There are cities that host art events, and then there is Mumbai – a city where art genuinely feels like part of everyday life.
Art Mumbai 2025 has made that clearer than ever. It isn’t just a fair; it’s a statement that Mumbai truly appreciates and nurtures art and talent.

For a few days, the city’s energy shifted. Artists, galleries, collectors, students, families and the simply curious walked the same aisles, paused before the same works and shared the same sense of discovery. What makes Art Mumbai special is not only the quality of art on display, but the atmosphere it creates: a space where you can buy art, learn, debate, be moved, or simply stand quietly and feel something new. It feels open and welcoming, not restricted to insiders. You see seasoned collectors, but you also see people who might be stepping into a serious art fair for the first time, and both feel like they belong there.

The fair also transforms the city beyond the venue. When Art Mumbai is on, Mumbai starts behaving like one extended art district. Private collections open their doors to the public, foundations and independent spaces create special exhibitions and the city fills up with talks, walk-throughs and performances. This matters. It allows people from very different backgrounds to step into art spaces without feeling intimidated, gives young artists and students real exposure, and slowly builds a culture where art is visible, accessible and part of the city’s shared life, not locked away in a few elite corners.

At the heart of this shift are people who have quietly built platforms for years. A warm and heartfelt congratulations to Dinesh and Minal Vazirani on this landmark edition of Art Mumbai, on behalf of the wider art community. Through their work with Saffronart and now Art Mumbai, they have given Indian art a strong global presence, helped new collectors engage with confidence and created a fair that balances commerce with culture. Their efforts have helped Mumbai step forward not just as India’s financial capital, but as one of its most important cultural capitals.

Art Mumbai is also a mirror of what’s happening across the Indian art landscape. The market is not just about record-breaking, headline sales; it is maturing in a healthier way. Collectors are more informed and more thoughtful, the mid-segment is getting stronger and new private museums, foundations and independent spaces are appearing across the country. More people are seeing art as both a serious asset and a meaningful part of how they live. They are buying modern masters and contemporary voices, supporting artists through commissions and residencies and slowly building a deeper, more resilient ecosystem.

In this context, Art Mumbai becomes more than an annual event. For artists, it offers visibility and context – a chance to be seen by curators, collectors, critics and peers in a focused, high-energy environment. For galleries, it is a place to test new ideas and new voices, and to curate sharper, more ambitious presentations. For the city and the country, it sends a clear message: India is ready to be taken seriously as a global art hub, and Mumbai is one of its strongest stages.

Art Mumbai 2025 doesn’t feel like the end of a journey; it feels like the beginning of a new chapter. A chapter where more young people can imagine a future in art, more collectors open their minds to diverse practices and more spaces across Mumbai and India embrace experimentation and dialogue. Mumbai has always been a city of dreamers and doers. Now, increasingly, it is also a city of collectors, curators and creators. Art Mumbai stands as proof that when a city truly values art, it does more than host events – it builds an ecosystem where talent can grow, belong and shine.