{"id":2046394,"date":"2026-07-14T20:44:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T17:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2046394"},"modified":"2026-07-14T20:44:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T17:44:42","slug":"superblue-opens-second-nature-at-nmacc-in-mumbai-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2046394","title":{"rendered":"Superblue Opens ‘Second Nature’ at NMACC in Mumbai, India"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tSuperblue, the experiential art venture cofounded in 2020 by Pace CEO Marc Glimcher and former Pace London president Mollie Dent-Brocklehurst, has landed in India for the first time, with a sprawling nine-work exhibition of immersive installations at Mumbai\u2019s Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC).<\/p>\n

\n\tTitled \u201cSecond Nature,\u201d the show opened at NMACC\u2019s four-story Art House on July 3 and runs through January 10, 2027. Curated by Dent-Brocklehurst, the company\u2019s cofounder and CEO, alongside head of curatorial Margot Mottaz, the show features large-scale installations by teamLab, A.A.Murakami, Simon Heijdens and Es Devlin, among others. The installations probe the increasingly porous boundaries between humans, technology, and the natural world, tackling digital identity, real-time data, and the passage of time.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhile Superblue built its reputation on permanent, ticketed venues of its own, like those in Miami and London, \u201cSecond Nature\u201d arrives as a collaboration with an existing institution. \u201cIt\u2019s not a Superblue space; it\u2019s not a Superblue operation. It\u2019s not permanent,\u201d Dent-Brocklehurst told ARTnews<\/em>. \u201cIt fits the model of Margot and me being invited to curate an exhibition that uses the themes and the artists seen in Superblue Miami.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tDent-Brocklehurst said she initiated the project herself, approaching NMACC after visiting the venue while traveling in the region. The conversation began roughly two years ago and, after several proposals, narrowed from a single-artist presentation to a group show. Mumbai, she argued, was an unusually good fit: None of the participating artists had been meaningfully shown in India before\u2014teamLab had appeared at an art fair, but never with a major installation\u2014and the country\u2019s dual reputation for deep cultural literacy and technological sophistication made it \u201ca kind of double win.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tShe was also mindful of not overwhelming a first-time audience. \u201cGiven that none of [the artists have] been shown in India before, I didn\u2019t want to bring an exhibition that felt too alien\u2014too much like a spaceship,\u201d she said, describing the roster as artists \u201cwhose work, although multilayered, has an accessible entry point.\u201d<\/p>\n

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An installation view of Es Devlin\u2019s Screenshare<\/em> (2025) at \u201cSecond Nature\u201d at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre.<\/span>Courtesy Superblue<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\n\tMost of the works are adaptations of existing pieces rather than new commissions, though Devlin\u2019s contribution, Screenshare<\/em> (2025), was reworked specifically for NMACC. Its monumental screen is constructed from 365 physical sketchbooks documenting 25 years of the artist\u2019s process; at the film\u2019s end, visitors are invited to take a page home, gradually dismantling the installation itself. Elsewhere, teamLab reimagines an 18th-century painting by Ito Jakuchu across a wall of light-scattering rhinestones, and A.A.Murakami\u2019s New Spring<\/em> (2017\u2013ongoing) releases mist-filled \u201cblossoms\u201d that burst on contact with skin.<\/p>\n

\n\tMounting the show was, by Dent-Brocklehurst\u2019s account, a logistical marathon. The installation ran about a month\u2014short by Superblue\u2019s standards but the longest NMACC had ever undertaken. Certain components of one teamLab work could not be imported due to import restrictions and had to be sourced and rebuilt within India, requiring the teams to \u201cskirt around some really complex technological things.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tEarly returns have been strong, according to Dent-Brocklehurst, who said that the show has been drawing over 1,000 visitors a day since opening\u2014\u201chuge for a space that size.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Mumbai project also marks a new chapter in Superblue\u2019s evolution. When the company launched in 2020 as a joint venture backed by Pace and Laurene Powell Jobs\u2019s Emerson Collective, it announced ambitions to open experiential-art centers across the US, Europe, and Asia. By late 2022, however, both Glimcher and Emerson Collective had stepped back from their original roles amid cost overruns, boardroom infighting, and a wave of high-profile departures, ARTnews<\/em> reported at the time. Its temporary London space closed after about a year, leaving the Miami flagship as the company\u2019s sole permanent venue.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhile Dent-Brocklehurst noted that Superblue has done similar partnerships throughout its history, it does appear that the NMACC link-up could point the way towards a leaner, partnership-drive future, a path that continues to grow the audience for experiential art without costly overhead and capital-intensive real estate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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