Volte Art Projects, a contemporary Indian art gallery that relocated to Dubai in 2021, is significantly expanding its scope and programming in the Gulf this year.
The gallery announced this week that it will open Volte Masters, a new space dedicated to showcasing modernist masters, within its sprawling 743-square-meter venue in Alserkal Avenue, Dubai’s leading arts district.
Volte Masters will launch on February 27 with a rare solo exhibition of paintings and drawings by Manjit Bawa (1941–2008), a major Indian modernist known for exploring human-animal relationships through a unique figural style inspired by childhood memories and myth.
The Bawa showcase is indicative of Volte’s aim to introduce seminal Indian modernists to Gulf audiences while making new global connections, according to Tushar Jiwarajka, the gallery’s founder.
“We look forward to showcasing modern Indian artists that may not be well known in…