Installation became a contemporary art form in India from the 1990s. Which of the following artists were among the early installation artists in India?
(A) Nalini Malani
(B) Atul Dodiya
(C) Sheba Chachi
(D) Vivan Sundaram
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) and (D) only
A. Nalini Malani — Correct. She was one of the early installation artists, from the big city of Mumbai.
B. Atul Dodiya — Incorrect. He used the new technique of photorealism in Bapu at Rene Block Gallery, New York. He is not named among the early installation artists.
C. Sheba Chachi — Incorrect. She used photography to record people living on the margins of society, such as women ascetics. She is not named among the early installation artists.
D. Vivan Sundaram — Correct. He was one of the early installation artists, from the big city of Delhi.
Note: This topic was not named in the CUET 2026 syllabus, but it was part of the NCERT chapter. In 2025 and 2026, NTA also asked questions on topics in NCERT that the CUET syllabus did not name. So our mocks have questions from every part of the NCERT chapter, to give you enough practice. Read the whole chapter, not only the sub-topics named in the syllabus.
NCERT (2026-27): “New Media Art: from 1990s However, the art form that was increasingly seen as contemporary was installation. It provided a way to combine painting, sculpture, photography, video and even television in one space. … It offered a new immersive experience, which affected almost all our senses. However, it was more dependent on technology and it is, therefore, not surprising that most of the early installation artists came from big cities — Nalini Malani from Mumbai and Vivan Sundaram from Delhi. However, their subject matter was grim and thought provoking.” |