Since Anish Kapoor’s first solo exhibition in the country of his birth was opened by Smt. Sonia Gandhi in November 2010, we’ve been putting in place the building blocks to build fresh relationships so that far more artists, curators and art organisations can exchange work and ideas between the UK and India, with numerous UK galleries and art festivals networking in India in 2011.

We’re excited that the much-loved gallery at the British Council in New Delhi is reopening in October 2011, offering precious space for new artists, curators and exhibitions that connect the UK and India; and as the proud owners of one of the world’s great collections of modern art, we’re working with emerging curators and looking for partners to find exciting new ways for work by some of the UK’s greatest contemporary artists to be seen, and freshly interpreted, in India.

KALIGHAT EXHIBITION  
16 October - 11 December: VMH Kolkata
21 December 2011 - 1 February 2012: CSMVS Mumbai
16 February - 30 March : Salar Jung Museum Hyderabad
14 April - 25 May : NGMA New Delhi

A touring exhibition of Kalighat paintings from the collections of the Victoria and Albert museum in London and the Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata. Known for their distinct and vibrant imagery of Hindu gods and goddesses, Kalighat paintings get their name from the locality in which they were made – the area in Kolkata that houses a famous Kali temple and is thus called Kalighat. Entry is free.