Art gallery and performance space in the heart of 

Mumbai's creative consciousness

Art and Charlie Culture House

71A Pali Village, Bandra

Welcome to Art and Charlie

We are committed to exploring what lies beyond the white cube. 


We started as a nomadic gallery that curated shows at different venues across Mumbai, and grew to showcase at Mumbai Gallery Weekend in 2021 alongside more-established art houses. During the pandemic, we pivoted to a fully virtual art platform, and are now a full service art gallery in Bandra, the heart of Mumbai’s creative consciousness. 


We represent contemporary visual artists from South Asia whose practices add to anthropological discourses of our time.

A new kind of Gallery

Approachable and evolving beyond art on the wall

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A curated collection of finely-made objects, prints, literature, and gifts

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On view until 8th June 2025

to Make a Home with You

Curated by Mihir Thakkar

What defines a house and how, amidst a fractured world, does it blossom into a home?

For many of us navigating the landscape of queerness, a home becomes a safe haven when one is enveloped by understanding. Where personal journeys find strength in solidarity, reinforcing the confidence that was often denied to our preceding generations. With support and acceptance received through friendship, our desired present is moulded. This exhibition explores the human need for a place of acceptance, equally sought by us and our allies, a space where neglected feelings can find shelter. The artists in this exhibition reflect on the simple, yet powerful need for comfort and belonging, even if that comfort is imperfect. The warmth found in shared spaces has inspired the creation of this exhibition, where identifiable stories and expressions find contentment and celebrate the complexities of our queer life.

In this gentle exploration of what it means to feel truly proud, you will find works that resonate with a spectrum of aesthetic and thematic consideration of what it means to be seen, to be heard, to belong and to build a home together. It’s an attempt to share the tender support I've found in my own friendships. Friendship, in its embrace, cradles us and allows us to shine as our truest selves. This show aims to highlight those special connections—those dear friendships—that enrich our human experience.

- Mihir Thakkar

आख़िर वो कौन सी घड़ी है जब चार दीवारें मिलकर एक मकान बन जाती हैं, और इस बिखरी हुई दुनिया में, एक मकान कब चार दीवारों से बढ़कर, एक घर बन जाता है?

हममें से कई लोगों के लिए, जो इस क्वीयर संसार की गलियों में अपने आप को ढूँढ रहे हैं, घर वहीं होता है जहाँ हमें पूरी तरह समझा और अपनाया जाता है। जहाँ अपनेपन की छाँव में सफर आसान हो जाता है, और वो हौसला मिलता है, जो हमसे पहले गुज़रे साथियों को नकारा गया। जहाँ हमदिली, दोस्ती से मिला सहारा और स्वीकृति हमारे आज़ को वैसे ही बनाते हैं, जैसे हम चाहते हैं। हर इंसान, चाहे हम हों या हमारे संघर्ष-साथी, एक ऐसी जगह चाहता है जहाँ उसे अपनाया जाए, जहाँ वह अपनी सच्चाई के साथ जी सकें, और उसके दबे

जज़्बात भी खुलकर साँस ले सकें। यह प्रदर्शनी इसी तलाश का बयान है। यहाँ कलाकार अपनापन और सुकून की सरल, लेकिन गहरी ज़रूरत को दर्शाते हैं, भले ही वह सुकून गुनगुनासा ही क्यों न हो। इस प्रदर्शनी की प्रेरणा उन घरों से आती है, जिनकी बुनियाद सह-अस्तित्व से गुँथी हो, जिनके आंगन में फैली आशनाई की कोमल धूप में हर पहचान, हर जज़्बात सज सके, और जहाँ हमारे क्वीयर जीवन की अनगिनत विविधताएँ अपनी अनगिनत गिरहों संग लहराकर खिल सकें।

यह एक कोशिश है यह समझने की कि पूर्ण स्वीकृति और सच्चे अभिमान की चमक वास्तव में कैसी होती है। यहाँ आप ऐसी कलाकृतियाँ पाएँगे जो विविध कलात्मक अभिव्यक्तियों से हमें यह दिखाने की कोशिश करती हैं कि कैसा महसूस होता है पूरी सच्चाई के साथ पहचाना जाना, अपनी बात खुलकर कह पाना, अपनी जगह ढूँढ पाना, और वहाँ साथ मिलकर एक घर बना पाना। एक प्रयास है मुझे मिले सौहार्द और सहारे को साझा करने का, जो मुझे अपने साथियों से मिला है। दोस्ती, हमदिली हमें थामती है, अपनाती है और हमारी असली पहचान को सँवारने और निखरने देती है। यह प्रदर्शनी उन्हीं गहरे रिश्तों - उन नायाब साथियों के साथ - की झलक दिखाती है, जो हमारे जीवन को अर्थ देते हैं और उसमें नए रंग भरते हैं।।

-Translation by Aditya Jadhav

to Make a Home with You catalogue

Past Exhibition Catalogues

Drifting in an Elysian Haze

December '24

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Will Still Remain

October '24

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Paysages Politisés

August '24

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Here to Stay

June '24

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Three Questions at Once

May '24

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Off Margins

March '24

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Why the fuck should everything be convenient?

January '24

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Present Present

December '23

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Rawanth

October '23

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Dasht-gard

May '23

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Dear Tereza...

March '23

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The Illusion of Home

January '23

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The Garden of Icarus

December '22

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Kal

October '22

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AF Weekender

September '22

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Selected Artworks

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