"I am a great believer in responding to the environment, to changed aesthetic, even new political situation."

Vivan Sundaram born 1943 in Shimla lives in Delhi. Sundaram is a multi-disciplinary artist who works in a variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, installation, and video art. His work is culturally relevant and largely intertextual. His writings frequently include references to social issues, pop culture, perception issues, memory issues, and historical issues. He was one of the first artists from India to use installation. His recent installations and movies frequently make reference to his artistic influences, which include Dadaism, Surrealism, as well as more contemporary Fluxus and Joseph Beuys's works.

Numerous cities in India as well as London, Paris, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Amsterdam, Budapest, Copenhagen, New York, Chicago, Dallas, and at the Fowler Museum in Los Angeles have hosted solo exhibitions of Sundaram's work. He has participated in the Asia-Pacific Triennial in Brisbane as well as the Biennales in Havana, Johannesburg, Kwangju, Taipei, Sharjah, Shanghai, Sydney, and Berlin.

Vivan Sundaram is the editor of a two-volume book, Amrita Sher-Gil: a self-portrait in letters & writings. He is the nephew of renowned artist Amrita Sher-Gil. He was awarded with the Vanguard Award at the Asia Society's Asia Arts Game Changer Award Gala in 2020.He is married to Art critic Geeta Kapur.

The artist lives and works in Delhi.