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Abbas A Malakar

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7 months ago

Admiring some lovely scones in the most beautiful garden I have ever been in—and don’t worry, I had my fill, followed by madeleines, chocolates, cake, and mochi.

What a surreal pleasure and a privilege it has been these last four days to see and learn from being on the scene of what is one of the historically crucial moments in Indian and South Asian art.

Can’t say enough good things about the team at @knmaindia and how proud and honored I am to be working among such amazing people.

So much to look forward to.

Thank you. taken in London, United Kingdom by @abbasmalakar

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3 months ago

7 months in Delhi. Chewed through this card in half that time—and no, not my fault.

Had to get a new one. Had to pay a fine.

Inheritors of Earth exhibition on till December so come see it. taken in Delhi, India by @abbasmalakar

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10 days ago

Waiting to get things signed… running around… measuring ruins… not all great moments, and not all ideal results, but loving every moment, and enjoying beautiful days in October.

Still a lot of October left.

📸 Mukul Drall @drall.mukul by @abbasmalakar

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2 days ago

Sharing a wonderful moment with our Chairperson Mrs Kiran Nadar @kiran_nadar and our CEO Manuel Rabate @rbtmanuel after a walkthrough of Inheritors of Earth curated by Premjish Achari @thepartialprofile

Look how happy we are. I have not posted enough images of this show. So grateful to be part of such a big production—so many people to thank. Much more to come.

My thanks to everyone who was present—and for anyone who doesn’t know, it takes hundreds of people each day to run an exhibition. One can never thank everyone at once, but one can sure try, every day, every time an opportunity presents itself.

Come see the show at @knmaindia KNMA, Saket !!!!

1. @ishitaart_atelier ‘s works are a perfect place to make memories—or to dive into them.

2. @rbtmanuel hiding behind Sugarcane

📸 Shruti Sarkar @shrutisarkar94 taken in Kiran Nadar Museum of Art by @abbasmalakar

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19 days ago

“Virasat” has been one of the best experiences of my life.

My being an employee of @knmaindia , you may read this as a biased review, but the aspects of my life which this play has touched and violently shaken far surpass any matter of professional consideration. They are tangentially primal and emotional around the core of what is my most inner self—what makes me “me.”

I’ve had some grand life-changing moments pass me by, although some have kicked me in the face, but never have they been outlined and emphasized the way that this play made me feel. I was on the verge of breaking down as the weight of four generations of sorrows and joys pressed down through each actor in each dialog, scene by scene.

My life, evidently, hasn’t changed in the day and a half since I had the privilege of seeing the dress rehearsal, but many moments I had forgotten, overlooked, or misunderstood in my life and in the lives of those around me have come back to me. Some of them have been unwelcome, others will change the way I narrated my life moving forward.

My profession and position may allow me the incredible joy of such events, but it doesn’t allow me to then spend the following day hiding my face in my pillow and crying about how good it made me feel. My realizations, thus pending, will hopefully come to me in the coming weeks as I wrestle with having had this magical three hour journey through hopes, dreams, and devastating consequences of life happening around us.

Today was a layer of frosted icing and cherries listening to director Anuradha Kapur and writer Mahesh Elkunchwar in conversation with Ashutosh Potdar—from inception to production, thinking, writing, acting, making, it has all become so much clearer.

Congratulations to the team that made this possible @jijojose06 @guptasandhi @aditijj @avali_z @riddhar @eshanara @deepansivaraman @ashupotdar

Thank you taken in Sunder Nursery - Delhi's Heritage Park by @abbasmalakar

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23 days ago

I am speedrunning posting about my life because (a) it’s been some time and a lot has happened within a very short span (b) I want to get off of Instagram very soon.

1. At Big Banana with @homo_poetic and gang
2-3. Maharashtra Sadan with my mother @jayeeta.bagchi and @aintsaint_rishi on his birthday
4-5. At Big Chill Cafe with my mother @jayeeta.bagchi
6. Again at Big Banana with @homo_poetic and this was the same night after the preview of Inheritors of Earth
7. 📸 @avali_z on that same night, by which time I was both tired and drunk, but still very happy and enthusiastic. My night ended at 4 am. taken in Delhi, India by @abbasmalakar

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a month ago

Khoj @khojstudios is right across the street.

