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Introduction

Zodiac sign
Gemini
Place of Birth
London, UK
State Country of Birth
UK

Exhibitions

  1. 1990

    1. Fresh Art, at The National Fine Art Degree Fair, The Business Design Centre, London, U.K.
    2. Squires Gallery, Newcastle Polytechnic, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.
  2. 1991

    1. Aspects of British Figurative Painting (1988-93), Milton Gallery, London, U.K.
  3. 1993

    1. Trends in Contemporary Indian Art, Art Heritage, New Delhi, India
  4. 1995

    1. Art Heritage, New Delhi, India
    2. 6th Bharat Bhawan Biennale of Contemporary Indian Art, Bhopal, India
    3. Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India
    4. Postcards for Gandhi, a Sahmat Exhibition in five cities in India
  5. 1996

    1. Royal Overseas League Open Exhibition, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, U.K.
    2. Of Women Icons / Stars / Feasts, Eicher Gallery, New Delhi, India
    3. Royal Overseas League Open Exhibition, Overseas House, London, U.K.
  6. 1997

    1. Galerie F. I. A., Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  7. 1998

    1. Edge of The Century, British Council, New Delhi, India (curated by Amit Mukhopadhyay)
    2. Cryptograms,Lakeeren Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
  8. 1999

    1. Telling Tails, New Delhi, India
    2. Telling Tails, Galerie F. I. A., Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    3. Boxwallahs, Art in a Public Space with De Ego Gurgaon, Haryana, India
    4. Collaborative work with Subodh Gupta, at Sahay Filling Station, Gurgaon/Mehrauli Road, Haryana, India
    5. Hedendaagse Kunst uit India, Central Bureau Vande Hogeschool, Amsterdam, Netherlands
    6. Impact, Jim Beard Gallery at CCA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
    7. Nature Morte, New Delhi, India
    8. Icons of The Millenium, Nehru Centre, Mumbai, India
    9. Embarkations, curated by Yashodra Dalmia, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India
  9. 2000

    1. The Private Softness of Skin, Bose Pacia Gallery, New York, USA
    2. Aar Paar, An Exchange Between five Indian and Pakistani Artists, Kundan Pan Shop, Karachi, Pakistan
    3. Open Circle Exhibition, Lakeeren Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
    4. of, based on, or obtained by (Tradition), Nature Morte, New Delhi, India
  10. 2001

    1. 05 Feb 2001 to 22 Feb 2001

    2. Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, USA
    3. Fowler Museum, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
    4. Art on the Move, A Sahmat Project Curated by Vivan Sundaram in Five Venues, New Delhi, India
    5. Kitsch Kistch Hota Hai, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India (Curated by Madhu Jain for Gallery Espace)
  11. 2002

    1. Sidewinder, India Habitat Centre,New Delhi, India
    2. Playgrounds & Toys, ART for The World, Geneva, In New Delhi with Nature Morte
    3. Cutting Edge Contemporary, Curated by Art Edge, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) Mumbai, India
    4. Borderless Terrain, Curated by Alka Pande, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India
    5. Khoj Residency Show, Khoj Studios, New Delhi, India
    6. Cutting Edge Contemporary, Curated by Art Edge, Interiors Espana, New Delhi, India
    7. Photosphere, Curated by Peter Negy, Nature Morte, New Delhi, India
    8. Glue, Gallery Sumukha, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
    9. Glue : An Exhibition about Collage, Nature Morte, New Delhi, India
    10. Silence Violence, NSA Gallery, A Pulse Project Curated by Greg Streak, Durban, South Africa
    11. Sorry for the Inconvenience, curated by Gridthya Gaeweewong for Japan Foundation, at Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
    12. MANGO Visual Selections of South Asia Womxn's Creative Collective Artists,Talwar Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
    13. Creative Space, organised by Sakshi Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India
    14. Sorry for the Inconvenience, Curated by Gridthya Gaeweewong for Japan Foundation, at Project 304, Bangkok, Thailand
    15. Photosphere, Nature Morte, New Delhi, India
    16. Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Tokyo
    17. Khoj Residency Show, Khoj Studios, New Delhi, India
    18. Sidewinder, Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata, India
    19. Sidewinder, Coomaraswamy Hall, Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, Mumbai, India
    20. MANGO Visual Selections of South Asia Womxn's Creative Collective Artists, Anant Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
    21. Under Construction, Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery and Japan Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
  12. 2003

