Emerging 18-year-old Indian artist Prithveer Jain is presenting his second solo exhibition, “Circus: The Late Arrival,” at IF.BE in Mumbai from July 31 to August 3, 2025. The show features paintings that blend portraiture with emotional cartography, exploring themes of identity, selfhood, and psychological delay through stylized, surreal figures and symbolic imagery such as ropes, curtains, and hats.
This exhibition matters because it highlights a new generation of Indian artists who are gaining global traction while grounding their work in deeply personal, introspective narratives. Jain, who has secured admission to the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), represents a growing cohort of young Indian practitioners expanding their practice internationally, and his meditative approach to performance and identity offers a fresh, poetic voice in contemporary Indian art.