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| ⚫ | '''Contemporary Indian Art''' was an exhibition held from September 18 – October 31, 1982 at [[Royal Academy of Arts|The Royal Academy of Arts]] in [[London]].<ref name=" |
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| ⚫ | '''Contemporary Indian Art''' was an exhibition held from September 18 – October 31, 1982 at [[Royal Academy of Arts|The Royal Academy of Arts]] in [[London]].<ref name="Kapur 1982">{{Cite book|title=Contemporary Indian Art|last=Kapur|first=Geeta|publisher=Indian Advisory Committee, Festival of India, U.K.|year=1982}}</ref> The exhibition featured two sections, I. The Gesture, and Motif, which was on view from September 18 – October 5, 1982, and II. Stories, Situations, which was on view from October 9 – 31, 1982.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |last=Bhabha|first=Homi K.|date=November 1982|title=Contemporary Indian Art at the Festival of India|url=https://aaa.org.hk/en/collection/search/archive/k-contemporary-indian-art-an-exhibition-of-the-festival-of-india-london-1982/object/contemporary-indian-art-at-the-festival-of-india|magazine=Art Monthly|issue=61|pages= 7–8}}</ref> The exhibition was co-curated by [[Akbar Padamsee]], [[Richard Bartholomew]], and [[Geeta Kapur]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.afterall.org/online/geeta-kapur-on-the-curatorial-in-india-part2#.W_3VkZNKjq0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128034854/https://www.afterall.org/online/geeta-kapur-on-the-curatorial-in-india-part2#.W_4QPnbP1qZ |archive-date=2018-11-28 |title=Geeta Kapur: On the Curatorial in India (Part 2) |website=Afterall |access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The exhibition was part of the <nowiki>''</nowiki>Festival of India,<nowiki>''</nowiki> a six-month showcase for Indian culture and art co-sponsored by the governments of the United Kingdom and India.<ref name=" |
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| ⚫ | The exhibition was part of the <nowiki>''</nowiki>Festival of India,<nowiki>''</nowiki> a six-month showcase for Indian culture and art co-sponsored by the governments of the United Kingdom and India.<ref name="Times 2018">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/27/arts/london-sees-festival-of-india-art.html|title=LONDON SEES 'FESTIVAL OF INDIA' ART|last=Times|first=William Borders and Special To the New York|work=The New York Times |date=27 March 1982 |access-date=2018-11-27|language=en}}</ref> Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]] remarked at the opening, <nowiki>''The links between our two peoples have always been unique. That is why this artistic celebration means so much to us, and to them.''</nowiki><ref name="Times 2018" /> |
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| ⚫ | 45 artists were represented in the exhibition, with 133 artworks on display.<ref |
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== Concept == |
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The exhibition is a retrospective on the development and evolution of contemporary Indian art practices.<ref name="Kapur 1982" /> The Festival Advisory Committee worked with major museums, galleries, and institutions, as well as private collectors and artists, to loan the final 133 artworks in the exhibition.<ref name=":1" /> The two separate installations of the exhibition, 'The Gesture, and Motif' followed by 'Stories, Situations', were created to highlight two different categories of artists working in or from India.<ref name=":2">Contemporary Indian Art: An Exhibition of the Festival of India. Mumbai: Vakils, 1982.</ref> The former category includes artists whose work have an emblematic quality with figures that are highly stylized. The second category includes artists whose work is more focused on story telling.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|last=Duerden|first=Dennis|date=1982|title=Contemporary Indian Art (Part 2)|work=ArtReview (London)}}</ref> |
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Part I of the exhibition was focused on exploring the history of movements among contemporary Indian artists, including modernism, abstraction, and aestheticism.<ref name=":0" /> These diverse artists and their practices were mostly united by an expressed interest in what the curator Geeta Kapur called the "revealed motif" or when the image itself transcends the specific historical conditions of its production.<ref name="Kapur 1982" /> |
