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{{Infobox museum
| name = Experimenter Gallery
| image = Experimenter Gallery.jpg
| caption = Gallery facade
| established = 2009
| location = Hindustan Road, [[Kolkata]]<br />[[Ballygunge]] Place, [[Kolkata]]
| coordinates = {{coord|22.520711366443617|88.364688530317548|format=dms|display=inline}}<br />{{coord|22.5274690489227|88.37039670093542|format=dms|display=inline}}
| type = [[Contemporary art gallery]]
| founder = Priyanka & Prateek Raja
| website = {{URL|https://experimenter.in/}}
}}
'''Experimenter''' is a [[contemporary art gallery]] co-founded by Priyanka and Prateek Raja in [[Kolkata]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=12 Years of Experimenter|url=https://www.platform-mag.com/art/12-years-of-experimenter-2827.html|access-date=2021-05-27|website=www.platform-mag.com}}</ref> It represents several important artists in the [[contemporary art]] scene from across the globe. The gallery functions as an incubator for contemporary art practice spread across various disciplines and media.

== History ==
[[File:SANCHAYAN GHOSH Reversed Perspective 13 Dec 2013 - 15 Feb 2014.jpg|alt=An installation view of the gallery.|thumb|Experimenter, Hindustan Road, installation view, Sanchayan Ghosh, ''Reversed Perspective: 3 Conjunctions'', 2014. Image courtesy of the artist and Experimenter, [[Kolkata]].]]
Experimenter was launched in 2009 to create a platform for the visual arts beyond the conventional white cube format.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2021-04-09|title=Experimenter gallery's experiments without end|url=https://lifestyle.livemint.com//how-to-lounge/art-culture/experimenter-gallery-s-experiments-without-end-111617888045953.html|access-date=2021-05-27|website=Mintlounge|language=en}}</ref>

The original location of the gallery is its Hindustan Road space that was established in 2009. On 28 February 2018, Experimenter launched its second gallery at [[Ballygunge|Ballygunge Place]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-02-24|title=Kolkata's Experimenter gallery to launch its second branch|url=https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/art/12829-kolkata-s-experimenter-gallery-launch-its-second-branch|access-date=2021-05-31|website=The Sunday Guardian Live|language=en-US}}</ref> Both spaces now run simultaneously.

== Artists represented ==

* Adip Dutta
* Ayesha Sultana
* [[Bani Abidi]]
* Biraaj Dodiya
* [[CAMP (studio)|CAMP]]
* Julien Segard
* [[Kanishka Raja]]
* [[Krishna Reddy (artist)|Krishna Reddy]]
* Mehreen Murtaza
* [[Moyra Davey]]
* [[Naeem Mohaiemen]]
* Prabhakar Pachpute
* Praneet Soi
* Radhika Khimji
* Rathin Barman
* Raqs Media Collective
* Sahil Naik
* Sakshi Gupta
* [[Samson Young]]
* Sanchayan Ghosh
* [[Sohrab Hura]]
* [[Soumya Sankar Bose]]

