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EXHIBITIONISM

Past exhibition
17 February - 30 March 2025
  • Works

We are all open books. Sharing is no longer a gesture of closeness, but increasingly a social expectation in a culture defined by our smartphones. To be open, honest, and above all else, vulnerable, has gone from a marker of character to a commonplace demand in a cultural climate of endless sharing. Our stories and our selves are increasingly commodities to be leveraged in a marketplace of content, and vulnerability has gone from a private emotional state to a marketing buzzword.


And yet as vulnerability is emptied of its meaning, employed to encourage confessional-style videos and sell self-help books, it is still celebrated as a morally-right act of self-sacrifice. “Vulnerability” becomes synonymous with honesty and authenticity, and appears as a type of emotional purity. To be vulnerable is to be brave, even if that manifests as sharing a selfie or blogging a private experience. But the focus on the moral rightness of vulnerability belies its more decadent edge; to be seen and viewed can also be deeply pleasurable and indulgent. If we’re all expected to be exposed, we’re also given permission to be exhibitionists.


EXHIBITIONISM, the inaugural presentation in Rajiv Menon Contemporary’s flagship new gallery space in Hollywood, seeks to explore these larger questions of privacy, visibility, and the ever-shifting definition of intimacy. The artists in this exhibition explore the pleasures and pains of being seen, and the complex aesthetics that arise from both desiring and resisting attention. Ranging from the erotic to the domestic, the autobiographical to the fantastic, the works featured in EXHIBITIONISM demonstrate how artists negotiate the boundary between public and private.

