Vision

Aicon Contemporary was founded in 2019, built on a 20-year-old legacy of Aicon Gallery. We focus on cutting-edge art from constituencies underrepresented in New York. Our artists come from diverse geographies, often distant, immigrant, and / or marginalized. Through placing their work in prominent institutions around the world, as well as exhibiting at renowned global art fairs Aicon Contemporary forms a critical art bridge between New York and the world. Our practice is interested in universalizing the concepts of modernity and contemporaneity instead of viewing them as monopolies of the west.

History
In solo shows, Aicon has shown the work of established artists such as M. F. Husain, F. N. Souza, and S. H. Raza. The gallery has also presented ambitious solo shows of younger artists, such as Abdullah Syed, Abir Karmakar, Salman Toor, Adeela Suleman, and G. R. Iranna. The gallery has collaborated with museums such as the Kiran Nadar Museum, New Delhi and the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco. Exhibitions have been reviewed and the gallery has been profiled by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Times of London, Art Asia Pacific, ArtForum and the Financial Times.