    1. The Tree from the Seed: Contemporary Art from India, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Hovikodden, Norway
    2. Crossing Generations: Diverge, curated by Geeta Kapur and Chaitanya Sambrani for 40 Years of Gallery Chemould, Mumbai, India
    3. Bad Taste, Organised by Apparao Gallery, at The Apeejay New Media Centre, New Delhi, India
    4. Sirpur Paper Mills, Art Inc, New Delhi, India
  13. 2004

    1. 23 Mar 2004 to 10 Apr 2004

    2. Quasi-, mim-, ne-, near-, semi-, -ish, -like” at GallerySKE, Bengaluru, India
    3. Adrogyne, curated by Alka Pande, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India
    4. The Sneeze a Feature Film, 80 Artists X 80 Seconds 106 Minutes, curated by Natasha Makowski and Peter Lloyd Lewis, Athens, The Gazon Rouge Gallery, Greece
    5. Vanitas Vanitatum, curated by Peter Nagy for, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India
    6. Contemporary Art From India, Thomas Erben Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
  14. 2005

    1. Het offer/ An intimate I: Droom en Werkelijkheid, De Beverd Museum voor Grafische Werkelijkheid, Breda, Netherlands
    2. Mom and Pop, Walsh Gallery, Chicago, U.S.A.
    3. Summer Show, Nature Morte, New Delhi, India
    4. Indian Summer, L'École des Beaux Arts, Paris, France (curated by Deepak Anant and Jany Luga)
    5. Zeitsprünge, Raumfolgen, Curated by Simone Wilke, IFA Galerie Berlin and Stutgard, Germany
  15. 2006

    1. 22 Apr 2004 to 16 May 2004

    2. Le troisième Oeil, Lille 3000, Curated by Caroline Naphegyi, Lille, France
    3. The 5th Asia-Pacific Triennale of Contemporary Art, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
    4. Made by Indians, Art on the Beach, Galerie Enrico Navarra, St. Tropez, France
    5. Zeitsprünge, Raumfolgen, IFA Galerie, Stuttgart, Germany
    6. Lille 3000, Curated by Carolinne Naphegyi, Lille City, France
    7. Inside Outside, Nature Morte, New Delhi, India
    8. Fuori USO 2006: Altered Stated, are you experienced? Ex Mercato Ortofrutticolo, Pescara, Italy
    9. Asia Pacific Triennale, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
    10. Hungry Gods, Arario Gallery, Beijing, China
    11. Long Happy Hours, Thereby Happiness & Other Stories, organised by Gallery Chemould at The Museum Gallery, Mumbai, India
  16. 2007

    1. An Absence of Assignable Cause, Nature Morte, New Delhi, India
    2. An Absence of Assignable Cause, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York , USA

      15 Nov 2007 to 22 Dec 2007

    3. Indian Photo- and Media Art: A Journey of Discovery, FLUSS – NÖ Initiative for Photo- and Media Art, Weinviertel, Austria
    4. Urban Manners – 15 Contemporary Artists from India, curated by Adelina von Furstenberg at Hangar Bicocca in Collaboration with ART for the World Europa, Milan, Italy
    5. Private / Corporate IV, Lekha and Anupam Poddar Collections, Sammlung Daimler Chrysler, Berlin, Germany
    6. Face East, Contemporary Asian Portraiture, Wedel Fine Art, London, U.K.
    7. Hungry God, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
    8. The Sneeze 80 × 80, Durban Art Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
    9. FUORI USO 2006. ALTERED STATES, MNAC National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest, Romania
    10. International exhibition of sculptures and installations, organised by Arte Communications and the Department of culture of the Venice City Council
  17. 2008