  • Aman Aheer, the low voice, 2024
    Aman Aheer
    the low voice, 2024
    oil, cow dung, iron powder, and loudspeakers on canvas
    82.7 x 25.6 in each
  • Aman Aheer, Shroud Piece, 2024
    Aman Aheer
    Shroud Piece, 2024
    oil, silver leaf and linen on charred wood frame
    17.7 x 11 in
  • Aman Aheer, Face, 2024
    Aman Aheer
    Face, 2024
    oil on archival paper
    12.2 x 20 in
  • Asif Hoque, GoldenBoy: I gotta do better today., 2025
    Asif Hoque
    GoldenBoy: I gotta do better today., 2025
    Oil on linen
    50x60in
  • Anoushka Mirchandani, untitled, 2025
    Anoushka Mirchandani
    untitled, 2025
    Oil, oil pastel on canvas
    68 x 89 x 2.5
  • Bhasha Chakrabarti, Tippoo Sultan’s Incredible White-Man-Eating Tiger Toy-Machine!!!, 2023-2024
    Bhasha Chakrabarti
    Tippoo Sultan’s Incredible White-Man-Eating Tiger Toy-Machine!!!, 2023-2024
    Oil on Aluminum
    36 x 72 x 2 in (Unframed)
  • Bhasha Chakrabarti, خلسه عجیب (Strange Ecstasy I), 2023
    Bhasha Chakrabarti
    خلسه عجیب (Strange Ecstasy I), 2023
    Oil on panel, used clothing, and thread
  • Chitra Ganesh, world building event
    Chitra Ganesh
    world building event
    Mixed Media on Paper
    18 x 12in
  • Chitra Ganesh, love lies bleeding
    Chitra Ganesh
    love lies bleeding
    Mixed Media on Paper
    18 x 12in
  • Chitra Ganesh, event horizon, 2025
    Chitra Ganesh
    event horizon, 2025
    Mixed Media on Paper
    18 x 12in
  • Chitra Ganesh, vitruvian tiger martian skies
    Chitra Ganesh
    vitruvian tiger martian skies
    Mixed Media on Paper
    18 x 12in
  • Chitra Ganesh, floating sands of time
    Chitra Ganesh
    floating sands of time
    Mixed Media on Paper
    18 x 12in
  • Faiza Butt, Layla on Spotify, 2025
    Faiza Butt
    Layla on Spotify, 2025
    Medium: oil glazes on wood, mounted in 19th century frame.
    27.6 inches x 21.7 in(framed)
  • Jagannath Panda, Arch of time - I Version:10, 2023
    Jagannath Panda
    Arch of time - I Version:10, 2023
    Photograph, wood, wallpaper, Acrylic, pigment, glue, fabric on archival paper, sealer
    32 x 12 in
  • Jagannath Panda, Arch of time - II Version:10, 2023
    Jagannath Panda
    Arch of time - II Version:10, 2023
    Acrylic , fabric, glue, wallpaper, photograph, pigment, wood on archival paper, sealer
    31 x 13 in
  • Jagannath Panda, Arch of time - IV Version:10, 2023
    Jagannath Panda
    Arch of time - IV Version:10, 2023
    Acrylic , fabric, glue, wallpaper, photograph, pigment, wood on archival paper, sealer
    23 x 25 in
  • Joya Mukerjee Logue, A Winter Night Gathering I, 2025
    Joya Mukerjee Logue
    A Winter Night Gathering I, 2025
    oil on linen
    31 x 50 x 7/8 inches
  • Mustafa Mohsin, House party
    Mustafa Mohsin
    House party
    Oil pastel, oil on canvas
    36 x 30 in
  • Nadia Waheed, secret - keeper
    Nadia Waheed
    secret - keeper
    oil on canvas
    58" x 48"
  • Noorain Inam, Summer of 5’2, 2025
    Noorain Inam
    Summer of 5’2, 2025
    Acrylic and Water based pigment on canvas
    20 x 16 in
  • Noorain Inam, And now it’s dark, 2025
    Noorain Inam
    And now it’s dark, 2025
    Acrylic, water based and natural pigment on archival paper, glass and wood
    24 x 17 in
  • Raghav Babbar, Self portrait with moustache, 2024
    Raghav Babbar
    Self portrait with moustache, 2024
    Oil on canvas
    16 x 12 in
  • Raghav Babbar, Aag mein ghee, 2024
    Raghav Babbar
    Aag mein ghee, 2024
    Oil on canvas
    16 x 20 in
  • Ricky Vasan, The Drawing Room, 2024
    Ricky Vasan
    The Drawing Room, 2024
    Oil on Canvas
    60 x 72 in
  • Sahana Ramakrishnan, The Spiral Woman, 2025
    Sahana Ramakrishnan
    The Spiral Woman, 2025
    Oil, acrylic, graphite, moonstones, tigers eye, amethyst, and rose gold leaf on wood panel
    30 x 40 x 1.25 in
  • Sanié Bokhari, Second Skin, 2025
    Sanié Bokhari
    Second Skin, 2025
    Acrylic & graphite on canvas
    16 x 20 in
  • Sanié Bokhari, Smoke break, 2025
    Sanié Bokhari
    Smoke break, 2025
    Acrylic & graphite on canvas
    16 x 20 in
  • Shradha Kochhar, Your beautiful hands and my wrinkled hands, 2020
    Shradha Kochhar
    Your beautiful hands and my wrinkled hands, 2020
    Wool
    30 x 20 x 5 in
  • Shyama Golden, A Myth of My Own Creation (Study), 2025
    Shyama Golden
    A Myth of My Own Creation (Study), 2025
    Oil on panel with Maple Frame
    11 x 14 in (unframed size)
  • Sunil Gupta, Lodhi Gardens
    Sunil Gupta
    Lodhi Gardens
    Photography
    24 x 20 in
    Edition 1/5
  • Tarini Sethi, Dispatches from Chaos, 2025
    Tarini Sethi
    Dispatches from Chaos, 2025
    Stainless Steel
    5.5 x 5.5 ft

Related artists

  • Sanié Bokhari

  • Bhasha Chakrabarti

  • Shyama Golden

  • Asif Hoque

  • Noorain Inam

  • Shradha Kochhar

  • Anoushka Mirchandani

  • Sahana Ramakrishnan

  • Tarini Sethi

    Tarini Sethi

  • Ricky Vasan

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