The Charpai Project
With the India Art Fair right around the corner, Delhi has been bustling with art events, workshops, exhibitions and more taking over the city. The first ever Def Col Art Night wrapped earlier this week, with over eleven galleries participating, and this is just the beginning. All around there is plenty to listen to, do and see. Platform brings you a curated list of everything to listen to, view, as well as engage in across the city over the coming week, spotlighting artists, spaces and conversations that are shaping the city’s cultural landscape.
To Listen
The Art of the Book by CMYK at India Art Fair
At India Art Fair 2026, CMYK presents The Art of the Book, a rare collection of limited, numbered, and artist-signed editions, many being presented in India for the first time. Featuring works by Damien Hirst, Shahzia Sikander, Shilpa Gupta, Marina Abramovi?, and Salvador Dalí alongside treasures like Heinrich Harrer’s Seven Years in Tibet, that are meant to be preserved, cherished, and passed down through generations. To listen to them talk about the history of these books, find them at Booth J08 at the VIP Entrance Hall.
At the Table by Border&Fall at India Art Fair
As part of the OPEN Design Talks by Border&Fall is At the Table, which brings together Daksha Salam, Prerna Garg, Priyansha Jain and Tahir Sultan to examine gathering as a design framework shaped by visual culture and method. Practitioners present visual references that inform design decisions across food, objects, and space, considering India’s expanding visual vocabulary and how relevance is sustained. The talk will be on February 6th, at 2pm.
Image Credits: @cmyk_bookstore @borderandfall on Instagram
To View
Flashback by Ketaki Sheth at PHOTOINK
Drawn from her journeys in the film worlds of Bombay and Madras between 1985 and 1993, Flashback peels back the curtain on the enigmatic Indian movie set. Sheth’s black-and-white photographs of both young actors and movie stars, aspiring extras and skilled crew, quietly unwrap the spectacular trappings of show business and fame. The exhibition is on view at PHOTOINK until 17th March, 2026.
Disobedient Objects: The Biography of Clothes for Young Collector’s Programme at STIR
Disobedient Objects: The Biography of Clothes explores the counter-powers of clothes-making, as a speculative practice that asserts the layered and often conflicted psychopolitical intentions that clothes carry. The exhibition runs from February 2nd-8th, 2026 at STIR, 2 North Drive, DLF Chattarpur Farms, New Delhi.
Bitter Nectar by Thukral and Tagra at Bikaner House
In the third year of Sustaina India, Bitter Nectar examines the politics and complexities embedded in a seemingly simple desire: the pursuit of sweetness, of fruit harvested at its most perfect moment of ripeness. Climate change and its profound impacts are understood here in tandem with fruiting cycles, seasonal rhythms, and systems of sustenance. It will be on view at Bikaner House until 15th February, 2026.
Breakfast in a Blizzard by HH Art Spaces at India Art Fair
Curated by HH Art Spaces, the programme brings together distinct yet intersecting practices. Together, the performances reference the act of feeding ideas, bodies, and forms as gestures of connection and communication. Moving between metaphor and ritual, the performances are framed as an antidote for the love-stricken, mourning, and celebrating. Catch the performance live at 3.00PM on 5th, 7.30PM on 6th, and 12.45PM on 7th.
The Charpai Project by Ayush Kasliwal, supported by Serendipity Arts
Conceptualised by Ayush Kasliwal for Serendipity Arts Festival 2018 in Goa, The Charpai Project makes a comeback at India Art Fair 2026, taking on a new dimension with digital intervention by Goji, an AI artist, who reinterprets the work through stories and imagination. The installation navigates through a lattice of stacked charpais, echoing the movement and unpredictability of a Snakes and Ladders board, inviting visitors to climb, recline, and connect in spontaneous and reflective ways.
Doing
Sculpt in the Dark by Access for ALL and KNMA at India Art Fair
This edition brings inclusive art workshops for children and adults with varied needs, and for everyone keen to use art as therapy and as a medium of expression. The workshops are open to all and conducted in Hindi, English, and Indian Sign Language (ISL). It is at 11.30AM on February 6th.
Kitchen Calls by Nivaala in collaboration with YCP
Kitchen Calls is an intimate workshop by Nivaala where 30 young collectors document their family recipes live, calling grandmothers, capturing stories, and creating a communal cookbook together. The experience begins with nostalgic bite-sized tastings curated by Ikk Panjab, a Delhi restaurant born from a desire to preserve the flavors of undivided Punjab and culinary traditions passed through generations. It will take place at Triveni Kala Sangam on 7th February at 2.00PM.
The Reading Session by Offset Projects
This is a curatorial reading programme by Offset Projects that positions the photobook as a critical site of encounter between image, text, and reader. The programme approaches reading as a collective and performative practice, activating the book as a space where narrative, authorship, and visual address are examined. It will take place on 8th February at 11AM at Triveni Kala Sangam.
Date 5.2.2026