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‘GenNext’- the annual show of the Aakriti Art Gallery, Kolkata has taken the shape of a global phenomenon and revolutionized the concept of endorsing next generation artists,established as well as upcoming as a whole within such a short span of time. This year in the month of October, Aakriti is celebrating its fourth anniversary as GenNext IV enlightening the entire discourse once again in a novel dimension.

GenNext was conceived with the exclusive idea of promoting young artists below forty years of age with a modernization in the concept of curatorial venture that also formulated a big change in the approach to the way of looking at art. The first GenNext that was initiated in 2006 as the first anniversary celebration of the Aakriti Art Gallery, the foundation was led by the commitment to promote young talent and project their works. Though the first year of Gen Next remained within the realm of a regional show, the Gen Next II expanded to the national level and the third show led the city as the most happening spot of promoting art; thus evolving a new wave in the art world. In 2008, the third Gen Next was an elaborative effort to profoundly bring in the young artists from different corners of the world to react on a single platform. Gen Next III reached out to the art lovers as the most effervescent experience in the medley of expressions with innovation, experimentation and freshness. GenNext IV is going to be far more vibrant with pulsating spirit to enrich the art world.