After two days of star-studded celebrations, Sunday – the final day of the star-studded launch of NMACC witnessed the inauguration of the Art House. Kokilaben Ambani, the wife of the late Indian business mogul Dhirubhai Ambani, inaugurated The Art House by lighting a lamp.
A dedicated space for visual arts opened with Sangam/confluence features over 50 exquisite artworks and installations from 5 Indian and 5 international artists, all celebrating India’s diverse cultural impulses and traditions. The exhibit is inspired by Indian culture.
From the works of internationally acclaimed artists like Anselm Kiefer, Cecily Brown, and Francesco Clemente – whose pieces are being displayed in India for the very first time – to the artworks of eclectic Indian artists like Bhupen Khakhar, Ranjani Shettar, Ratheesh T. and Shantibai, the show witnessed a unique melting pot of traditions, much like the Cultural Centre itself.
On the final day, Nita Ambani and Isha Ambani launched the ‘India in Fashion: The Impact of Indian Dress and Textiles on the Fashionable Imagination’ exhibition at the cultural center. It is a beautifully illustrated eponymous coffee table book published by Rizzoli.
This was followed by a reading of excerpts by Isha Ambani, along with art historian, writer, and curator Amin Jaffer, fashion and textile designer Anuradha Vakil, noted fashion journalist and critic Suzy Menkes, and editor and writer Priyanka Khanna.
The NMACC will be open to the public from April 3 with a list of events already lined up.