Raqs Media Collective was formed in 1992 in Delhi by Jeebesh Bagchi, Monica Narula, and Shuddhabrata Sengupta. Known for their interdisciplinary approach, they work across installation, video, photography, print, text, and performance, exploring the intersections of time, history, and urban experience. Their practice is deeply rooted in critical inquiry, often engaging with archives, philosophical concepts, and socio-political contexts to create poetic and thought-provoking works.
Over three decades, Raqs has exhibited globally at major museums, biennales, and public spaces, gaining recognition as leading voices in contemporary art. They co-founded Sarai, a research and media initiative, and often curate and write alongside their artistic practice. Their work challenges viewers to question power, knowledge, and narrative in a rapidly changing world.
Raqs have shown at various international exhibitions including Documenta and the Venice, Istanbul, Sao Paolo, Sydney, Taipei and Liverpool Biennales.
Significant solo exhibitions of the Raqs Media Collective include Still More World at the Mathaf Museum, Doha, Qatar (2019), Twilight Language at Manchester Art Gallery (2017-2018); Everything Else is Ordinary at K21 Museum for 21st Century Art, Dusseldorf (2018); If It’s Possible, It’s Possible, MUAC, Mexico City (2015) and Untimely Calendar at the National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi (2014-2015).
Exhibitions curated by Raqs include Hungry for Time, (Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, 2021-2-22), Afterglow (Yokohama Triennale, Yokohama, 2020), In The Open or in Stealth (MACBA, Barcelona, 2018-19); Why Not Ask Again (Shamghai Biennale 2016-17), INSERT2014 (New Delhi, 2014) and The Rest of Now & Scenarios (Manifesta 7, Bolzano, 2008).