14 November, 2026
01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Aditya Birla Auditorium | On-site
Satish Gujral's artistic practice was defined by a refusal to remain within the boundaries of a single medium. From painting and sculpture to murals, design and architecture, he moved between forms with a rare sense of curiosity and conviction. That same instinct is on view at this edition of ART MUMBAI, where a Gujral sculpture stands in the park, offering a physical manifestation of the breadth of a renaissance artist.
Celebrating Satish Gujral's centenary retrospective at the National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai, this conversation reflects on the artist's extraordinary body of work and places it within the larger story of Indian modernism. Fittingly held at a fair built on championing South Asian art and expanding its market and discourse, the conversation also turns to The Gujral Foundation, which has spent the past 16 years nurturing talent across art, architecture, culture and design across the Indian subcontinent and beyond. Its work across major national and international platforms reflects a sustained commitment to deepening those discourses further.
At a moment when contemporary art is increasingly fluid across geographies and disciplines, the conversation will examine what the modernists continue to offer us. Why does their work remain important to revisit today? What can their experimentation and ambition offer a new generation? And how might Satish Gujral's expansive approach speak to the directions contemporary art is taking? The event is supported by Avid Learning.
'Nandi' by Satish Gujral. Image curtesy of Satish Gujral Archives, Gujral Foundation
Feroze Gujral: Trustee and Co-founder, Gujral Foundation Feroze Gujral is a cultural leader and philanthropist with over two decades of experience shaping India's contemporary art and design landscape. She is Founder and Director of The Gujral Foundation, a non-profit arts trust established in 2008 with her husband, Mohit Gujral, architect, real estate developer, and former CEO of DLF Group. Together, as collectors and patrons, they nurture talent across art, architecture, design, and culture, supporting artists, designers, and institutions across the Global South through advocacy, curation, and media. The foundation also stewards the estate of Satish Gujral, one of India's most celebrated modern artists and architects. Gujral sits on the Board of Governors of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and has served on councils at the Guggenheim, the Serpentine Galleries, and IGNCA. She is founding patron of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale and Colomboscope, a benefactor of CEPT University and NIFT, and Founder of Outset India.
Mr Kishore Singh: Writer & Curator Kishore Singh is an independent author, editor and curator whose recent projects include the centenary retrospective on Satish Gujral at NGMA New Delhi in January-April this year, Kanchan Chander’s retrospective of prints and drawings, and A Moment in the Monumental group show at Bikaner House, both in September 2026. Mapin published his Portrait of an Artist with photographer Rohit Chawla this April. As speaker, panelist, trainer and moderator, he appears frequently on art-related and other platforms. He was previously with DAG as head of exhibitions and publications, with Business Standard as a senior editor, has co-edited and published books with FICCI, and written books on art, travel, history and business. He has been instrumental in launching several media products and was chief editor at Roli Books. He has scripted documentary films.
