Nalini Malani from Mumbai and Vivan Sundaram from Delhi were among the early artists of which art form?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Installation
Option (1) Abstract painting — Incorrect. S. H. Raza and later Gaitonde pursued abstraction in painting.
Option (2) Sculpture — Incorrect. Amarnath Sehgal and Mrinalini Mukherjee are among the sculptors of the period.
Option (3) Mural decoration — Incorrect. K. G. Subramanyan made murals on public buildings for all to see.
Option (4) Installation — Correct. Installation depended on technology, so its early artists came from big cities, like Malani in Mumbai and Sundaram in 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. … 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.” |