Kiran Nadar Museum of Art commissions Nalini Malani for its Venice presentation

The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art announced Nalini Malani: Of Woman Born, a major site-specific commission and official collateral event of the 61st International Venice Biennale. Reaffirming the museum's commitment to supporting artists whose work speaks from India while addressing global urgencies, KNMA Founder and Chairperson Kiran Nadar positions Malani's decades-long practice as an articulation of "a fearless ethical position on violence, displacement, and the silencing of women." The exhibition curated by Roobina Karode offers a contemporary reflection on the ancient Greek figure Orestes, who killed his mother in retaliation for the death of his father and was ultimately pardoned by Athena despite being pursued by the Furies. For Nalini Malani, the present moment resonates with this myth, where wars are waged in the name of self-defence, and those