They are considered the most talented contemporary artists in India. Not confined to creating art, they are exploring a different role for themselves.
An article by Riddhi Doshi of The DNA tries to find out the reason behind their artistic shift. Turning the spotlight on Jitish Kallat and his much awaited curatorial projects, it briefs about his large show, comprising 17 artists from all over Asia, scheduled in 2010. The renowned artist is working on the concept for a leading New York based gallery. Simultaneously, a museum in the Far East has approached the artist for curating a show for .
The artist noted that for over a decade he had been writing on art, a serious parallel practice for him. He elaborated: “I've always divided my time between the studio and study. And that's how I thought about curating shows." However, he does not have any plans to launch an art space.
The article refers to Subodh Gupta’s latest curated show, entitled 'East Village', at Mumbai’s Project 88. It showcases works by nine emerging artists from his home state Bihar. The celebrated artist informed that he curated his first project for Bodhi a few years ago. This is his second major project.
He was quoted as saying: “I am from Bihar where there are hardly any good art . Even the infrastructure in colleges is not up to the mark, so how will a talented artist grow? I myself have gone through a lot of struggle to make it to where I’m today." He hence decided to help out the artists with this show. Subodh Gupta has been closely following their works. According to him, all nine are very good.
Bose Krishnamachari is another name in the list of artists, who have been curating shows. He has already done over half a dozen of them. He felt that the Indian curatorial scene is not as evolved as it should be. He explained: “It's not research-based at all; it needs to be much more professional.” He is keen on representing the ‘young market’ waiting to be explored.
An article by Riddhi Doshi of The DNA tries to find out the reason behind their artistic shift. Turning the spotlight on Jitish Kallat and his much awaited curatorial projects, it briefs about his large show, comprising 17 artists from all over Asia, scheduled in 2010. The renowned artist is working on the concept for a leading New York based gallery. Simultaneously, a museum in the Far East has approached the artist for curating a show for .
The artist noted that for over a decade he had been writing on art, a serious parallel practice for him. He elaborated: “I've always divided my time between the studio and study. And that's how I thought about curating shows." However, he does not have any plans to launch an art space.
The article refers to Subodh Gupta’s latest curated show, entitled 'East Village', at Mumbai’s Project 88. It showcases works by nine emerging artists from his home state Bihar. The celebrated artist informed that he curated his first project for Bodhi a few years ago. This is his second major project.
He was quoted as saying: “I am from Bihar where there are hardly any good art . Even the infrastructure in colleges is not up to the mark, so how will a talented artist grow? I myself have gone through a lot of struggle to make it to where I’m today." He hence decided to help out the artists with this show. Subodh Gupta has been closely following their works. According to him, all nine are very good.
Bose Krishnamachari is another name in the list of artists, who have been curating shows. He has already done over half a dozen of them. He felt that the Indian curatorial scene is not as evolved as it should be. He explained: “It's not research-based at all; it needs to be much more professional.” He is keen on representing the ‘young market’ waiting to be explored.
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