Experimenter

Kolkata (Calcutta)


Experimenter is a relatively small contemporary art gallery, but its avant-garde exhibitions are about as cutting edge as anything you'll find in Kolkata. It's tucked behind a sari boutique called Kanishka, on Hindustan Rd just off busy Gariahat Rd.


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