FIRST TIME EXHIBITOR RAJIV MENON CONTEMPORARY
BRINGS “I-POP” TO UNTITLED ART FAIR
“I-POP” will include a booth and panel at the Fair; Feature On-Site Artists Tarini Sethi, Viraj Khanna and Renowned Indian Fashion Designer Anamika Khanna
December 3-8, Miami Beach, Florida: Rajiv Menon Contemporary– a new L.A. based gallery dedicated to bringing contemporary South Asian and diasporic art to the United States –will bring “I-POP” (Indian Pop Culture) to the Untitled Art Fair, in line with this year’s fair theme “East Meets West” and as part of the fair’s Nest Sector.
While East Asian aesthetics have historically defined Asian pop culture as we understand it, “I-POP” will explore the recent proliferation and influence of India’s textiles, embroidery, and craftmanship in today’s colliding art and fashion worlds–particularly at a time when new and established creatives in India and the diaspora at large are driving global attention and resonance.
Market interest in South Asian contemporary art has been on the rise since the pandemic with steady acquisitions and permanent gallery showings from leading U.S. institutions including the Guggenheim and the MOMA, in addition to growing interest from individual collectors of South Asian descent, particularly in the United States, looking to patronize contemporary works from the region. The sale of recent works, including the historical sale of “The Story Teller” by South Asian artist Amrita Sher-Gil last year has also helped to drive new commercial attention from the global art world to South Asian modern and contemporary art, and among more established collectors looking to diversify and fortify their future art investments.
WHAT: Rajiv Menon Contemporary brings “I-POP” to Untitled Art Fair
WHERE: Untitled Art Fair (Ocean Drive and 12 Street), Miami Beach, Florida
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“I-POP” BOOTH: There will be a dedicated “I-POP” booth (Booth #A12) at the Untitled Art Fair, presented by Rajiv Menon along with featured Indian contemporary artists Tarini Sethi and Viraj Khanna. The booth will be open Tuesday December 3 - Sunday December 8, beginning at 11 am.
“I-POP” PANEL: There will also be a dedicated panel: “IPOP: Encounters in Art and Fashion Between India and the West,” on Thursday December 5 at 4 pm at the Untitled Art Podcast Lounge. The panel will be moderated by former New York Times Magazine editor and frequent contributor to Vanity Fair and the New Yorker, Iva Dixit, featuring panelists Rajiv Menon and renowned Indian fashion designer, Anamika Khanna, whose eponymous fashion label recently collaborated with H&M and and names SAKS its exclusive U.S. retail partner for its AK|OK Anamika Khanna line. Anamika Khanna is also a member of the Business of Fashion 500.
