Five decades of Shipra Bhattacharya’s art come together in Kolkata retrospective
A retrospective exhibition titled 'In Bloom' has opened in Kolkata, celebrating fifty years of artist Shipra Bhattacharya's career. The exhibition features a wide range of her work, focusing on themes of identity, memory, and resilience through her signature visual language.
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The exhibition provides a significant cultural overview of a veteran artist's contribution to Indian contemporary art.
A retrospective exhibition celebrating five decades of artist Shipra Bhattacharya’s work opened at a Kolkata gallery on Tuesday (July 14, 2026). Titled In Bloom, the exhibition provides a complete tracing of the artist’s practice over the last 50 years, bringing together a large body of her paintings, drawings and sculptures.
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