== Notable exhibitions ==

* 2009 – Group exhibition, ''Freedom Is Notional'' by [[Bani Abidi]], [[Naeem Mohaiemen]], [[Shilpa Gupta]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-08-07|title=The Decade That Was|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/the-decade-that-was-contemporary-art-5883849/|access-date=2021-06-07|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
* 2010 – Group exhibition, ''This is Unreal'' by Raqs Media Collective, Susanta Mandal, [[Yamini Nayar]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=IMPOSTORS OF EVIDENCE|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/impostors-of-evidence/cid/493666|access-date=2021-06-07|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=India's Experimenter focuses on the now with RAQS and Kolkata location – an interview with Prateek Raja – ArtRadarJournal.com|url=https://artradarjournal.com/2010/09/16/indias-experimenter-focuses-on-the-now-with-raqs-and-kolkata-location-an-interview-with-prateek-raja/|access-date=2021-06-07|language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2011 – [[Tino Sehgal]]’s first solo in India ''This Situation'', in collaboration with the [[Goethe-Institut|Goethe-Institut//Max Mueller Bhavan]], [[Kolkata]]; ''The Young Man Was'', [[Naeem Mohaiemen]]’s debut solo and his first solo in India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=In Focus: Naeem Mohaiemen's"The Young Man Was"|url=https://creative-capital.org/2012/04/26/in-focus-naeem-mohaiemens-the-young-man-was/|access-date=2021-06-07|website=Creative Capital|language=en}}</ref>
* 2012 – Rathin Barman’s debut solo ''And My Eyes Filled with Sand…''<ref>{{Cite web|title=AN EYE FOR THE ABSURD|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/an-eye-for-the-absurd/cid/466043|access-date=2021-06-07|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>
* 2013 – ''The Land Eaters'', Prabhakar Pachpute’s first solo held in collaboration with Clark House Initiative;<ref>{{Cite web|last=Roy|first=Sourav|date=2013-11-06|title=Dark Matter Hits White Cube: Excavating India's Coal Miners|url=https://hyperallergic.com/91996/dark-matter-hits-white-cube-excavating-indias-coal-miners/|access-date=2021-06-07|website=Hyperallergic|language=en-US}}</ref> First show of the exhibition series, ''Filament'' by [[Amar Kanwar]], [[CAMP (studio)|CAMP]], [[Naeem Mohaiemen]], [[Omer Fast]];<ref>{{Cite web|date=27 June 2013|title=Our pick of the month|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/supplement/story/20130708-our-pick-of-the-month-764367-2013-06-27|access-date=2021-06-07|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> The Indian premiere of [[Bani Abidi]]’s body of works ''Then it was Moulded Anew''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=WAITING FOR THE SATIRIC TOUCH|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/waiting-for-the-satiric-touch/cid/347086|access-date=2021-06-07|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>
* 2014 – Ayesha Sultana’s debut solo ''Outside the Field of View'';<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-08-21|title=Inside Artist Ayesha Sultana's Mind {{!}} Verve Magazine|url=https://www.vervemagazine.in/arts-and-culture/inside-artist-ayesha-sultanas-mind|access-date=2021-06-07|website=www.vervemagazine.in|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nag|first=Ashoke|title=Experimenter gallery presents Bangladesh artist Ayesha Sultana's first solo exhibition|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/personal-finance-news/experimenter-gallery-presents-bangladesh-artist-ayesha-sultanas-first-solo-exhibition/articleshow/35030783.cms|access-date=2021-06-07}}</ref> Sanchayan Ghosh’s second solo at the gallery, ''Reversed Perspective: 3 Conjunctions'';<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ghoshal|first=Somak|date=2013-12-26|title=An explosion of red|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/9vZmqdbZ7vye8Sas4STlFP/An-explosion-of-red.html|access-date=2021-06-07|website=mint|language=en}}</ref> Group exhibition, ''Waiting for the Wind''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ghoshal|first=Somak|date=2014-03-13|title=Waiting For the Wind {{!}} Law and disorder|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/9xkl964Iv5bmO0cPnzeP8M/Waiting-For-the-Wind--Law-and-disorder.html|access-date=2021-06-07|website=mint|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=6 artists contemplate freedom in "Waiting for the Wind" – in pictures – ArtRadarJournal.com|url=https://artradarjournal.com/2014/03/28/6-artists-contemplate-freedom-in-waiting-for-the-wind-in-pictures/|access-date=2021-06-07|language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2015 – ''As if – I, Rock/Paper/Scissors'' - first of the four-part retrospective exhibition series (''As if'') by [[CAMP (studio)|CAMP]]; ''Anywhere but Here'', Julien Segard’s debut solo;<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-08-07|title=Edge Of The City {{!}} Verve Magazine|url=https://www.vervemagazine.in/arts-and-culture/julien-segard-art-show|access-date=2021-06-07|website=www.vervemagazine.in|language=en-US}}</ref> Praneet Soi’s debut solo exhibition ''Srinagar''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Goyal|first=Sana|title=From Kashmir to Kolkata: Artist Praneet Soi's exhibition 'Srinagar'|url=https://www.vogue.in/content/artist-praneet-soi-exhibition-gallery-experimenter|access-date=2021-06-07|website=Vogue India|date=23 April 2015 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
* 2016 – [[Samson Young]]’s debut show in India, ''Mastery of Language Affords Remarkable Power'';<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-10-04|title=Samson Young's Mastery of Language {{!}} Verve Magazine|url=https://www.vervemagazine.in/arts-and-culture/solo-show-samson-young-mastery-of-language-affords-remarkable-power-experimenter-kolkata|access-date=2021-06-07|website=www.vervemagazine.in|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bhuyan|first=Avantika|date=2016-09-09|title=Framing the note|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/g4f6Q5isGyFbcgEmBNraPL/Framing-the-note.html|access-date=2021-06-07|website=mint|language=en}}</ref> ''Edition Maker'', a [[Krishna Reddy (artist)|Krishna Reddy]] retrospective.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-06-15|title=Krishna Reddy: The Editionmaker {{!