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Tarik Currimbhoy’s artistic practice is as diversified as is his cultural and educational background. Born and growing up in India, he studied in the United States, gathering a number of advanced degrees in art, architecture and design from the most prestigious institutions. Having established himself as a renowned architect of large building projects, both in United States and in India, he now allows himself to pay increasing attention to his sculptural oeuvre, an everlasting interest and passion of his.
Some of his earlier works such as Ellipse , 2008, or Raincatcher , 2005, are small architectural gems exploring basic rules and tenets of architecture – that of the careful organization of structural elements resting on top of one another in a perfect recognition of scale and weight, creating a balanced unit secured by compression of its very own components.
While the majority of the artist’s sculptures are generally smaller in scale they are based on the structural logic employed in large construction. This also implies the possibility of translation into a larger installation pieces, such as the Twist, 2016, a monumental 4,000 pound metal sculpture installed in a school in Western India.
The unique feature of Currimbhoy’s sculptures is their gentle swaying movement, orchestrated by the artist with almost magical results. Utilizing the knowledge of the essential rules of engineering, Tarik is able to accurately calculate the scale and weight of materials used in each individual work, to make it move with the measured pendulum movement while it is resting securely on a desired point. Moving as if responding to the invisible forces, the pieces are actually reacting to a gentle probing of hand to begin their mesmerizing movement that slowly exhausts itself and brings the pieces back to the original stasis.
(b. 1954)
Classically trained in the arts, industrial design, and architecture, Tarik Currimbhoy is a trifecta of artistic prowess. Having earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Master of Architecture from the Pratt Institute, as well as a Master of Arts from Cornell University, Tarik later went on to teach at both institutions (Drawing at Cornell and Design at Pratt).
In both architecture and sculpture, Tarik searches for tranquility, simplicity and tactility, expressed in purity of both form and material. Inspired by ancient architecture of building blocks resting on each other in tension and compression, Tarik’s sculptures are “stories of structure and gravity”, held together under compression in stone and metal.
Tarik has mastered the juxtaposition of the old and the new, using handcrafting and ancient casting techniques to create sculptures that are modern and minimal in form. His design work has been published internationally and his sculptures may be found across the world in public spaces as well as corporate and private collections.
Reflections
Medium: 316 Stainless steel
Stamped with artist’s initials and edition number on side
Edition of 11 plus 2 artist’s proofs
Size: 12” in diameter
Provenance: The artist’s studio
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Pendulum Year: 2025
Medium: 316 Stainless steel
Stamped with artist’s initials and edition number on side From the edition of 11 plus proofs; this is 5/11 [and 6/11]
Size: 10 x 5.375 x 1.25 in (25.4 x 13.65 x 3.175)
Provenance: The artist’s studio Long-Sharp Gallery
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Phoenix Year: 2025
Medium: Stainless Steel with granite base
From the edition of 4 plus proofs; this is 3/4
Size: 66 x 16 x 11 (167.6 x 40.6 x 27.9 cm) (includes base)
Base: 12 x 12 x 12 (30.5 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm)
Provenance:
The artist’s studio Long-Sharp Gallery
Education
1979 B.F.A, Industrial Design. Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, Aga Khan Scholarship
1981 M.A, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Cornell Scholarship
1985 Harvard MIT Symposium on Architecture, Aga Khan Scholarship
1987 M. Arch, Pratt Institute, New York, NY
1984 - 1998 Professor, Pratt Institute: Industrial Design
1980 - 1982 Professor, Cornell University: Drawing
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Tarik Currimbhoy | Akara Art Gallery Mumbai, India October 10.
