Curating Across Cultures with Pujan Gandhi
Pujan Gandhi is an Independent Curator who bridges historic and contemporary art practices with a transnational perspective. From 2018-2024, he oversaw the South, Southeast Asian, Himalayan, and Islamic Art Collections at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. There, he made acquisitions in the realm of Pahari Paintings, Himalayan Sculpture, and Javanese textiles, simultaneously realizing installations by Dayanita Singh, Zarina, and Monir Farmanfarmaian. He's published on a range of topics: Isabella Stewart Gardner's travel albums in India, strategies of 21st century museum display, and edited the multi-author monograph Anish Kapoor: Reverie & Rupture. Previously, he served as a consulting curator in the African Art Department at the High Museum, Atlanta; worked as an advisor; and guest lectured at SOAS, University of London--where he earned his Post-Graduate Diploma and MA in the History of Art and Archaeology whilst cataloging at the British Museum. Born in Atlanta, GA and educated at Middlebury College, Pujan first dipped his toes into the art world as a summer intern at Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai.
