In 1947 India
gained independence and the artists of the country,
a sense of freedom. Four prominent artists from
Bombay - Souza, Area, Raza and Husain started the
Progressive Artists Group which aimed at being contemporary
yet Indian in spirit.
The Bhulabhai Desai Auditorium
became, in the sixties, a creative hotspot where
artists would mingle, interact and create innovative
works of art. The seventies saw artists such as
Atul Dodiya flourish and gain recognition for expression
of their artistic vision. However, it was only in
the 1980 that art in Bombay received media hype
and was spoken of as an investment. In the past
seven years art in the city has seen an explosion
both in terms of creativity and exposure.
Today, Bombay has artists with
varied sensibilities and style. Sculpture, painting
and computer art can all be experienced in this
cosmopolitan megalopolis. Below is a list of Art
Galleries in the city.
Mahatma Gandhi Road, Mumbai
Tel: 2048212 / 2843989
Beach View, Regent Compound,
Ground floor, Chowpatty Seaface, Mumbai 7
Tel: 3634300
Rajmahal. 3 3. Altamount Road, Mumbai 26.
Tel: 382533
8 / 41, Shyam Nivas. Bhulabhai Desai Road, Mumbai
26
Tel: 3617426
Beach View, Chowpatty Seaface, Near Cream Centre,
Mumbai 21
Tel: 3612864
I st floor, Oberoi Shopping Centre,
The Oberoi Towers, Mumbai 21
185,5 V Road, Vile Parle
Opp Golden Tobacco, Mumbai 56.
Tel: 6718983
Hormos Nelson bldzo,
72, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Mumbai 26
Tel: 3671983
Jehangir Art Gallery, I st floor, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai
23
Tel: 2833640/2843989
Next to Mela restaurant, Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
Road,
Worli, Mumbai 18
Tel: 4935050
369,D N Road, Mumbai
Tel: 2848473
- The
Window:
33, Altamount Road,
Mumbai 26
Tel: 3869628
9 Tulsiani Chambers,
Nariman Point, Mumbai 21
Tel: 2810707
5 7, Turner Road,
Bandra (W). Mumbai - 57
Tel: 643 3423
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