    1. Virus, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK
    2. Sing to them that will listen, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, France
    3. Mutant Beauty, Anant Art Centre, New Delhi, India
    4. Everywhere is War (and rumours of war), Bodhi Art, Mumbai, India
    5. Expenditure, Busan Biennale, Busan, South Korea
    6. Still Moving Image, Devi Art Foundation, New Delhi, India
    7. Where in the World, Devi Art Foundation, New Delhi, India
    8. Artistes Indien, Collection Claude Berri, Espace Claude Berri, Paris, France
    9. Passage to India, Frank Cohen Collection at Initial Access, Wolverhampton, U.K.
    10. Re-imagining Asia, A Thousand Years of Separation, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany (Travelling Exhibition)
    11. India Moderna, Institut Valencia d'Art Modern, Valencia, Spain
    12. Chalo! India: A New Era of Indian Art, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan (Travelling Exhibition)
    13. New Delhi – New Wave, Primo Marella Gallery, Milano, Italy
    14. Comme des bêtes (Like Animals), Fine Arts Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland
    15. Indian Highway,Serpentine Gallery, London, U.K. (Travelling Exhibition)
    16. India – Guest in the Giant, Swarovski Crystal World, Wattens, Austria
    17. New Wave, Primo Marella Gallery, Milan, Italy
    18. Distant Nearness, The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, at Johnson County Community College, Kansas City, U.S.A.
    19. Indian Focus, Espace Claude Berri, Paris, France
    20. Ours, Chat, Cochon & Cie, Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne, Switzerland
  18. 2009

    1. Where in the World, Curated by Kavita Singh, Shukla Sawant and Naman Ahuja, Devi Art Foundation, Gurgaon, India
    2. Shifting Shapes. Unstable Signs, Yale University School of Art, New Haven, USA
    3. Who's Afraid of the Artists? A Selection of Works from the Pinault Collection, Palais des Arts de Dinard, France
    4. Marvellous Reality, Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi, India
    5. Indian Highway II, Astrup Fearnley Museum, Oslo, Norway (Travelling Exhibition)
    6. Indian Narrative in the 21st Century: Between Memory and History, Casa Asia, Madrid, Spain
    7. Chalo! India: A New Era of Indian Art, Essl Museum, Klosterneuburg, Austria
    8. Group Show: Bharti Kher, Yayoi Kusama, Eva Rothschild, Mindy Shapero, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
    9. Palais des Arts de Dinard, Who`s Afraid of the Artists? A Selection of Works from the Pinault Collection, Dinard, France
    10. Nature Nation, Museum on the Seam, Jerusalem, Israel
    11. Les Artistes Indiens d'Aujourd'hui, Palais Bénédictine, Fécamp, France
    12. Shifting Shapes: Unstable Signs, Yale University School of Art, New Haven, U.S.A.
    13. Chalo! India: A New Era of Indian Art / Open Your Third Eye, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea (Travelling Exhibition)
    14. Re-imagining Asia: A Thousand Years of Separation, The New Art Gallery Walsall, Walsall, U.K.
    15. Conflicting Tales – Works from the Burger Collection in Berlin: Subjectivity ( Quadrilogy, Part 1 ),Temporary space at Zimmerstrasse 90-91, Berlin, Germany
  19. 2010

    1. Disturbia, utopia, house beautiful, GALLERYSKE, Bengaluru, India
    2. Hauser & Wirth Outdoor Sculpture: Bharti Kher, Hauser & Wirth Outdoor Sculpture Southwood Garden, St.James's Church, London, U.K.
    3. Inevitable undeniable necessary, Hauser & Wirth London, London, England
    4. Tauba Auerbach, Matthew Day Jackson, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, France
    5. Gothenburg Culture Festival, Gothenburg City Hall, Gothenburg, Sweden
    6. Indian Highway III, Herning Kunstmuseum, Herning, Denmark
    7. Lebenszeichen: Altes Wissen in der zeitgenössischen Kunst / Signs of Life, Ancient Knowledge in Contemporary Art, Kunstmuseum Luzern, Lucerne, Switzerland
    8. Susan Hefuna – Bharti Kher – Fred Tomaselli: Between the Worlds, Kunstmuseum Thun, Thun, Switzerland
    9. Facing East: Recent Works from China, India and Japan from the Frank Cohen Collection, Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, UK
    10. Tokyo Art Meeting. Transformation, Museum of Contemporary Art,Tokyo, Japan
    11. The Empire Strikes Back: Indian Art Today, The Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
    12. 21st Century: Art in the first Decade, Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art, Queensland, Australia
    13. Pattern ID, Akron Art Museum, Akron, Ohio, U.S.A.
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Chronicled Highlights 122000 – 2022

