Manish Nai Indian, b. 1980
Born 1980 in Gujarat, India, Manish Nai attained a Diploma in Drawing and Painting from the L.S. Raheja School of Art in Mumbai. He has held solo exhibitions at Kavi Gupta ElizabethSt.; Galerie Karsten Greve, Paris; Galerie Karsten Greve, St. Mortiz; Galerie Mirchan-dani + Steinruecke, Mumbai; Galerie KarstenGreve, Cologne; and Galerie Gebr. Lehmann, Berlin, among others. In 2014, Nai was selected for the Kochi-Muziris Biennale.
Using material that was both modest and quintessentially Indian, like jute and newspaper, Nai’s pieces were and are studies in tedious complexities that, once completed, are presented as a tightly organized unit. The media that Nai uses are usually cheap and ubiquitous, alluding to both hierarchies of artistic media and Indian social structures.
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Manish NaiUntitled, 2018Used clothes and woodSet of 100, 80 x 3 x 3 in
20.3 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm each -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2019Compressed natural indigo jute cloth and wood
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Manish NaiUntitledNatural indigo jute and wood84 x 84 x 4 in
213.4 x 213.4 x 10.2 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2018Compressed used clothes and wood96 x 3 x 3 in each, variable install
243.8 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm each, variable install -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2017Natural and dyed jute cloth, gateway tracing paper and paint on canvas99 1/2 x 124 1/2 in
252.7 x 316.2 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2009Natural and dyed jute cloth, gateway tracing paper, and paint on canvas58 x 77 in
147.3 x 195.6 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2017Dyed jute84 diameter x 4 in
213 diameter x 10.16 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2016Natural jute66 x 48 x 4 in
167.6 x 121.9 x 10.2 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2017Used clothes and wood set of 8120 x 3 x 3 in each, variable install
304.8 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm each, variable install -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2019Old books and wood91 x 10 x 7 in
231.1 x 25.4 x 17.8 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2019Old books and wood91 x 10 x 7 in
231.1 x 25.4 x 17.8 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2019Old books and wood91 x 10 x 7 in
231.1 x 25.4 x 17.8 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2019Old books and wood91 x 10 x 7 in
231.1 x 25.4 x 17.8 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2019Old books and wood91 x 10 x 7 in
231.1 x 25.4 x 17.8 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2019Fly screen and acrylic40 x 40 x 1 in
101.6 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2019Fly screen and acrylic40 x 40 x 1 in
101.6 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2019Fly screen and acrylic40 x 40 x 1 in
101.6 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2019Fly screen and acrylic58 x 70 x 1 in
147.3 x 177.8 x 2.5 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2019Fly screen and acrylic58 x 70 x 1 in
147.3 x 177.8 x 2.5 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2019Fly screen and acrylic26 x 20 x 1 in
66 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2019Fly screen and acrylic26 x 20 x 1 in
66 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2019Fly screen and acrylic26 x 20 x 1 in
66 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2019Fly screen and acrylic26 x 20 x 1 in
66 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2019Fly screen and acrylic36 x 36 x 1 in
91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2018Compressed paperback book3 x 6 x 6 in
7.6 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2018Compressed law book
3 x 6 x 6 in
7.6 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2018Compressed paperback book2 1/2 x 3 x 3 in
6.3 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2018Compressed paperback book3 x 3 x 3 in
7.6 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2018Compressed law book2 1/4 x 6 x 6 in
