Pujan Karambeigi

Pujan Karambeigi's research examines how decolonization and nation-building in the mid-20th century shaped art historical expertise through reforms in artistic training, museum practices, and the conceptualization of national heritage. He is particularly interested in UNESCO's engagement with artists and art historians in Africa. Karambeigi has received several prestigious fellowships, including the 2024–25 Mellon-Marron Research Consortium fellowship at MoMA, the 2022–23 Frieda B. and Milton F. Rosenthal Art History fellowship, the DAAD fellowship, and the German National Merit Foundation fellowship. Additionally, he serves as the editor of Downtown Critic, and his writing has been featured in ARTMargins, Jacobin Magazine, Art in America, Texte zur Kunst, Mousse Magazine, Artforum, and other publications. He has also curated exhibitions at ISLAA New York, the Wallach Art Gallery, and Felix Gaudlitz.