‘Melodious, Pure and True’: a group art exhibition

- January 8, 2026
| By : Patriot Bureau |

A curated group exhibition bringing together works by 35 senior, mid-career and emerging artists, Melodious, Pure and True explores hope and continuity

A group exhibition titled Melodious, Pure and True, featuring works by 35 artists, will open at the LTC Gallery, Bikaner House, New Delhi, on January 9. The exhibition is being presented by the Mumbai- and Ahmedabad-based International Creative Art Centre (ICAC) and is curated by art historian Johny ML.

The show will be on view till January 13, daily from 11 AM to 7 PM. It brings together works by senior, mid-career and emerging artists, with a section drawn from the personal collection of ICAC founder Ravindra Mardia. From his collection of around 10,000 works, 19 artists were selected for the exhibition in consultation with the curator.

Participating artists include Chandra Bhattacharya, Manish Pushkale, Surya Prakash, Prem Singh, Yusuf, Sangeeta Gupta, Yashwant Deshmukh, Pisurwo Jitendra, Hemant Dhane, Mainaz Bano, Poonam Kishore, Archana Yadav, Sunil Padwal, Nilesh Vede, Vinod Sharma, Sanju Jain, Virangana Soni, Nagesh Ghodke, Prakash Waghmare, Rajesh Dev, Rashmi Khurana, Abid Zaidi, Shanmuk Tamada, Sanghapal Mhaske, Rajan Fulari, Santosh Verma, Shabana Quadri, Ashok Bhowmick, Kanchan Chander, Neerja Chandana Peters, Ritu Singh, SKY, Jattinn Kocchar, Harpreet Singh, and Udayakumar T R.

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According to curator Johny ML, the exhibition is anchored around the idea of hope, reflecting on uncertainty in contemporary life and the quiet continuity of everyday experience. The theme, he notes, runs through the works on display in different visual and material forms.

Curatorial walkthroughs will be held each evening, and a panel discussion on contemporary art practices is scheduled at the gallery on January 11 at 5 PM.

When: January 9 to 13

Where: LTC Gallery, Bikaner House, New Delhi