5.7 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2018Compressed paperback book3 x 3 x 3 in
7.6 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2018Compressed paperback book2 1/2 x 3 x 3 in
6.3 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2018Compressed paperback book3 x 3 x 3 in
7.6 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2018Compressed law book2 3/4 x 6 x 6 in
7 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2018Compressed law book2 1/4 x 6 x 6 in
5.7 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2018Compressed paperback book4 x 3 x 3 in
10.2 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2018Compressed paperback book6 x 3 x 3 in
15.2 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2018Compressed paperback book5 1/4 x 3 x 3 in
13.3 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2018Compressed paperback book4 3/4 x 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in
11.9 x 7.9 x 7.9 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2017Mesh and milled steel72 x 144 in
182.9 x 365.8 cm (triptych)
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Manish Nai, Form and Void
Richard Taittinger Gallery, 154 Ludlow St, New York, NY 16 Jan - 28 Feb 2021In collaboration with Richard Taittinger Gallery, Kavi Gupta is pleased to present Form and Void, a solo exhibition of works by the acclaimed Mumbai artist Manish Nai. Featuring examples from several diverse facets of Nai’s trans-disciplinary practice, this exhibition seeks to explore the formal and conceptual balance between absence and presence in Nai’s unique aesthetic position.Read more
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The Written Word
Online Exhibition 23 Apr - 5 May 2020Kavi Gupta presents The Written Word, an online exhibition examining the visual value of the verbal.Read more -
Manish Nai, Art Basel Miami Beach: Meridians
Art Basel Miami Beach 2019 4 - 8 Dec 2019In the inaugural edition of the Art Basel Miami Beach: Meridians sector, Kavi Gupta is honored to present a large-scale installation by Manish Nai of 100 Burma teak sticks wrapped...Read more -
Manish Nai, A History Of Gestures
Kavi Gupta | 835 W. Washington Blvd. Chicago, IL, 60607 14 Sep - 9 Nov 2019Kavi Gupta is pleased to present Manish Nai’s second solo exhibition with the gallery, A History of Gestures.Read more -
Idea Sale
Kavi Gupta | 219 N. Elizabeth St. Chicago, IL, 60607 13 Apr - 1 Jun 2019Kavi Gupta is pleased to present Idea Sale, a group exhibition of original works by Glenn Kaino, Jae Jarrell, Wadsworth Jarrell, Manish Nai, Scott Reeder, Tony Tasset, José Lerma, Jessica Stockholder, and Angel Otero.Read more -
Manish Nai, Paper City and Ghost Modernity
Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke | Mumbai, India 5 Dec 2018 - 7 Mar 2019Rooted in the treatment of materials that come from my immediate surrounding and environment. I began to work with jute clothe material and have continued to explore the material ever...Read more -
Manish Nai, Trees of Life, Knowledge in Material
NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore 21 Jul - 30 Sep 2018NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore is embarking on an inquiry into natural materials, exploring the knowledge they embody as biological forms as well as within social, geopolitical, and historical...Read more -
Manish Nai, Capturing Time
The Noordbrabants Museum | Netherlands 18 Jul - 4 Nov 2018The monographic exhibition Manish Nai: Capturing Time will open on July 28th at The Noordbrabants Museum in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. It will be the Indian artist’s first solo museum exhibition in the country, and will feature 12 of his recent large-scale works.Read more -
Manish Nai, Asymmetrical Objects
Curated by Tasneem Zakaria Mehta | Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Mumbai 19 Jan - 28 Mar 2018Participating artists: Atul Bhalla, Jitish Kallat, Manish Nai, Mithu Sen, Prajakta Potnis, Ranbir Kaleka, Reena Kallat, Rohini Devasher, Sahej Rahal and Shilpa Gupta. In January 2018, the Museum will complete...Read more -
Manish Nai, IN/SITU
