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Style: Apartment-block-scale murals with a wide stylistic range: abstract patterning, wildlife portraiture, folk references, social commentary, and contemporary graphic design. Authorship: Developed by the St+art India Foundation, the district features work by Indian and international artists across the walls of Lodhi Colony. Historical context: Lodhi Art District is widely recognized as India's first open-air public art district. It helped normalize large-scale mural practice in everyday urban residential space rather than confining it to galleries or isolated commissions. Local flavor: The setting is distinctly Delhi: government-era housing blocks, shaded streets, winter walkers, neighborhood markets, and sudden bursts of color across otherwise functional facades.