Local Collectors Show No Sign of Slowing Down: Inside India Art Fair 2025’s Explosive Growth
- ArtMoments2024
- Feb 14
- 1 min read
Updated: Feb 27
The 16th edition of the India Art Fair (IAF) in New Delhi showcased the growing maturity and dynamism of India’s art market, drawing major international galleries like David Zwirner and Lisson Gallery back to its fold. With strong sales across modern and contemporary art, the fair highlighted shifting collector preferences, as younger buyers increasingly favored emerging artists over modern masters like M.F. Husain, whose works remained a staple. The event also saw significant purchases by top collectors like Kiran Nadar, supporting both Indian and international galleries. Amid rising competition from fairs like Art Mumbai, IAF reaffirmed its dominance with expanded design sections and plans to grow collector bases beyond New Delhi, including a potential program in Hyderabad.
Exhibitions
 Celebrating 50 years of the Jakarta Biennale, featuring international visual arts, with an opening on October 1 - November 15, 2024, at Selasar Galeri Emiria Soenassa, Taman Ismail Marzuki, showcasing performances and music by various artists and communities, and free for the public. |  "PANORAMA: Radetyo Itok," a solo exhibition by Radetyo Itok, curated by Rizki A. Zaelani and officiated by Yudi Wanandi, explores imaginative expressions of daily life experiences through a series of artworks, running from October 2 to November 2, 2024, at Galeri ZEN1 in Jakarta. |  "THE QUEST," a solo exhibition by Samsul Arifin, showcases his journey through paintings and installations featuring fabric dolls and pencils, exploring the unpredictability of life and the importance of roots and spiritual guidance, from October 1 to October 31, 2024, at Nadi Gallery in Jakarta. |
