Marking the Frame: The Secret History of Shape Shifters, What Belongs in Which Hand?

When India was set to host the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in 2010, showing to the world its might, everything was a struggle—stadia and facilities were delayed, the city was dug up, and the skyline of forts and monuments seemed taken over by chimneys and other symbols of twenty-first century development. Yet, there was a savage beauty to it all, as Ranbir Kaleka shows us in this painting—old ruins next to newer ones, a glorious sky, birds and beasts concerned at the goings-on, surprises at every turn.