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Ai Weiwei and Tyeb Mehta Star in Delhi’s Art Fair Week

Artist balances criticism of China with views on India and the West

Feb 22, 2026
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By: John Elliott
Ai Weiwei in Delhi

There were two stars during Delhi’s India Art Fair week earlier this month. One was Ai Weiwei, the leading Chinese dissident artist who was on his first major visit to the country. The other was Tyeb Mehta, possibly the most distinguished of India’s famous “modern” artists whose 100th birth anniversaries have been celeb…

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