Nek Chand Saini [1] (15 December 1924 – 12 June 2015) was a self-taught Indian artist, known for building the Rock Garden of Chandigarh, an eighteen-acre sculpture garden in the city of …

One day in the early 1960s, Nek Chand, a humble transport official in the north Indian city of Chandigarh, began to clear a little patch of jungle to make himself a small garden area. He set …

This rare collection is made up of 160 works of concrete and fabric figures and animals created by self-taught artist Nek Chand. The works originate from his extraordinary 40-acre Rock Garden …

“An extraordinary person has built an extraordinary creation. The Rock Garden is on the check list of all tourists who visit Chandigarh. Padma Shri awarded to Nek Chand in 1984 sends an …

Jul 12, 2024 · Nek Chand, 2005. Originally titled the kingdom of gods and goddesses, his creative practice was situated somewhere in between land art, landscape architecture and the vast …

Sep 20, 2024 · This story is a snapshot of artist Nek Chand Saini’s life with a special focus on ‘Sukhrani’ or the famous Rock Garden he built in Chandigarh. We meet Nek as a young boy …

Jun 25, 2015 · The story of Nek Chand’s Rock Garden of Chandigarh is an auspicious one. Chand started building the 25-acre sculpture and architecture project in secret while he was …

Nek Chand (1924-2015) was an Indian artist best known for constructing the 18-acre sculpture garden known as The Rock Garden of Chandigarh in 1957. On 12 June 2015, at the age of …

Born on December 15, 1924, Nek Chand Saini grew up in the village of Barian Kalan in, what is now, Pakistan. After being forced to flee his home amidst the horror of the Partition of India, he …

“Concrete Kingdom: Sculptures by Nek Chand” showcases the work of this visionary self-taught artist from India, whose thousands of cement animal and human sculptures occupy a 25-acre …