Past
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The Personal Is Mythical
LATITUDE 28, NEW DELHI, INDIA 25 Jul - 18 Aug 2025 The Personal is Mythical examines how contemporary artistic practices in India reframe myth as a powerful mode of storytelling. The exhibition moves between private memory and collective imagination to confront binaries such as 'folk' and 'high' art, 'craft' and 'concept, ' the 'vernacular' and the 'global.' Foregrounding the work of... Read more -
Why Did I Say Yes
RAJIV MENON CONTEMPORARY, LOS ANGELES, USA 27 Jun - 30 Aug 2025 Viraj Khanna reimagines Indian weddings at Rajiv Menon Contemporary in Los Angeles, USA. Using traditional ari and zardozi embroidery, he explores consumerism, desire, and identity in contemporary Indian art. Read more -
To Look, and To Look Again
LATITUDE 28, ART DUBAI, DUBAI, UAE 18 - 20 Apr 2025 The works assembled in To Look, and To Look Again demand active perception. Featuring Farhat Ali, Noor Ali Chagani, Sudipta Das, Sanket Viramgami, Viraj Khanna, Ravinder Reddy, Maryam Baniasadi and Khadim Ali, the show displays narratives that slip between the seen and the unseen, the personal and the political, and... Read more -
India Design 2025
LATITUDE 28, INDIA DESIGN 2025, NEW DELHI, INDIA 20 - 23 Feb 2025 LATITUDE 28 showcased multidisciplinary contemporary art across embroidery, sculpture, painting and more at India Design 2025 in New Delhi, held at NSIC Grounds, Okhla, Among the highlights was artist Viraj Khanna, whose hand-embroidered textile works examined friendship, community, selfhood and social media culture. Khanna's pieces blended traditional techniques with modern... Read more -
Brain Rot: The Life You Live?
TAO ART GALLERY, MUMBAI, INDIA 9 Jan - 9 Feb 2025 Viraj Khanna's textile art and sculptures offer satirical and absurdist commentary on the society around him. 'Brain rot' was declared the 'Oxford Word Of The Year' in 2024, and Viraj Khanna's exaggerated and detailed fibreglass sculptures ask viewers to reflect on the overconsumption of 'low value' digital content in their... Read more -
Ineffable
TAO ART GALLERY, INDIA ART FAIR, NEW DELHI, INDIA 9 - 12 Feb 2023 Viraj Khanna challenges traditional processes by pushing the limits of textile art. While embroidery is a legacy for him, he transforms traditional techniques of ari and zardosi through experimental approaches and bold, abstract figures. He translates collages and acrylic painting onto fabric, guiding traditional artisans with new methods and materials.... Read more -
In My Fever Dream
GALLERY ART EXPOSURE, INDIA ART FAIR, NEW DELHI, INDIA 2 - 11 Dec 2022 A fever dream is a heightened dream state marked by intense emotions, distorted perceptions, and surreal narratives. Viraj Khanna draws from his subconscious and the sum of his life experiences to create carnivalesque, non-realistic figures. Surrounded by textiles and embroidery from an early age, he extends traditional techniques into contemporary... Read more -
What My Mother Didn't Teach Me...And Some Things She Did!
TAO ART GALLERY, MUMBAI, INDIA 25 Feb - 15 Apr 2022 Viraj Khanna's contemporary art is an evocative interplay of shapes, forms and colours. Khanna challenges the aesthetic legacy handed down from his mother, Anamika Khanna, to carve his own path. Simultaneously, he presents a sartorial commentary on fashion, beauty, appearances and societies. Viraj Khanna uses textile, paper collage, and mixed... Read more -
What My Mother Didn't Teach Me
GALLERY ART EXPOSURE, KOLKATA, INDIA 14 - 22 Mar 2021 Viraj Khanna has grown up around art. He works with embroidery and textile to evoke perceptions and visions through different materials, fabrics and elements. Viraj explores painting, sculpture and collage; embracing experimentation as liberation instead of seeing it as a challenge. His works reflect the discontinuity of life and imperfection... Read more
