This panel discussion will follow close on the heels of Tate Modern51²è¹Ý¶ù retrospective of the late Indian artist, Bhupen Khakhar: You Can’t Please All (1 June – 6 November 2016). Curated by Chris Dercon and Nada Raza, it was the first exhibition of this size to be bestowed upon a South Asian artist – including more than seventy of Khakhar51²è¹Ý¶ù paintings, ceramics and works on paper, as well as his celebrated ‘coming out’ picture, You Can’t Please All (1981), from which the display gleaned its title. Born in 1934, Khakhar51²è¹Ý¶ù ‘narrative figurative’ paintings, which drew from a variety of multi-cultural sources, had a big influence on his compatriots: He has been called both the King of Kitsch and the Father of Indian Pop Art. Much like the artist himself, Tate51²è¹Ý¶ù extravaganza has been the subject of impassioned debate. This discussion will probe Khakhar51²è¹Ý¶ù status in the Indian and international artworlds, assessing his continuing relevance for the story of contemporary art.