}} Verve Magazine|url=https://www.vervemagazine.in/arts-and-culture/solo-show-krishna-reddy-editionmaker-contextual-sculpture-to-the-conceptual-experimenter-kolkata|access-date=2021-06-07|website=www.vervemagazine.in|language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2017 – Sahil Naik’s debut solo ''Ground Zero'';<ref>{{Cite web|title="Ground Zero: Site as Witness/Architecture as Evidence": India's Sahil Naik – artist profile – ArtRadarJournal.com|url=https://artradarjournal.com/2017/12/12/ground-zero-site-as-witnessarchitecture-as-evidence-indias-sahil-naik-artist-profile/|access-date=2021-06-07|language=en-US}}</ref> Photographer [[Sohrab Hura]]’s debut solo ''Sweet Life''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Das|first=Soumitra|date=2017-09-16|title=The quiet after the storm|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/art/the-quiet-after-the-storm/article19690314.ece|access-date=2021-06-07|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* 2018 – ''I Wish to Let You Fall off My Hands, Chapter I'' by [[Bani Abidi]] & [[Naeem Mohaiemen]];<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bani Abidi & Naeem Mohaiemen, I wish to let you fall out of my hands (Chapter 1)|url=https://www.thewhitereview.org/reviews/bani-abidi-naeem-mohaiemen-wish-let-fall-hands-chapter-1/|access-date=2021-06-07|website=The White Review|language=en-US}}</ref> Experimenter [[Ballygunge|Ballygunge Place]], inaugural show, ''I Wish to Let You Fall off My Hands, Chapter II'';<ref>{{Cite web|title=I wish to let you fall out of my hands so that I may catch you again - Chapter II {{!}} Experimenter {{!}} Galleries {{!}} Frieze|url=https://www.frieze.com/event/i-wish-let-you-fall-out-my-hands-so-i-may-catch-you-again-chapter-ii|access-date=2021-06-07|website=www.frieze.com}}</ref> [[Soumya Sankar Bose]]’s debut solo ''Full Moon on a Dark Night'';<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Naughton|first1=Jake|last2=Bose|first2=Soumya Sankar|date=2018-01-31|title=These Dreamlike Portraits Explore L.G.B.T.Q. Identity in India|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/lens/these-dreamlike-portraits-explore-lgbtq-identity-in-india.html|access-date=2021-06-07|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ''Drawn from Practice'' - a dialogue across practices and spaces, shown simultaneously at both Experimenter galleries;<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-07|title=Exhibition {{!}} 'Drawn from Practice' at Experimenter, Ballygunge Place, Kolkata, India|url=https://ocula.com/art-galleries/experimenter/exhibitions/drawn-from-practice/|access-date=2021-06-07|website=ocula.com|language=en}}</ref> [[Moyra Davey]]’s first solo in India, ''Bring My Garters / Do Nothing''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bring My Garters / Do Nothing|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/showcase/bring|access-date=2021-06-07|website=The Caravan|language=en}}</ref>
* 2019 – Experimenter’s 10th anniversary show, group exhibition ''Searching for Stars Amongst the Crescents'';<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-03|title=AF talks to Prateek Raja from Experimenter|url=https://www.artfervour.com/post/select-artworks-and-more-from-experimenter-s-searching-for-stars-amongst-the-crescents|access-date=2021-06-07|website=Art Fervour|language=en}}</ref> First Experimenter Outpost iteration, ''Let’s Sing an Old Song'' by [[Soumya Sankar Bose]];<ref>{{Cite web|title=In Search of the Unseen: Documenting the jatra art form|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2019/sep/15/in-search-of-the-unseen-photographer-soumya-sankar-bose-captures-the-jatra-art-form-2032710.html|access-date=2021-06-07|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> ''To a New Form'' - solo by the late [[Indian people|Indian]] master printmaker sculptor, [[Krishna Reddy (artist)|Krishna Reddy]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Khurana|first=Chanpreet|title=How Indian-born artist Krishna Reddy left an indelible mark on printmaking worldwide|url=https://scroll.in/magazine/911278/how-indian-born-artist-krishna-reddy-left-an-indelible-mark-on-printmaking-worldwide|access-date=2021-06-07|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2020 – Photographer [[Sohrab Hura]]’s second solo ''Spill'';<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-12|title=Spill: A Cascade of Memory, Familiarity, Blood and Water|url=http://www.artsillustrated.in/review/spill-a-cascade-of-memory-familiarity-blood-and-water/|access-date=2021-06-07|website=AI {{!}} Arts Illustrated {{!}} An Indian based arts and design magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> Biraaj Dodiya’s debut solo ''Stone is a Forehead'';<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bhandara|first=Neville|title=Artist Biraaj Dodiya unveils her debut solo at Experimenter gallery in Kolkata|url=https://www.vogue.in/culture-and-living/content/artist-biraaj-dodiya-art-exhitionation-experimenter-gallery-kolkata-stone-is-a-forehead|access-date=2021-06-07|website=Vogue India|date=6 March 2020 |language=en-IN}}</ref> First online exhibition, ''Filament Online Film Exhibition, Part 1''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Filament Part I|url=https://www.platform-mag.com/film/filament-part-i.html|access-date=2021-06-07|website=www.platform-mag.com}}</ref>
* 2021 – Adip Dutta’s works and [[Meera Mukherjee]]’s lesser known practices exhibited as ''Nestled'';<ref>{{Cite web|last=Saraswat-Satpathy|first=Kriti|title=Kolkata: Experimenter showcases 'Nestled' featuring a dialogue between Adip Dutta and Meera Mukherjee's works|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.in/story/kolkata-experimenter-nestled-featuring-adip-dutta-meera-mukherjee-works|access-date=2021-06-07|website=Architectural Digest India|date=8 February 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sculptor Adip Dutta's tribute to his mentor Meera Mukherjee|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/arts/sculptor-adip-duttas-tribute-to-his-mentor-meera-mukherjee/cid/1804289|access-date=2021-06-07|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> A solo exhibition of paintings ''Bare Bones'' by Ayesha Sultana, an artist’s solitary practice working in isolation, amidst pandemic;<ref>{{Cite web|title=A confession, and a cherished conversation with Ayesha Sultana|url=https://www.stirworld.com/inspire-people-a-confession-and-a-cherished-conversation-with-ayesha-sultana|access-date=2021-06-07|website=www.stirworld.com|language=English}}</ref> Photographer [[Soumya Sankar Bose]]’s second solo, an ongoing body of work on the [[Marichjhapi massacre]], ''Where the Birds Never Sing''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Garms|first=Juliette|date=2020-04-29|title='Where the Birds Never Sing' by Soumya Sankar Bose|url=https://witness.worldpressphoto.org/where-the-birds-never-sing-by-soumya-sankar-bose-ca2978fd4c46|access-date=2021-06-07|website=Medium|language=en}}</ref>

