The Lexicon Art’s exhibition ‘Dvaita: Dualities’ presented the philosophical concept of dualism as a curation of opposites. The preview was held on Saturday, 18th April, 2026 at The Lexicon Art Gallery. In this show we looked at many dualities black and white, gold and silver, blue and red, shiny and rough, squares and circles, precise geometries and amorphous shapes, heavy and light, wall and ceiling, canvas and steel, and through these dualities, we try to uncover how this complexity of opposites resolves into Advaita, a oneness.
Special guests for the evening were Prayag Shukla (Eminent poet, fiction writer & art critic) and Dr. Rashmi Singh (Secretary of NDMC).
Guests included Uma Nair, Neelam Pratap Rudy, Artist Manoj Arora, Artist Divyaman Singh, Dr. Rennie Joyy, Parul Mahajan, Radhika Manocha and many more graced the evening with their presence.
Title of the Show: Dvaita or Dualities
Curator Name: Mr. Ankon Mitra
Exhibition Open till: 18th May 2026
Timings: Monday to Saturday, 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Venue: The Lexicon Art, M-12, Connaught Place, New Delhi – 110001
There are 11 artists in the show exhibiting a diversity of opposites. From paintings to sculptures and installations to murals, the works speak of one and the other. The space of the gallery itself is planned as a dance of playful dualities. In alphabetical order the list of Artists being presented – Ankon Mitra, Divyendu Anand, Keshari Nandan, Meenakshi Jha Banerjee, Naman Mahipal, Neerja Chandna Peters, Nimesh Patel, Pratap Chandra Chakraborty, Shalini Mithal, Shovin Bhattacharjee, Vinod Daroz.
From Mamta Nath, Founder-Director:
At The Lexicon Art, our exhibition Dvaita: Dualities invited viewers into the vibrant heart of Indian philosophy and lived reality. Drawing from dualism’s interplay of opposites, we celebrate how these tensions mirror our streets, where grand mansions neighbor slums, Gulmohar avenues embrace overflowing drains, and humans share the road with cows. Far from chaos, this is our complex order our diversity. Our artworks clash and blend on canvas, steel, walls, and ceilings, leading to Advaita, that profound moment of oneness. In defying the sterile white cube, we move beyond the conventional gallery aesthetic to make art feel alive, much like the act of creating it, urging a synthesis that echoes creation itself.
From Ankon Mitra, Curator:
Trained as an architect and practicing as a landscape designer, sculptor, and installation artist, Ankon Mitra has navigated dualities across two decades. From brick and concrete to folded paper, his four-year curation journey explores how we traverse life’s complexities in mosaic-like India: Epicurians alongside Stoics, cows outside Gurugram malls, rich and poor cheek-by-jowl, traffic jams at verdant Sunder Nursery. Indians seamlessly shift—from street-side abuses in a Mercedes to billion-dollar deals over fine dining. Dvaita: Dualities visualizes these contrasts, echoing Eastern philosophies where opposites fuel meaning—maximalism with minimalism, yin and yang, inseparable. Dualities must be lived, to understand and absorb the dualities in art.
