Thukral and Tagra

Thukral and Tagra have been working collaboratively since 2004. Their inspiration begins with the reality of old values mixed with their ideas of modern times in the Punjabi culture of Northern India. These versatile artists play on the refined symbolism between advertising, branding, and domestic retail through painting, sculpture, installation and video. T & T project the visual culture of young Indian dreams and aspirations today.

Jiten Thukral - Born in 1976 in Jalandhar, Punjab, India, Jiten Thukral graduated with a Bachelor in Fine Art from Chandigarh Art College and a Masters in Fine Art from New Delhi College of Art

Sumir Tagra - Born in 1979 in New Delhi, India, Sumir Tagra earned a Bachelor of Fine Art from New Delhi College of Art and a Post Graduate degree from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.

Thukral & Tagra have held solo exhibitions at Art Summit in New Delhi (2011), Singapore Tyler Print Institute (2010), Nature Morte in New Delhi (2005 & 2007), Chatterjee & Lal in Mumbai (2008), Bose Pacia, New York (2007) and the Barry Keldoulis Gallery in Sydney (2008). In 2007, Nature Morte and Bose Pacia presented their solo installation entitled “Adolescere-Domus” in the Art Statements section of Art Basel. They were included in a large exhibition of contemporary art from India at the Mori Museum, Tokyo, which travelled to the Essl Museum in Vienna in 2008. T & T were also represented at the Vancouver Sculpture Biennale and the Asia Pacific Triennial at the Queensland Art Gallery in Brisbane, Australia. In 2011, T & T were part of the touring exhibition “Indian Highway IV” at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Lyon, France as well as “Paris-Delhi-Bombay…” at the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris. The artists live and work in New Delhi, India.