The 8th International Biennale of Non-Objective Arts arrives in New Delhi this September with a dynamic Satellite Event hosted at Duende The Studio, curated by Neerja Chandna Peters. Running from 19 September to 10 October 2025, this exhibition brings together a select group of contemporary artists whose work challenges conventional boundaries and embraces new visual languages rooted in minimalism, abstraction, and experimental form.
The International Biennale of Non-Objective Arts, now in its 8th edition, is a globally recognized platform that celebrates artistic practices beyond representational frameworks. Focused on non-objective and reductive art, it seeks to create dialogues that go deeper than form or narrative, instead opening up contemplative spaces where viewers can engage with essence, rhythm, and perception. The New Delhi Satellite Event carries forward this vision, presenting a stimulating array of works in sculpture, relief, origami, painting, drawing, and printmaking.
This year’s Satellite Event features an exciting roster of artists including Ankon Mitra, Bikash Chandra Senapati, Chetnaa, Neeraja Divate, Neerja Chandna Peters, Pranjit Sarma, and Satish Sharma. Each artist brings a distinctive approach to materiality and form, yet all are united in their pursuit of simplicity, reduction, and resonance.
From Ankon Mitra’s explorations in origami-inspired sculpture to Chetnaa’s reductive drawings, from the textured materiality of Bikash Chandra Senapati’s works to Neeraja Divate’s explorations in quiet abstraction—each artist’s practice offers a unique perspective on what non-objective art can mean in today’s fast-changing world. Together, the works form a collective conversation on purity of expression, discipline, and innovation.
Curator Neerja Chandna Peters, herself a practicing artist, positions this exhibition within a broader global discourse. “Non-objective art speaks a universal language that transcends geography and narrative. This exhibition invites audiences in New Delhi to pause, reflect, and experience the power of reduction as a path to depth,” she notes. The presentation at Duende The Studio highlights the growing importance of India as a site of contemporary dialogue in the global non-objective movement.–
