BLOCKBUSTER POP ART SHOW IN MUMBAI MARKS A NEW TYPE OF EXHIBITION FOR INDIA

02/09/2024

Blockbuster Pop art show in Mumbai marks a new type of exhibition for India Art market Museums & heritage Exhibitions Books Podcasts Columns Technology Adventures with Van Gogh Search Search Mumbai blog Blockbuster Pop art show in Mumbai marks a new type of exhibition for India Pop: Fame, Love, Power at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre is an unprecedented but surface-level survey for a broad audience Kabir Jhala 9 February 2024 Share Installation view of Pop: Fame, Love, Power at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, Mumbai Courtesy of NMACC When Nita Ambani, India’s wealthiest woman, opened her eponymous cultural centre in Mumbai last March, many in the art world were intrigued. Despite the colossal fortune of her husband, Mukesh Ambani ($112bn, according to Forbes ), the family had not been leading patrons of the nation’s visual arts, in comparison to other powerful industrialist clans. The Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC), and more specifically its exhibition space, the Art House—all set within their retail and business hub, Jio World Centre—would provide a clearer picture of their vision for art in India.