Bharti Kher — London, UK.
2000
Public Auction HighPainting
Osian's · Masterpieces and Museum Quality Series VIIIMumbai · 31 January 2007
In 2007, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Death Of A Snake Charmer (2000), offered in the Masterpieces and Museum Quality Series VIII by Osian's, which concluded on 31 January 2007 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹43,20,000 ($97,804). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Kher, Bharti (Artist). Death Of A Snake Charmer, 2000 | Painting
Selling price
INR43,20,000
44% above high estimate
Estimate
INR 24,00,000 – 30,00,000
Rate per sq in
INR 831
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
60 × 86.6 in (153 × 220 cm)
Lot
134 · Os.Mum/31.01.07
2003
Image 1/2
First Auction Appearance | BOOK.AUCPainting
Osian's · Fn-Fn: Figurative Non-Figurative Narration: Auctions of Indian Modern & Contemporary Paintings & BooksMumbai · 27 November 2003
On 27 November 2003, Bharti Kher made their debut in the Indian public auction market when Death of a Snake Charmer was presented as Lot 201 in Fn-Fn: Figurative Non-Figurative Narration: Auctions of Indian Modern & Contemporary Paintings & Books, conducted by Osian's in Mumbai, India. This auction marked the artist's first recorded appearance in the public auction market, establishing the earliest chapter of their auction history.
Kher, Bharti (Artist). Death of a Snake Charmer, 2000 | Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Lot
201 · Os.Mum/27.11.03
2004
Public Auction HighGraphic Art
Saffronart · Contemporary: Spring Online AuctionOnline · 16 March 2006
In 2006, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Angel - From The Series Hybrid (2004), offered in the Contemporary: Spring Online Auction by Saffronart, which concluded on 16 March 2006 at Online, achieving a sale price of ₹1,65,000 ($3,715). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Kher, Bharti (Artist). Angel - From The Series Hybrid, 2004 | Graphic Art
Selling price
INR1,65,000
Within estimate
Estimate
INR 1,50,000 – 2,00,000
Rate per sq in
INR 121
Medium
Digital c print on paper
Dimensions
45.5 × 30 in (116 × 76 cm)
Lot
102 · Sa.Onl/16.03.06
2004
Public Auction HighGraphic Art
Saffronart · Contemporary: Spring Online AuctionOnline · 16 March 2006
In 2006, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of From The Series Hybrid (2004), offered in the Contemporary: Spring Online Auction by Saffronart, which concluded on 16 March 2006 at Online, achieving a sale price of ₹1,79,267 ($4,037). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Kher, Bharti (Artist). From The Series Hybrid, 2004 | Graphic Art
Selling price
INR1,79,267
Within estimate
Estimate
INR 1,50,000 – 2,00,000
Rate per sq in
INR 131
Medium
Digital c print on paper
Dimensions
45.5 × 30 in (116 × 76 cm)
Lot
103 · Sa.Onl/16.03.06
2004
Public Auction HighPainting
Saffronart · Contemporary: Spring Online AuctionOnline · 16 March 2006
In 2006, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Seeing Some Things Better (2004), offered in the Contemporary: Spring Online Auction by Saffronart, which concluded on 16 March 2006 at Online, achieving a sale price of ₹26,14,700 ($58,876). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Kher, Bharti (Artist). Seeing Some Things Better, 2004 | Painting
Selling price
INR26,14,700
336% above high estimate
Estimate
INR 5,00,000 – 6,00,000
Rate per sq in
INR 1,165
Medium
Mixed media with bindis on composite aluminium board
Dimensions
47.5 × 47.2 in (121 × 120 cm)
Lot
101 · Sa.Onl/16.03.06
2006
Public Auction HighSculpture
Sotheby's · Contemporary Art: Evening AuctionLondon · 28 June 2010
