The Lodhi Colony Market features a series of identical, low-slung, cream-colored concrete blocks arranged in a grid. Built in the nineteen forties for government employees, the area represents the final phase of British colonial urban…
Lodhi Colony Street Art
Walk through India's first open-air public art district, where local and international artists transformed mid-century government housing blocks into massive murals.
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1. Lodhi Colony Market
2. "Impressions of Lodhi" by Yip Yew Chong
The mural Impressions of Lodhi covers a wall in Lodhi Colony with scenes of daily life. Yip Yew Chong painted these images in two thousand twenty-three, depicting men playing carrom, women chatting on porches, and vegetable vendors…
3. Gupt Dwar
A weathered government housing block stands here, its facade dominated by the Gupt Dwar mural. The artwork features a deep, cavernous portal painted in stark black and white, creating a visual illusion that cuts straight through the solid…
4. "Letters to Lodhi" by YOK and SHERYO
The mural Letters to Lodhi features two towering, stylized figures painted in bold, saturated blues and oranges against the stark exterior of a government housing block. Artists YOK and SHERYO created this piece during the first public art…
5. Wall is Transparent by M Pravat
The wall covered in layers of blue and white geometric patterns is a public mural titled Wall is Transparent by the artist M Pravat. Painted as part of the St+art Delhi festival in twenty fourteen, it transformed an otherwise plain…
6. Trans Lives Matter by Aravani art project
The mural featuring bright, flowing portraits of transgender individuals covers the side of a tall residential block in Lodhi Colony. Artists from the Aravani Art Project painted these faces to occupy public space and demand visibility in…
7. Zubin Mehta wall mural
The Zubin Mehta mural in Lodhi Colony towers over the street, painted in vibrant shades of blue and gold. It shows the conductor mid-motion, baton raised, capturing the intensity of his decades leading the Israel Philharmonic. Artists from…
8. Fish Out of Water Mural
A massive, bright orange goldfish floats against a teal background on the side of this Lodhi Colony housing block. The artist, Yantr, painted this piece for the St+art India Foundation in twenty-seventeen. He chose a koi fish to represent…