Sangram Majumdar's Bad Actors art show

Sangram Majumdar’s “Bad Actors” was a solo exhibition at Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke in Mumbai that ran from March 17 to May 2, 2026. The show was Majumdar’s second solo exhibition at the gallery, according to the gallery listing and a Time Out Mumbai events guide. The exhibition centered on paintings and works on paper that used blocks of color, sketch-like marks and partially formed figures. Time Out described the show as featuring “works of color blocking, animated forms, and sketches,” while the gallery’s viewing-room materials tied the title to a trio of paintings from 2026. ### When did the show run, and is it still on view? Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke listed “Bad Actors” in Mumbai from March 17 to May 2, 2026. The gallery’s exhibition page gives the venue as its Ballard Estate space in Fort, Mumbai. Time Out Mumbai included the exhibition in a late-May roundup of events, describing it as being in its “final week.” But the gallery’s own exhibition page and Majumdar’s website both list May 2, 2026, as the closing date. The artist’s University of Washington profile page also said the exhibition would remain on view until May 2, 2026. ### What kind of work did Majumdar show? Time Out Mumbai described the exhibition as Majumdar’s second solo at the gallery and said it featured color blocking, animated forms and sketches. The gallery’s online viewing room shows paintings with faces, masks, fragmented outlines and layered fields of color. “Bad Actors 1,” dated 2026, is a 25 x 28 inch oil on canvas, according to the viewing room. The gallery text says the painting includes a series of “leering, demonic faces,” with some rendered in outline, some built from blocks of color and others left only partly present. The artist’s website lists related works including “Bad Actors 2,” “Bad Actors 3,” “The Informant,” “A Calculated Certainty” and “A State of Unrest,” all dated 2026. ### Why is the title “Bad Actors”? The gallery’s viewing-room text says the exhibition takes its name from a trio of paintings. “Bad Actors 1” is identified as the first of those three works. Meer, which republished exhibition material credited to the gallery, said the show invited viewers into paintings that do not resolve all at once. The text described works that ask the viewer to assemble fragments rather than receive a complete image in a single glance. ### Who is Sangram Majumdar? Sangram Majumdar’s website says he lives and works in Seattle, Washington. The University of Washington’s School of Art + Art History + Design identifies him as an associate professor in Painting + Drawing. The same university post said Vogue India had featured “Bad Actors” at the Mumbai gallery. A Northwest Asian Weekly report published in May also said Majumdar’s work explores recurring imagery of faces and masks, citing comments made in connection with a Neddy Award. ### Where can readers still see the work? Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke keeps an online viewing room for “Bad Actors” with installation images and selected works. Sangram Majumdar’s own website also maintains a project page for the exhibition with images, titles, dates and dimensions. The gallery’s Mumbai address is listed as 101, 1st floor, Commerce House, S.S. Ram Gulam Marg, Ballard Estate, Fort, Mumbai 400001. Readers looking for current listings can check the gallery’s exhibition archive and Time Out Mumbai’s events pages for updated schedules and venue details.