What makes these Janmashtami celebrations different from others is that the it also wishes to send its heartfelt wishes for the grand success of G20 summit.
Rooshad Shroff, at Rooshad Shroff Gallery, Fort
For MGW 2021, architect Rooshad Shroff has teamed up with artist Tanya Goel for Obverse , a limited edition embroidered chairs. Speaking to AD India, Shroff explains, Obverse celebrates embroidered furniture and its intricate technique. Tanya s complementary artwork pays tribute to Indian craftsmanship. It was like translating a painting into embroidery form. This is Shroff s second collaboration with Goel after last year s The Gyaan Project, a charity initiative that also included contributions from BV Doshi, Atul Dodiya and Christian Louboutin. Initially launched to reinvigorate what many felt was Mumbai s fading art scene, the MGW has over the years grown vastly bigger in size and scale. Today, its major challenge is how to lure patrons back to museums after a year spent under Covid s dark shadow. Shroff says the timing is trickier still. On one hand you want footfalls and on the other, you don t want too much crowd and mainta