhabit it. In British-born Southern California-based Shivy Galtere's paintings, the language of consumerism and virality appears as both epic and tender. In this interplay of style and storytelling, Nibha and Shivy transform California life through the language of legend.
Why Did I Say Yes?
June 27 - August 30, 2025
Marriage in India is a public affair. The big, fat Indian wedding has become a global phenomenon. From extravagant destinations to grandiose clothing, the Indian wedding represents a deeper shift in a sense of aspiration and desire. For young artist Viraj Khanna, the Indian wedding is the perfect grounds to explore the themes he finds most interesting: excess, consumerism, and the public versions of ourselves we post in an Instagram-friendly era. Through traditional textile embroidery techniques–particularly ari and zardozi methods–Viraj presents a loving, gently satirical look at the madness and delirium that surrounds the big Indian wedding.

Drawing on his own family legacy in the fashion industry and working collaboratively with traditional artisans, Viraj transforms methods of luxury apparel making into a powerful mode of artistic expression. Taking a unit of export and fashion–embroidery–Viraj locates an effective mode of storytelling. Viraj emerges not only as a top chronicler of Indian consumer culture, but also takes on a global fascination with Indian weddings and brings it into an elevated space of fine arts.
About Us

Rajiv Menon Contemporary is a new art gallery program focused on perspectives from emerging regions and their diasporas.

With a particular–though not exclusive–focus on artists with origins in South Asia, Rajiv founded the gallery to help bring these dynamic and innovative perspectives to the forefront of culture in Los Angeles. Rajiv is excited to help shape the next generation of collectors, empowering new voices to advocate on behalf of artists.

From making contemporary art more accessible to new art collectors, to placing emerging artists into major museums and private collections, Rajiv Menon Contemporary aims to start a movement and shift our collective culture from all directions.
Exhibitions
Upcoming
- Exhibitions
  Meena / Veena
  8 April - 10 May 2025
- Exhibitions
  Lahore Talkies
  8 April - 10 May 2025