Art isn’t for everyone — some are clueless about it, others find it uninteresting, and a few even feel intimidated. These are some of the notions that Art Mumbai attempted to challenge with its maiden edition last year, alongside the mission of bringing the first-ever art fair to the city. “We’d been talking about organising an art fair in Mumbai for years,” recalls Minal Vazirani, one of the co-founders.
“We wanted to put out a fair that is about art, but equally about Mumbai.” Why? Because “Mumbai is a gateway to the rest of India — literally and figuratively”. Not only did the fair have a strong and distinct curation, but it also tapped into what the city is best known for: Bollywood and fashion.
Minal Vazirani | Photo Credit: Special arrangement With the event returning for a second outing later this week, Magazine spoke to Vazirani, alongside some of the participating galleries and artists, to understand what 2024 has in store. A work by K.G.
Subramanyan | Photo Credit: Courtest Emami Art Bringing art to the Bay Art Mumbai 2024 is bigger, at least when it comes to the number of galleries taking part — an impressive 71 (up from last year’s 53). These include names such as KNMA, Vadhera, TARQ and Emami, and international galleries such as Galleria Continua, Ben Brown Fine and Rossi & Rossi. “One of the things that came through last year was how personalised the art fair was,” says Vazirani, adding that although the event was certainly smaller th.