== Art fair participation ==
Experimenter participates in the leading art fairs of the world including [[Art Basel]] in [[Basel]] (since 2013), [[Art Basel]] in [[Hong Kong]] (since 2014), [[Frieze Art Fair]] in [[London]] (since 2010), [[Frieze Art Fair]] in [[New York City|New York]] (since 2012), [[Foire Internationale d'Art Contemporain|FIAC]] [[Paris]] (2016–18), [[Art Dubai]] (since 2011) and [[India Art Fair]], [[New Delhi]] (since 2011).

== Publishing ==
The publishing wing of the gallery, Experimenter Books, was launched in 2016 to function as a publishing partner for its artists.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2021-05-27|title=Prateek and Priyanka Raja: Gallery as Incubator|url=https://ocula.com/magazine/conversations/prateek-and-priyanka-raja-experimenter/|access-date=2021-05-27|website=ocula.com|language=en}}</ref> It works towards producing artist-books, monographs and art objects. It also explores the vast creative possibilities of bookmaking, displays particular interest in design and closely collaborates with artists to conceive and envisage each book. One can also find the gallery’s annual catalogues under this initiative alongside the Experimenter Labs Reader, both of which are available for free online access for anyone wanting to give it a read. The Experimenter Labs Reader is a guest-edited anthology of prose, poetry, essays, images by artists, activists, musicians, poets, writers, photographers, philosophers.<ref name=":2" />

