A new show of works by Subodh Gupta’s takes place in Scotland – the host for the 2014 Commonwealth games. The exhibition, programmed to coincide with the Games handover ceremony from New Delhi to Glasgow, includes both existing works and new work made especially for Tramway. Among the associated events are: In conversation with the artist with Moira Jeffrey (20 October).‘Take off your shoes and wash your hands’, this is his Gupta first solo show here. An accompanying note lauds him as one of India’s foremost contemporary artists. In sculpture, painting, photography or performance his work provides access to Indian culture in truly imaginative and diverse ways. It adds:“Subodh Gupta is among a generation of Indian artists who are exploring their country’s identity on a global scale, spurred on by economic growth and increasing material ambition.
Often he incorporates everyday objects – steel tiffin lunch boxes, thali pans, bicycles, or milk pails – so elevating them into works of art. In doing so, he reflects both on India’s economic transformation, as well as his own life and memory. His work is therefore both personal and universal, a manifestation of someone both wholly of his own culture who is also reflecting on wider global issues.”
Previous exhibitions include Faith Matters, Pinchuk Art Centre, Kiev (2010, solo show); Altermodern, Tate Triennial, Tate Britain (2009, group show); Indian Highway, Serpentine Gallery, London (2008, group show); Silk Route, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead (2007, solo show). Subodh Gupta is represented in the UK by Hauser and Wirth, London.
Tramway is Scotland’s most internationally acclaimed venue for contemporary visual and performing art. The very distinctive architecture, character and history of the venue itself have ensured that Tramway is a unique place to produce and experience the best in contemporary art.
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