The Wick List

Viewing Feast, Melody and Adornment at Mall Galleries

Presented by art revivalist and entrepreneur Pooja Singhal, Founder of Pichvai Tradition & Beyond, this exhibition is a unique opportunity to experience the exquisite, intricate ancient art form of Pichvai in more than 500 works from the last hundred years.

Pichvai is a style of devotional textile painting that dates back 400 years and can be traced to the temple town of Nathdwara, Rajasthan. The sacred Indian art form was originally created for temple rituals, displayed as backdrops behind the idol of Shrinathji, an incarnation of the Hindu deity Lord Krishna. Since then, Pichvai has continued to evolve and be recontextualised through artisans and artists. Feast, Melody and Adornment showcases a stunning range of Pichvai masterpieces from the last century, right up to contemporary approaches to the traditional style of painting.

The exhibition is presented by Pooja Singhal, founder of Pichvai Tradition & Beyond, devoted to preserving and revitalising this fascinating art form. Singhal set up an atelier in Udaipur in 2015, where she works with master artists to restore and preserve Pichvai techniques and knowledge ensuring it will continue for many more centuries to come. This is a rare and unmissable chance to see so many Pichvai paintings in the UK.

Share story
Dates
02 July 2025 — 06 July 2025
READ MORE
The Wick Culture - David Bowie, Debbie Doss, Hammersmith 1973. Courtesy of Lightroom
The Wick List

Viewing David Bowie: You're Not Alone

The Wick Culture - Viewing Feast, Melody and Adornment at Mall Galleries
The Wick List

Viewing Collect Art Fair

The Wick Culture - Credit: Musée de la Vie Romantique
The Wick List

Viewing Museum of Romantic Life

The Wick Culture - Emilija Škarnulytė, Hypoxia, 2023 (detail), For All At Last Return, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead. Photo: Colin Davison © 2025 Baltic
The Wick List

Viewing For All At Last Return

The Wick Culture - Wayne Thiebaud. Boston Cremes (1962) © Wayne Thiebaud. Courtesy of Crocker Art Museum
The Wick List

Viewing Wayne Thiebaud: American Still Life

The Wick Culture - Nan Goldin.
Mark in the red car, Lexington, Mass.
(1979) from “The Ballad of Sexual Dependency,” 
© Nan Goldin.
Courtesy of the artist and Gagosian
The Wick List

Viewing Richard Avedon: Facing West & Nan Goldin: The Ballad of Sexual Dependency