‘Manifestations 5’ at Delhi Art Gallery

Delhi Art Gallery’s presents its biannual series, entitled ‘Manifestations 5’ (April 18–June 18, 2011). The exhibition is comprised of nearly 75 works by several significant Indian artists of the 20th century.

The show features selecting works by artists cutting across the last few decades, tracing the journey of Indian art over the time period they belong to, including names like J Sultan Ali, Altaf, Ambadas, Amit Ambalal, K H Ara, Arpita Singh, Ramkinkar Baij, Prabhakar Barwe, Dhanraj Bhagat, Jyoti Bhatt, Bikash Bhattacharjee, Nikhil Biswas, Nandalal Bose, Rameshwar Broota, Shobha Broota, Avinash Chandra, Chittaprosad, D P Roychowdhury, Jogen Chowdhury, Amitava, Prodosh Dasgupta, Sunil Das, Biren De, M V Dhurandhar, Dharmanarayan Dasgupta, C Douglas, V S Gaitonde, Surendran Nair, Gopal Ghose, and Gogi Saroj Pal.

Other artists whose works form part of the show are K Laxma Goud, Satish Gujral, Bimal Dasgupta, S L Haldankar, Ganesh Haloi, Zarina Hashmi, K K Hebbar, Himmat Shah, M F Husain, Indra Dugar, Chintamani Kar, Prokash Karmakar, Bhupen Khakhar, Krishen Khanna, P Khemraj, K S Kulkarni, Laxman Pai, Khitindranath Mazumdar, Rabin Mondal, A H Muller, Badri Narayan, Navjot, Ved Nayar, K C S Paniker, Partha Pratim Deb, Jeram Patel, Sohan Qadri, Rekha Rodwittiya, Ganesh Pyne, S H Raza, Jamini Roy, Prosanto Roy, G R Santosh, etc.

As an introductory note states: “The show is part of the gallery’s biannual series introduced to fulfill the need to present an edited slice from its collection. Its format consists of a single work of each chosen artist which is carefully examined within the unique experiences of his artistic journey. What is exciting is the freedom to select artworks without constraints of chronology, style or subject.”

The gallery has simultaneously released a book, drawing its name from the title of the show (pages: 213; editor: Kishore Singh; price: Rs 3500). For sheer diversity and vibrancy of the works on view, the show is a must watch!