This document provides an overview of contemporary Indian art, outlining its historical background and major artistic movements from the 1950s onwards. It covers early Harappan and Mauryan art, as well as regional Southern and Western Indian art. Key 20th century artistic groups discussed include the Calcutta Group, Progressive Artists Group, and Young Turks. Major post-Independence trends explored are the return to Indian themes in the 1960s, moving from realism to fiction in the 1970s, and expanding into new territories in the 1980s. Contemporary genres like installation art, conceptual art, modern art, live art, and media art are also introduced.

1. Exploring Contemporary
Indian Art
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2. Contents
▪ Historical Background
▪ Modern Indian Art Timeline
▪ Artist Collectives
▪ 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s
▪ Abstraction
▪ Contemporary Indian Art
▪ Installation Art
▪ Conceptual Art
▪ Modern Art
▪ Live Art
▪ Media Art

3. Historical Background
From The Beginning: Harrapan and Mohanjodaro Art

4. Mauryan Art

5. Southern and Western Indian Art

6. Calcutta Group
Artist Groups
Pran Krishan Pal, Dolls Ethos Paritosh Sen, Untitled

7. Artist Groups
Progressive Artists Group
M.F. Hussain, Horses F N Souza, Balzac Etcetera

8. Young Turks
Artist Groups
P T Reddy, Untitled

9. 1960s – Return to the homeland
J Swaminathan, Memory’s Journey
Ganesh Pyne, Mother and Child

10. 1970s – From fact to fiction
K G Subramanyan, Goddess at Goalpara
Madhavi Parekh, Snake in Sea-2

11. 1980s and beyond – Towards unchartered territories
Rekha Rodwittiya, The Visitation Krishen Khanna , Bandwala

12. Contemporary Indian Art

13. Installation Art
Sheela Gowda, Behold
L.N. Tallur, Cinematophobia
G.R. Iranna, Peace and Pieces

14. Conceptual Art
Subodh Gupta, Spill
Rummana Hussain, Dissected Projection
Prashant Pandey, Universe

15. Modern Art
Jehangir Sabavala, Trapped Lake
S G Vasudev, Tree of Life
N.S. Harsha, Dhobi Ghat
Suhasini Kejriwal, Untitled

16. Live Art
Nikhil Chopra, Blackening IV: Bay 19

17. Media Art
Nalini Malani, Remembering Mad Meg
Subba Ghosh, Remains of a Breath

18. Sources
•National Gallery of Modern Art Website: ngmaindia.gov.in
•India Perspectives, Issuu.com
•Contemporary Indian Art, Boundless.com

19. Thank You