In 2010, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of The Skin Speaks A Language Not Its Own (2006), offered in the Contemporary Art: Evening Auction by Sotheby's, which concluded on 28 June 2010 at London, achieving a sale price of ₹6,89,00,958 ($1,492,655). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Kher, Bharti (Artist). The Skin Speaks A Language Not Its Own, 2006 | Sculpture
Selling price
INR6,89,00,958
Within estimate
Estimate
INR 4,85,58,440 – 6,93,69,200
Medium
Bindis on Fiberglass
Dimensions
55.9 × 179.6 × 76.8 in (142 × 456 × 195 cm)
Lot
38 · So.Lon/28.06.10
2007
Public Auction HighCollage
Phillips de Pury · Vanmoerkerke CollectionLondon · 03 April 2008
In 2008, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Rugged Terrain (2007), offered in the Vanmoerkerke Collection by Phillips de Pury, which concluded on 03 April 2008 at London, achieving a sale price of ₹76,63,065 ($191,816). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Kher, Bharti (Artist). Rugged Terrain, 2007 | Collage
Selling price
INR76,63,065
222% above high estimate
Estimate
INR 15,88,200 – 23,82,300
Rate per sq in
INR 1,499
Medium
Bindis and velour fabric on painted wooden panel
Dimensions
71.5 × 71.5 in (182 × 182 cm)
Lot
5 · PdP.Lon/03.04.08
Provenance
Vanmoerkerke Collection, Belgium
2007
Public Auction HighCollage
Phillips de Pury · Vanmoerkerke CollectionLondon · 03 April 2008
In 2008, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Landscape (2007), offered in the Vanmoerkerke Collection by Phillips de Pury, which concluded on 03 April 2008 at London, achieving a sale price of ₹1,57,62,885 ($394,565). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Kher, Bharti (Artist). Landscape, 2007 | Collage
Selling price
INR1,57,62,885
231% above high estimate
Estimate
INR 31,76,400 – 47,64,600
Rate per sq in
INR 2,859
Medium
Bindis on painted wooden panels
Dimensions
74.3 × 74.3 in (189 × 189 cm)
Lot
53 · PdP.Lon/03.04.08
Provenance
Vanmoerkerke Collection, Belgium
2008
Featured on Auction Catalogue Cover | So.Lon/02.05.08Auction Catalogue
Sotheby's · Indian ArtLondon · 02 May 2008
In 2008, an artwork by Bharti Kher was featured on the cover of Sotheby's: Indian Art (May 2008, London), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Sotheby's (Auction House). Indian Art. 02 May 2008 | Auction Catalogue
Lots offered
123
Lots sold
96 · 78%
Pages
216
Lot
So.Lon/02.05.08
2015
Featured on Auction Catalogue Cover | Sa.Mum/12.02.15Auction Catalogue
Saffronart · No-Reserve Live AuctionNew York · 12 February 2015
In 2015, an artwork by Bharti Kher was featured on the cover of Saffronart: No-Reserve Live Auction (February 2015, New York), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Saffronart (Auction House). No-Reserve Live Auction. 12 February 2015 | Auction Catalogue
Lots offered
67
Lots sold
67 · 100%
Pages
132
Lot
Sa.Mum/12.02.15
2016
Featured on Auction Catalogue Cover | AG.Onl/15.03.16Auction Catalogue
Asta Guru · Contemporary Indian ArtNew York · 15 March 2016
In 2016, an artwork by Bharti Kher was featured on the cover of Asta Guru: Contemporary Indian Art (March 2016, New York), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Asta Guru (Auction House). Contemporary Indian Art. 15 March 2016 | Auction Catalogue
Lots offered
57
Lots sold
56 · 98%
Lot
AG.Onl/15.03.16
2022
Featured on Auction Catalogue Cover | AG.Onl/11.02.22Auction Catalogue
Asta Guru · Present FutureMumbai · 11 February 2022
In 2022, an artwork by Bharti Kher was featured on the cover of Asta Guru: Present Future (February 2022, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Asta Guru (Auction House). Present Future. 11 February 2022 | Auction Catalogue
Lots offered
108
Lots sold
106 · 98%
Lot
AG.Onl/11.02.22

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