The kind of work that is shown and celebrated at Khoj is not the kind of work I am generally interested in. It’s not work that I readily understand or am keen to do exhibitions about. I remember digital art was my least favorite thing to study in my MA. The hardest for me to grasp in my own art practice during my BFA.

I really like Khoj though, and I always end up liking the artists there. I love the energy, the enthusiasm, the complex and discursive nature of their artistic enquiries. I love seeing how it happens, who does it, and why.

I’ve been there a few times now. All very passionate people, doing very good work. It’s reassuring to see such a space be so lively, inviting, and encouraging. taken in Khoj International Artists' Association by @abbasmalakar

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a month ago

I made a spontaneous and impulsive decision to go to Mumbai last Saturday and that same evening I went to a walkthrough of Salik’s @words_and_images show at Six Continuum @six.continuum

The show “Lightly, Lightly” curated by artist Salik Ansari is an education in how to bring artists together, and a must see for anyone and everyone in Mumbai. I am glad I caught the walkthrough, and very happy to have seen the space.

The two artists currently being shown are incredible. The depth and scale of @krishishahart Krishi’s paintings are perfectly balanced by the intensity and weight of @deepak_k_agasthya Deepak’s meditative and repetitive drawings. Having been seeing Nasreen Mohamedi and Bice Lazzari’s work this past few weeks, I couldn’t but make associations. So much is present in their works for any keen explorer of visual languages and yet in many ways they are formally minimalist. There is a lightness in both as the title suggests, although of very different kinds.

Believe me, you won’t get bored.

The handout brochure they’ve produced is definitely one of the best I have ever seen: designed by Sibya @sibya.r

I missed the opening of Six Continuum, and I missed their first two shows but it is exactly the kind of space I love to see in the art world: caring, welcoming, warm, and aggressively pushing the artists under their umbrella. Also, amazing merchandise—so looking forward to getting some very soon.

Thank you for your hospitality @farahsiddiquikhan @abhinit_khanna @currynricegirl @urjjashah

Looking forward to what you do next. taken in Mumbai - मुंबई by @abbasmalakar

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a month ago

“No one comes to Mumbai to relax.” Said @calmseykaam but at the same time it was such a relaxing evening, no? Good calm food, soothing drinks. No noise.

Lots of drinking, food, noisy places and smelly streets did precede and follow. Wrong weekend to look at art though, but I did catch a few shows.

@experimenterkol ‘s @chanakya.school show and a beautiful show on JJ school and modernism curated by @mortchatterjee and Tasneem Zakaria Mehta, both at the Dr Bhau Daji Lad.

Dropped into @strangershousegallery as well and had a good meal at Ling’s Pavilion.

Caught the @vyomasura show at @artandcharlie

@smeetaxi @elivarey @head_on_stick taken in Mumbai - मुंबई by @abbasmalakar

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a month ago

Just remembered I am the mayor of pizza town, as dubbed by the wise young @davidxlevine

It’s been a year and some days, and I can’t say I’ve taken much responsibility towards that role. I do drink my office coffees out of that @ninomiergallery cup though.

Wasn’t I just saying I’m tired of pizzas?

Alive and well, and might get a pizza soon.

🍕 taken in New York, New York by @abbasmalakar

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a month ago

Another Shaleen @shaleenwadhwana show, and magical 🌞 congratulations to all of you @merci_maku
@attheriskofbeing @sireiliu

Haven’t enjoyed a gallery installation so much in quite some time. “Phantasms” @anantartgallery A must see.

1. With Radhika @radhikaagarwalaart (come see her work at @knmaindia Saket) 📸 @kiran_keshav__
2-8 artworks at the show
9. Mother, Jayeeta Bagchi, before dinner at Lha Kitchen.

9th September, 2026 taken in Anant Art by @abbasmalakar

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a month ago