Kunel Gaur
b 1980 New Delhi, India, lives and works in Toronto, Canada
Kunel Gaur melds the utilitarian rigor of 90s functionalism with a stripped-down, minimalist ethos to channel a nostalgic futurism—where clarity becomes cryptic, and irony is woven into directness. The deconstructed bricolages made of plexiglass, steel, wood, tile, and oil distill complexity into stark simplicity, exploring a layered interplay of form and content. Selected exhibitions include Cimenti, ABRI MARS, New York (2025); We Were Always Neighbours, Monnaie De Paris Museum, Paris, France (2025); Post Future Era, Gagné Contemporary, Toronto, Canada (2024); Futur Proche, Apre Art House, Mumbai, India (2022); Information Architecture, Method, Mumbai, India (2021); Folklores From Future, AGENC Colab, New Delhi, India (2020). Gaur holds a BFA in Design from Wigan & Leigh College, Wigan, England (2002).
An Object Almost Remembering, 2025
20.5×17×1.5in / 52×43.2×3.8cm
An Object Almost Remembering (detail), 2025
20.5×17×1.5in / 52×43.2×3.8cm
Organic Form, Industrial Memory, 2025
14×16.5×1.5in / 35.5×42×3.8cm
Organic Form, Industrial Memory (detail), 2025
14×16.5×1.5in / 35.5×42×3.8cm
Bloomed After the Collapse, 2025
18×13.5×1.5in / 45.7×34.3×3.8cm
Bloomed After the Collapse (detail), 2025
18×13.5×1.5in / 45.7×34.3×3.8cm
Post-Organism, Pre-Form, 2025
15.5×18.5×1.5in / 39.4×47×3.8cm
The Gravity of Minor Decisions, 2025
spark plugs, wires, and saw blade
21.5×14.5×2.5in / 54.6×36.8×5cm
The Gravity of Minor Decisions (detail), 2025
spark plugs, wires, and saw blade
21.5×14.5×2.5in / 54.6×36.8×5cm
Outside of the Physical, 2024
25.5x24in / 64.8x61cm
Outside of the Physical (detail), 2024
25.5x24in / 64.8x61cm