During the later part of the year 2012, ‘Sub-Topical Heat’ courtesy Govett-Brewster was lauded as one of the most in-depth and extensive projects on New art from South Asia ever held in New Zealand. Comprised of works by several renowned names from the Asian sub-continent, it incorporated themes largely driven by the impacts of urbanization and globalization on individual ordinary lives, new trajectories struck within tradition, social and political justice or lack of it, ecological and urban change, myth, gender and curious collective memory.
Simultaneously, acknowledging the fact that India has made a distinct mark as one of the most innovative and key centers of contemporary art trends, a premier institution in Denmark devoted its whole special exhibition area to a comprehensive presentation of Indian contemporary art. The project was associated with a research program on contemporary art and migration at ARKEN.
Meanwhile, several talented artists like Jitish Kallat, Subodh Gupta, Bharti Kher, Riyas Komu, Sudarshan Shetty, L.N. Tallur, Ranbir Kaleka, Shilpa Gupta, Rashmi Kaleka, T.V. Santhosh, and Gigi Scaria featured in the just-concluded ‘Critical Mass’ show at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art in Israel. The works on view were firmly anchored in the present socio-political realities and how their multiple layers of meaning tend to reflect in varied responses to the rapid transformation: bursting megalopolis and wild countryside, a rush toward the future and a strong traditional identity.
An introductory note explained: “The notion of matter and material serves as a principle metaphor for the physical and visual experiences of the contemporary dynamic life in India. This overwhelming experience of density, noise, flow, and rich materiality is clearly reflected in the themes, materials, and visual aesthetics of the works featured."
Other important shows of contemporary Indian art worth mentioning in the year gone by were ‘The Body Unbound’ and ‘Approaching Abstraction’ at Rubin Museum; ‘Índia - Lado a Lado in Brazil; and ‘Indian Highway VI’ in China’.
Simultaneously, acknowledging the fact that India has made a distinct mark as one of the most innovative and key centers of contemporary art trends, a premier institution in Denmark devoted its whole special exhibition area to a comprehensive presentation of Indian contemporary art. The project was associated with a research program on contemporary art and migration at ARKEN.
Meanwhile, several talented artists like Jitish Kallat, Subodh Gupta, Bharti Kher, Riyas Komu, Sudarshan Shetty, L.N. Tallur, Ranbir Kaleka, Shilpa Gupta, Rashmi Kaleka, T.V. Santhosh, and Gigi Scaria featured in the just-concluded ‘Critical Mass’ show at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art in Israel. The works on view were firmly anchored in the present socio-political realities and how their multiple layers of meaning tend to reflect in varied responses to the rapid transformation: bursting megalopolis and wild countryside, a rush toward the future and a strong traditional identity.
An introductory note explained: “The notion of matter and material serves as a principle metaphor for the physical and visual experiences of the contemporary dynamic life in India. This overwhelming experience of density, noise, flow, and rich materiality is clearly reflected in the themes, materials, and visual aesthetics of the works featured."
Other important shows of contemporary Indian art worth mentioning in the year gone by were ‘The Body Unbound’ and ‘Approaching Abstraction’ at Rubin Museum; ‘Índia - Lado a Lado in Brazil; and ‘Indian Highway VI’ in China’.
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