Art Mumbai’s third edition (13–16 November 2025 at Mahalaxmi Racecourse) turns the city into a conversation with 80-plus exhibitors, thousands of works, and a program designed for both discovery and depth. It’s a genuine meeting point where Indian stalwarts like Chemould Prescott Road, Vadehra, TARQ, and Gallery Espace stand shoulder to shoulder with global heavyweights such as Lisson, Galleria Continua, Sundaram Tagore, and Ben Brown. Rooted in the region yet open to the world, the fair offers a serious, welcoming entry for new buyers and curators alike.

This year’s unmissable highlight is the Sculpture Park: Women at the Forefront – an open-air showcase of steel, ceramic, bronze, fiberglass, and found-object practices that speak to labour, migration, identity, reclamation, and memory. It’s art you walk through, not around. Beyond the booths, the talks function as market intelligence in plain sight, unpacking Asian patronage trends, funding models, and evolving collecting logics, while performances from orchestral recitals to theatre and community-driven rhythm keep the energy civic, not merely commercial.

To navigate with intent, arrive with three filters in mind first is material experiments, post-memory narratives, and urban imaginaries, so you cut through the noise and buy smarter. Use international booths to triangulate pricing, provenance, and momentum for South Asian practices, and watch for museum cues: presentations tied to craft lineages, women’s histories, and cross-disciplinary work are aligned with current institutional priorities.

Across four days, the fair feels more festival than trade show, spilling from talks, walks, and performances into studios and private collections on the VIP circuit. Art Mumbai 2025 amplifies South Asia’s distinct voices within a cosmopolitan frame—sharp signals for collectors, global visibility for artists, and a public reminder that culture thrives in the open. See you at the Racecourse.