Rajasthan’s Nahargarh fort to get a sculpture park, first exhibition in December

The Madhavendra Palace at Nahargarh Fort in Jaipur will soon be transformed into a sculpture park with art works by leading Indian and international artists on display at heritage property.

The project, which is being initiated by the government of Rajasthan in collaboration with a non-profit organisation Saath Saath Arts, will showcase art works by 14 Indian and six international artists, selected by renowned artist and gallery director Peter Nagy.

Nagy says he wants to indulge in his passion for art, architecture and decor into a marvellous synthesis of the past and the present with this project. “For most of my career as a gallerist and curator, I have been trying to break away from the white-box exhibition space. Jaipur is one of the first places where tourists go. People travel for contemporary as well as traditional culture and this initiative will help to promote that further,” Nagy said.

“There will be several outreach and education programmes with fashion shows and music that will unfold in later part of the project. It will help the local as well as young artists to learn about contemporary arts. Artists from across the world want to come to India and display their works. For me, culture is an engine of economy for any country and India must tap on it,” the curator said.

The project which started around seven months ago involved in-depth research of the palace to ensure that no damage is done to the heritage property during the installation of the sculptures.