== Educational and other initiatives ==

=== Educational initiatives ===
==== Experimenter Curator’s Hub ====
The Experimenter Curator’s Hub is an annual programme, started by the gallery in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Art lovers in Kolkata, pay a visit to the Experimenter|url=https://elle.in/article/the-experimenter/|access-date=2021-05-31|website=Elle India|language=en-US}}</ref> It brings under one roof, the most influential curatorial minds in the contemporary art scene around the world to discuss, debate and create a discourse around curatorial practices.<ref>{{Cite web|title=9th Edition of Experimenter Curators' Hub|url=https://www.e-flux.com/announcements/296885/9th-edition-of-experimenter-curators-hub/|access-date=2021-05-31|website=www.e-flux.com|language=en}}</ref> With a lack of institutional discourse formulation around curation, the gallery co-founders decided to launch this initiative to start a much-needed conversation on curatorial practices for artists, curators, critics and audiences to critically engage with and understand curation as a distinctive discipline.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Khanna|first=Jasreen Mayal|title=Kolkata: The 9th edition of its Experimenter Curators' Hub|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.in/content/kolkata-experimenter-art-gallery-hosts-9th-edition|access-date=2021-05-31|website=Architectural Digest India|date=10 December 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In an interview to the ''Firstpost'', they said, "We both agree that one of the biggest inhibitors to knowledge in our country are our structures of learning and education, and we are deeply interested in breaking these structures even in our limited capacities. We re-evaluate our roles as directors of Experimenter all the time and have been thinking about how we can make a definitive impact to the world we inhabit individually and as directors of our program. We have felt over time, that discourse and conversation lies at the crux of understanding our dystopian contemporary moment and possibly the only way to establish a future of awareness that appreciates plurality and celebrates contradiction and diversity and would like to invite thinkers, writers, curators, artists, philosophers, architects, designers and so on from all over the world."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-07-26|title=Experimenter gallery's Priyanka and Prateek Raja on how they put together the prestigious Curators' Hub|url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/experimenter-gallerys-priyanka-and-prateek-raja-on-how-they-put-together-the-prestigious-curators-hub-4826391.html|access-date=2021-05-31|website=Firstpost}}</ref>

The hub is open for all to attend and was shifted online in the year 2020 owing to the global pandemic situation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Experimenter Curators' Hub goes virtual in its 10th iteration|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/arts/experimenter-curators-hub-goes-virtual-in-its-10th-iteration/cid/1797894|access-date=2021-05-31|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> All presentations by curators and panel discussions are archived as video recordings on the gallery’s website as freely accessible resources for those interested in listening to and learning about the various curatorial practices from all over the world. The hub has had participating curators like Leuli Eshraghi, Reem Fadda, [[Adam Szymczyk]], [[Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung]], Doryun Chong, Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi, [[Naomi Beckwith]], Natasha Ginwala, Gitanjali Dang, [[Hans Ulrich Obrist]], Abhay Maskara, Raqs Media Collective, Tasneem Zakaria Mehta, [[Shumon Basar]], [[Pooja Sood]], [[Dayanita Singh]] and more.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Experimenter launch 5th edition of Curators' Hub in Kolkata {{!}} Indiablooms - First Portal on Digital News Management|url=https://www.indiablooms.com/life-details/AC/1054/experimenter-launch-5th-edition-of-curators-hub-in-kolkata.html|access-date=2021-05-31|website=Indiablooms.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-28|title=What's on your mind, Curator|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/experimenter-gallerykolkata-art-bengal-6140090/|access-date=2021-05-31|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Siganporia|first=Shahnaz|title=Why Experimenter Curators' Hub is a must-attend for art lovers|url=https://www.vogue.in/content/inside-this-years-edition-of-the-experimenter-curators-hub|access-date=2021-05-31|website=Vogue India|date=3 August 2017 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

==== Experimenter Learning Program ====
The Experimenter Learning Program (ELP) was launched in 2018<ref>{{Cite web|last=Iyengar|first=Radhika|date=2018-08-17|title=Curators' classroom|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/gEVWtXS7kGv5avKEyizmFI/Curators-classroom.html|access-date=2021-05-31|website=mint|language=en}}</ref> with the vision of knowledge creation and increased audience engagement in order to make the gallery an active space for dialogue, discussion, debate and learning. It is a long-term education program rooted in [[visual culture]] and has a year-long schedule including Experimenter Curator’s Hub, workshops, lecture performances, symposia, salon-style classrooms and Experimenter Juniors’ Program.<ref name=":0" />

