During the debut edition of Art Mumbai last year, Mahalaxmi Racecourse transformed into a temporary museum with works by several famous artists dotting its makeshift walls. Up until then, Mumbai had lacked a foothold in the art world, and the festival—which brought in over 2,000 pieces of art and attracted 25,000 visitors—gave the city’s art community a bomb of a wave to surf. Returning from November 14 to November 17 this year, once again at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse, Art Mumbai 2024 is set to build on last year’s success, promising a spectacle that’s both bigger and better.
You know what that means though—you’re either going to have to divide your visit into two sessions on two different days so you don’t miss anything or you must bookmark the bits you really don’t want to miss. Vogue India’s got your back and is here to help with the latter. Below are 11 Vogue -approved exhibits and sessions at Art Mumbai 2024 that you should definitely catch: A London-born gallery displays an extraordinary collection of modern and contemporary masterpieces London-, Hong Kong-, and Florida-based gallery Ben Brown Fine Arts will debut modern and contemporary masterpieces at Art Mumbai 2024.
Among the highlights are Pablo Picasso’s ‘Chevalier et Picador Dans l'Arène’ (1951), a pen and ink drawing that captures the artist’s fascination with bullfighting; Andy Warhol’s iconic ‘Portrait of Charles Ireland’ (1979), which underscores Warhol’s pioneering pop ar.