Delhi Art Gallery, commonly known by its initials DAG, is an Indian art house specialising in modern Indian art. Headquartered in New Delhi, it operates as one of the larger commercial art enterprises in the country, dealing in works by Indian masters of the nineteenth, twentieth, and early twenty-first centuries.
| Type | Art house / Gallery |
|---|---|
| Industry | Visual arts, art trade |
| Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
| Country | India |
| Brand name | DAG |
| Focus | Modern Indian art |
Overview
DAG works across the disciplines of art dealing, exhibitions, publishing, and museum programming. It maintains a collection of modern Indian art and has organised exhibitions in India and abroad. The institution presents itself not only as a gallery but as a research and curatorial platform engaged with the historiography of Indian art.
Activities
The gallery's principal activities include:
- Curating and hosting exhibitions devoted to individual artists, schools, and themes from modern Indian art history.
- Publishing scholarly catalogues and monographs accompanying its exhibitions.
- Holding and trading in artworks by recognised Indian modernists, including figures associated with the Bengal School, the Progressive Artists' Group, and later twentieth-century movements.
- Running outreach and museum-style programmes intended to broaden public engagement with Indian art.
Locations
DAG operates gallery spaces in major Indian cities, with its primary base in New Delhi and additional presence in Mumbai. It has also undertaken exhibition activity internationally.
Significance
By concentrating on modern Indian art and combining commercial activity with publishing and curatorial research, DAG has contributed to the documentation and visibility of Indian artists from the colonial and post-Independence periods. Its catalogues and survey exhibitions are used as reference material by collectors, scholars, and institutions working on twentieth-century Indian art.
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References
- Wikidata entry: Q120849591