==== Generator - Co-operative art production fund ====
In April 2020, in the very early stages in the global [[COVID-19 pandemic]], The Generator co-operative art fund was created by Experimenter in collaboration with artists and friends.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ayaz|first=Shaikh|title=Kolkata: Experimenter starts grant to fund artists' work during the lockdown|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.in/content/kolkata-experimenter-gallery-grant-fund-artists-projects-art-coronavirus-lockdown|access-date=2021-05-31|website=Architectural Digest India|date=15 April 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref> This collaborative fund awards production grants to aid artists’ projects. It is a decentralized funding framework exclusively meant for artists not represented by the gallery and is open to all visual artists irrespective of medium, age or provenance. The applications are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year and are reviewed by a rotating jury.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Experimenter launches a co-operative production fund to support artists in a post-pandemic world|url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/2020/apr/24/experimenter-launches-a-co-operative-production-fund-to-support-artists-in-a-post-pandemic-world-24337.html|access-date=2021-05-31|website=www.indulgexpress.com|language=en}}</ref>

In an interview with ''Ocula'' magazine, gallery co-founder Prateek Raja said, "One of our early conversations was with [[Bani Abidi]], who is based in [[Berlin]], about how grant-giving is such a power-disseminating activity, where an organization or a group of patrons decide to give something to the artist, as if you are bestowing upon them this honor. This is a conversation we renewed, because we figured we would be closed for a few months, and very quickly we launched Generator, which came out with other initiatives from the Labs."<ref name=":0" />

=== Other initiatives ===

==== Experimenter Radio ====
A curated [[Spotify]] channel consisting of music and podcasts by artists, writers, thinkers, collaborators, philosophers that brings together an acoustic experience which can be a source of comfort, inspiration and musings.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Connect with your favourite artistes at Experimenter Radio, hosted by the Kolkata Art Gallery|url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/music/2019/aug/02/connect-with-your-favourite-artistes-at-experimenter-radio-hosted-by-the-kolkata-art-gallery-17138.html|access-date=2021-05-24|website=www.indulgexpress.com|language=en}}</ref>

==== Filament ====
Filament is a space for streaming films and video art by a wide range of artists and filmmakers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kolkata's Experimenter sets its first online film programme, Filament, rolling|url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/art/2020/may/11/kolkatas-experimenter-sets-its-first-online-film-programme-filament-rolling-24878.html|access-date=2021-05-24|website=www.indulgexpress.com|language=en}}</ref>

==== Deep Dive Series ====
A series of in-depth online (sometimes live) conversations of artists with curators, writers, gallerists or other artists and peers who know the artist’s practice and thoughts intimately. These are shared as podcasts, video interviews, live online studio visits, book readings, and more.

== Reception ==
In 2014, Experimenter won the ‘Contemporary Gallery of the Year (Exhibiting young artists)’ award at the [[Forbes]] Art Awards 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Winners - Art Awards 2014 :: FORBES INDIA|url=https://www.forbesindia.com/awards/artawards/winners.html|access-date=2021-05-24|website=www.forbesindia.com}}</ref>

In 2016, Experimenter won the 'Gallery of the Year' award at the [[Living Media|India Today]] Art Awards 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|date=29 January 2016|first=Srijani|last=Ganguly/|title=India Today Art Awards 2016 honours doyens of art world|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/india-today-art-awards-2016-sh-raza-krishen-khanna-kg-subramanyan-and-ram-kumar-honoured-306039-2016-01-29|access-date=2021-05-31|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

In 2020, Experimenter co-founders Prateek and Priyanka Raja were named in the [[ArtReview]] Power 100 list of the ‘Most influential people in the contemporary art world’.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prateek & Priyanka Raja|url=https://artreview.com/artist/prateek-priyanka-raja/?year=2020|access-date=2021-05-24|website=artreview.com|language=en}}</ref>

== References ==

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== External links ==
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[[Category:Contemporary art galleries in India]]
[[Category:Art museums and galleries established in 2009]]
[[Category:2009 establishments in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Art museums and galleries in Kolkata]]

Experimenter Gallery - Revision history

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