Renowned for his emotive watercolours, senior artist Pradip Maitra unveils his latest solo exhibition, ‘Illusion and Reality’, offering a profound meditation on the cultural and intellectual upheaval spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic. The exhibition is set to open at the Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, from 29th October to 4th November 2024.

Maitra’s new series was conceived during the 2019-2020 lockdown, marked by global isolation, anxiety, and uncertainty. Like countless others, Maitra found himself confined to his home, grappling with depression and confusion. The previously comforting books underwent a metamorphosis, unsettling him as they seemed to animate and encircle him in a stark embodiment of knowledge confined and remote.