2022 Tarik Currimbhoy: Reflections | Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, Palm Beach, FL
2022 Tarik Currimbhoy: Sculpture in Motion | Leila Heller, New York, NY
2021 Tarik Currimbhoy: New Sculptures | Leila Heller Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2020 Design Miami | Leila Heller Gallery, Miami, FL
2018
Tarik Currimbhoy: Sway | Long-Sharp Gallery Project Space, New York, NY
Group Exhibitions
2025 Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary Fair | Long-Sharp Gallery, Palm Beach, FL, USA
2024 Sight | Sound | Long-Sharp Gallery, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Architects as Sculptors | Leila Heller Gallery, New York, NY
Akara Contemporary | India Art Fair, India
Art Miami | Long-Sharp Gallery, Miami, FL, USA
2022 VOLTA New York | Leila Heller, New York, NY
Art Dubai | Leila Heller Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2021 Eye of the Connoisseur | Long-Sharp Gallery, Christie’s London, London, UK
On the Brighter Side | Long-Sharp Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2020 Crafting Geometry: Abstract Art from South and West Asia | Sotheby’s New York, NY
The Masterpiece Pavilion | Long-Sharp Gallery, Fine Art Asia | Hong Kong
New York Impact | Long Sharp Gallery Project Space, New York
Shara Art + Design Fair | Leila Heller Gallery, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Abu Dhabi Art | Leila Heller Gallery, Abu Dhabi, UAE
The Armory Show | Leila Heller, New York, NY
Art Dubai | Leila Heller Gallery, Dubai, UAE
Intersect 21 | Leila Heller Gallery, Online Exhibit
Abu Dhabi Art | Leila Heller Gallery, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Art Winwood | Long-Sharp Gallery, Miami, FL
Francis Greenburger Selects | Art in Buildings, Ghent, NY
Art Miami | Long-Sharp Gallery, Miami, Florida
Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary | Palm Beach, FL
2018 Seattle Art Fair | Long-Sharp Gallery, Seattle, WA
Shiny and Bright | Long-Sharp Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana
Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary | Long-Sharp Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
Art Palm Springs | Long Sharp Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
Art New York | Long Sharp Gallery, New York, NY
Art Miami | Long-Sharp Gallery, Miami, FL
2017
Art New York | Long-Sharp Gallery, New York, NY
Art Miami | Long Sharp Gallery, Miami, FL
Museum Installations
2024 Painting with Fire | MAP (Museum of Art and Photography) Bengaluru, India
2022 Cobra | MAP (Museum of Art and Photography), Bengaluru, India
2022 Tarik Currimbhoy: Reflections | Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, Palm Beach, FL
2018 Erasing Borders | Queens Museum, New York, NY
2017 Erasing Borders | Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
2015 Erasing Borders | Queens Museum & Crossing Art Gallery, Queens, NY
2008-15
Ellipse | Omi Sculpture Park, Ghent, NY
1980-1982 Sails | Johnson Art Museum, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Selected Monumental & Public Installations
2024 Deja Vu - 15-ft Stainless Steel and Burnt Wood installation at the “Y” House, in upstate NY designed by Stephen Hall, Architects.
Phoenix -12-ft installation at private estate, Westport, Ct. (in progress)
Eye - Kinetic, 6-ft sculpture at corporate park, Pune, India (in progress)
2023 Rockers -burnt wood 5-ft rocker, Bengaluru International Airport, India by SOM Architects
Burnt and colored wood installation at JAZBA Restaurant, NYC
2022 Curl 5-ft Stainless Steel Installation at Dubai International Financial Center. Two Pendulums - permanent Installation at Sidley Austin, New York, NY
2019 Rocker | Collection of Conrad Hilton Hotels
2008-15
Ellipse (Marble Installation) | Omi Sculpture Park, Ghent, NY
2015 Twist | Vimala Vidyalaya School, Gujarat, India
2012 Basket Weave (Black Granite Installation) | Junoon Restaurant, New York, NY
2008 Rain Catcher | Private Residence, Ghent, NY
Selected Awards, Features, Grants
2023 Doris Duke Foundation Artist Award Commission
2004-2007 Mughal Gardens - Featured in Architectural Guide to Delhi and Southeast Asia Builder
2008 Ellipse. Art Omi. “Snap Shots” Architectural Record
2006 Rain Catcher - Prism Award by Architectural Record Magazine
1998 Serpentine Wall - Naem Khan fashion showroom, NY. “Best Design” award from Interior Design Magazine. Featured in Architectural Record.
1984 Pinwheel - Willem De Kooning International Sky Sculpture. Represented India. Central Park, Sheep’s Meadow, New York, NY
1980-1982 Sails - Grant from New York State Council of the Arts, Exhibited at the Herbert F. Johnson Art Museum Cornell University, Ithaca, NY