Expo Chicago 13 - 17 Sep 2017Kavi Gupta is happy to announce Manish Nai’s participation in IN/SITU at EXPO CHICAGO 2017.Read more -
Manish Nai, Manish Nai: Fondation Fernet Branca
Kavi Gupta | St. Louis, France 10 Jun - 8 Oct 2017Kavi Gupta is pleased to announce a new self titled solo exhibition by Manish Nai at Fondation Fernet Branca.Read more -
Manish Nai, Manish Nai
Kavi Gupta | 219 N. Elizabeth St. Chicago, IL, 60607 6 Jun - 1 Aug 2015Kavi Gupta is proud to announce an exhibition featuring a new body of work by Mumbai based artist Manish Nai. This will be Nai’s first solo exhibition in North America...Read more
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PAPER CITY AND GHOST MODERNITY: IN CONVERSATION WITH RANJANA STEINRUECKE
Artfervour, March 6, 2019 -
Ahmedabad has a new museum, and it’s dedicated to a shade of blue
SHAHNAZ SIGANPORIA, Vogue, February 11, 2019 -
THE ART OF SUSTAINABILITY: THIS MUMBAI-BASED ARTIST MAKES ART OUT OF WASTE
Chinki Sinha, India Today, August 16, 2018 -
DOCUMENTING THE AGE OF ANTHROPOCENE
Tejal Pandey, The Hindu, March 16, 2018 -
WHY YOU MUST CATCH ASYMMETRICAL OBJECTS AT THE DR. BHAU DAJI LAD MUMBAI CITY MUSEUM
Anil Rane, Verve, March 13, 2018 -
INTO THE BLUE: DHAKA ART SUMMIT 2018 (EXCERPT)
Ocula, February 23, 2018 -
TURN OF THE TIDE CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF KHOJ SUPPORT FOR ARTISTS ACROSS MEDIUMS, IDEAS
Indulge Express, February 21, 2018 -
DR. BHAU DAJI LAD MUSEUM
E-FLUX, February 11, 2018 -
WHEN REUSING DISCARDED HOUSEHOLD ITEMS BECOMES ART
Dhriti Gandhi Ranjan, The Week, February 9, 2018 -
10 OF INDIA’S TOP ARTISTS COME TOGETHER FOR A MUMBAI EXHIBITION
Phalguni Desai, Vogue India, January 24, 2018 -
MANISH NAI – THE MAN IN THE BURLAP CLOAK
Gayatri Jayaraman, India Today, January 27, 2016 -
Review: Manish Nai/Kavi Gupta Gallery
Elliot Reichert, NewCity Art, July 15, 2015 -
EPISODE 511: MANISH NAI
Christopher, Bad At Sports, June 15, 2015 -
MANISH NAI EXHIBIT OPENS WITH PANEL ON INDIAN CONTEMPORARY ART
Sunthar Visuvalingam, News India Times, June 5, 2015 -
Eye on India Festival Comes to Lemont (Excerpt)
Lauren M. Heist, Chicago Tribune, May 21, 2015 -
KOCHI AND CONSCIOUSNESS
Niranjan Kunwar, Huffington Post, January 8, 2015 -
A GROUND REPORT FROM INDIA’S BIGGEST ART SHOW IN KOCHI
Riddhi Doshi, Hindustan Times, December 21, 2014 -
ARTWORK OF THE WEEK: MANISH NAI’S NEWSPAPER WALL AT ART BASEL IN HK
Blouin ARTINFO, May 25, 2014 -
MANISH NAI | GEOMETRY IN JUTE
Deepika Sorabjee, Live Mint.com - The Wall Street Journal, April 17, 2013
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MANISH NAI – IN/SITU AT EXPO CHICAGO
July 27, 2017Kavi Gupta is happy to announce Manish Nai’s participation in IN/SITU at EXPO CHICAGO 2017. Curated by Florence Derieux, IN/SITU features large-scale, suspended sculptures and site-specific works. For further information and the full press releaseRead more -
MANISH NAI: FONDATION FERNET BRANCA
May 5, 2017Kavi Gupta is pleased to announce a new self titled solo exhibition by Manish Nai at Fondation Fernet Branca. An opening will be held on June 14, 5pm. The exhibition will be on view from June 10 – October 8. http://fondationfernet-branca.org/Read more
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THE WRITTEN WORD ONLINE EXHIBITION OPENS
04.24.2020The Written Word is an online exhibition examining the visual value of the verbal.Read more -
KAVI GUPTA AT ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH 2019
12.19.2019Thank you to everyone who helped us have a spectacular week at Art Basel Miami Beach 2019!Read more -
MANISH NAI FEATURED ON COVER OF ART INDIA MAGAZINE
01.29.19Manish Nai Featured in ART India MagazineRead more -
MANISH NAI FEATURED IN INAUGURAL INDIGO MUSEUM EXHIBITION
01.16.2019Manish Nai included in inaugural Indigo Museum ExhibitionRead more -
MANISH NAI AT THE NOORDBRABANTS MUSEUM
07.11.2018This summer, the Dutch will be formally introduced to the spectacular work of Manish Nai. The monographic exhibition Manish Nai: Capturing Time will open on July 28th at The Noordbrabants Museum in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. It will be the Indian artist’s first solo museum exhibition in the country, and will feature 12 of his recent large-scale works.Read more