In keeping with the emotion the capital city inspires, historian Swapna Liddle has curated an exhibition titled Sair-e-Delhi-Chronicles of Change, as part of the first Delhi edition of the art and heritage festival by DAG. The festival celebrates ‘The City as a Museum’ at Bikaner House.
Delhi is a city in constant conversation with itself. If you know how to listen carefully, it divulges whispers in a flowing narrative. In keeping with the emotion the capital city inspires, historian Swapna Liddle has curated an exhibition titled Sair-e-Delhi-Chronicles of Change, as part of the first Delhi edition of the art and heritage festival by DAG. The festival celebrates ‘The City as a Museum’ at Bikaner House.
Following the successful edition of the debut edition of the festival in Mumbai earlier this year and the four applause-worthy editions held in Kolkata since 2021, the festival arrives in the cultural crucible of the country — coursing through its heritage locations, dipping into personal repositories of artistes, knitting together bulwark institutions and bringing in spaces for both stellar performances and depth and dimension in art activism. The exhibition brings in a treasured handpicked collection of paintings, prints, photographs, maps and plans that come together in unison to narrate the history of the historic city. While the heritage festival is a rich fabric braised deeply in history, the exhibition brings in a subtle yet …
Shilpi Madan for Sunday Herald