Louisiana Museum Presents Nalini Malani's First Solo in Scandinavia, Featuring 'Of Woman Born'
The Facts
On July 21, 2026, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art announced the opening of its first solo presentation in Scandinavia of Indian artist Nalini Malani. The exhibition centers on Malani's large immersive installation 'Of Woman Born', which premiered as a Collateral Event at the 61st Venice Biennale. The work comprises over 30,000 drawings forming digital animations that explore myths, texts, and contemporary realities, focusing on patriarchal violence and women's resilience. The exhibition also includes the series 'Goodbye Girl Child' (2022), consisting of 53 drawings, shown for the first time. Malani, a pioneer of video art in India, has been politically engaged for six decades.
The Signal
Malani's work arrives at a moment when institutional attention to South Asian contemporary art is accelerating globally. Louisiana's decision to mount a solo exhibition of an Indian artist who addresses displacement and gendered violence aligns with a broader curatorial shift toward politically engaged, non-Western perspectives. For collectors, Malani's inclusion in the Venice Biennale and now a Scandinavian museum signals growing institutional and market interest in her oeuvre, which spans video, painting, and drawing. The exhibition underscores the museum's strategy of presenting artists whose work engages with urgent social and historical narratives.
- Artists: Nalini Malani
- Museums: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, KNMA Museum
- Locations: Humlebæk, Venice
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