India Biennale at Red Fort

Experiencing the India Art, Architecture, and Design Biennale at the Red Fort for the first time was a unique adventure.

The Biennale is designed to initiate a holistic conversation between artists, architects, designers, photographers, collectors, connoisseurs, curators, art professionals, gallerists, academic institutions, researchers, students, and youth to strengthen the cultural dialogue and provide them with avenues and opportunities.

There are 7 themed pavilions as follows:

1: Pravesh (Doors of India), Rite of Passage.
2: Bagh-e-Bahar (Gardens of India), Gardens as the universe.
3: Sampravah (Baolis of India), Confluence of Communities.
4: Sthapatya (Temples of India), Antifragile Algorithm.
5: Vismaya (Architectural Wonders of Independent India), Creative Crossovers.
6: Deshaj (Indigenous Design), Bharat x Design.
7: Samatva (Women in Architecture and Design), Shaping the Built.

The India Art Architecture and Design Biennale, 2023 is being organised with the intention of it being a global cultural initiative and the flagship programme of the Ministry of Culture.

Aim: To invigorate the cultural space and creative industries and leverage the Arts for Global Cultural Diplomacy & Connect.

Objective: Showcase traditional, grassroots artisans as well as contemporary designers, curators & thought leaders cutting across age, gender & genre lines.
Celebrate the best that our country has to offer in the fields of ancient, modern, contemporary, and tech-driven art, architecture, and design.

Artists and curators from all over the country have been invited to participate in the India Art Architecture and Design Biennale as part of the various elements of the Biennale such as themed pavilions, open call exhibitions, art workshops, art bazaar, student biennale as well as artisans involved in the Aatmanirbhar Centre for Design (ABCD).

Themed Pavilions

Each of the themed pavilions has representation from across the country in terms of visual artists, mural artists, installation artists, graphic designers & model makers. Additionally, the curators, as well as Research teams for the seven collaborative publications, have been drawn from academic institutions & organizations from various parts of the country.

Open Call Exhibition

Of the 560 queries received, 150 artists from all parts of the country have been given a chance to showcase their works in a purely crowd-sourced, public exhibition.

Student Biennale

600+ Architecture Schools and 5000+ Academic design Students from 500+ academic institutions are taking part in the student biennale, being held at Lalit Kala Akademi.

Art Workshops & Art Bazaar

Additionally, through 15+ art workshops as well as 25+ vendors at the art bazaar selling artware, there is pan-India representation.

Aatmanirbhar Centre for Design

Artisans/craft persons from 20 states have found representation in the Aatmanirbhar Centre for Design.

This information was given by Union Minister for Culture, Tourism, And Development of North Eastern Region Shri G.Kishan Reddy in Lok Sabha

Don’t miss it – open until March 31, 2024, from 10 AM to 5 PM, closed on Mondays. Enter through Lahori Gate and explore barracks A1, A2, and B4.