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The second part of the exhibition concentrated on works made primarily by a younger generation or artists.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Padgham|first=Gay|date=25 Oct 1982|title=Indian Art|work=Morning Star|publisher=People's Press Printing Society (London, United Kingdom)}}</ref> The work of nearly all of the painters and sculptors in 'Stories, Situations', is either figurative or episodic, and often reflects the details of the artists everyday lives. Many of the artists were also filmmakers and their work in that media could have influenced their focus on narrative in their paintings as well.<ref name=":3" /> |
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| ⚫ | 45 artists were represented in the exhibition,<ref name="Kapur 1982" /> with 133 artworks on display.<ref name=":2" /> Artists in the exhibition were [[A. Ramachandran]], Adi Davierwalla, [[Akbar Padamsee]], [[Anupam Sud]], [[Arpita Singh]], Bal Chhabda, [[Bhupen Khakhar]], [[Bikash Bhattacharjee]], [[Biren De]], [[Dhruva Mistry]], [[Francis Newton Souza]], G.R. Santosh, [[Ganesh Pyne]], [[Gieve Patel]], [[Gulam Mohammed Sheikh]], Himmat Shah, [[Jagdish Swaminathan]], Jeram Patel, [[Jogen Chowdhury]], K. [[Laxma Goud]], [[K. C. S. Paniker|K.C.S. Paniker]], [[K. G. Subramanyan|K.G. Subramanyan]], [[Kanayi Kunhiraman|Kanai Kunhiraman]], [[Krishen Khanna]], [[Krishna Reddy (artist)|Krishna Reddy]], [[Latika Katt]], [[M. F. Husain|M.F. Husain]], [[Manjit Bawa]], [[Manu Parekh]], [[Meera Mukherjee]], [[Mohan Samant]], [[Mrinalini Mukherjee]], Nagji Patel, [[Nalini Malani]], [[Nasreen Mohamedi]], [[Ram Kumar (artist)|Ram Kumar]], [[Ranbir Kaleka]], [[S. H. Raza|S.H. Raza]], [[Satish Gujral]], [[Sudhir Patwardhan]], [[Tyeb Mehta]], [[Vasudeo S. Gaitonde|V. S. Gaitonde]], Ved Nayar, and [[Vivan Sundaram]]. |
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Latest revision as of 23:32, 9 August 2024
Contemporary Indian Art was an exhibition held from September 18 – October 31, 1982 at The Royal Academy of Arts in London.[1] The exhibition featured two sections, I. The Gesture, and Motif, which was on view from September 18 – October 5, 1982, and II. Stories, Situations, which was on view from October 9 – 31, 1982.[2] The exhibition was co-curated by Akbar Padamsee, Richard Bartholomew, and Geeta Kapur.[3]
The exhibition was part of the ''Festival of India,'' a six-month showcase for Indian culture and art co-sponsored by the governments of the United Kingdom and India.[4] Prime Minister Indira Gandhi remarked at the opening, ''The links between our two peoples have always been unique. That is why this artistic celebration means so much to us, and to them.''[4]
Concept
[edit]The exhibition is a retrospective on the development and evolution of contemporary Indian art practices.[1] The Festival Advisory Committee worked with major museums, galleries, and institutions, as well as private collectors and artists, to loan the final 133 artworks in the exhibition.[3] The two separate installations of the exhibition, 'The Gesture, and Motif' followed by 'Stories, Situations', were created to highlight two different categories of artists working in or from India.[5] The former category includes artists whose work have an emblematic quality with figures that are highly stylized. The second category includes artists whose work is more focused on story telling.[6]
Part I of the exhibition was focused on exploring the history of movements among contemporary Indian artists, including modernism, abstraction, and aestheticism.[2] These diverse artists and their practices were mostly united by an expressed interest in what the curator Geeta Kapur called the "revealed motif" or when the image itself transcends the specific historical conditions of its production.[1]
The second part of the exhibition concentrated on works made primarily by a younger generation or artists.[7] The work of nearly all of the painters and sculptors in 'Stories, Situations', is either figurative or episodic, and often reflects the details of the artists everyday lives. Many of the artists were also filmmakers and their work in that media could have influenced their focus on narrative in their paintings as well.[6]
Participating artists
[edit]45 artists were represented in the exhibition,[1] with 133 artworks on display.[5] Artists in the exhibition were A. Ramachandran, Adi Davierwalla, Akbar Padamsee, Anupam Sud, Arpita Singh, Bal Chhabda, Bhupen Khakhar, Bikash Bhattacharjee, Biren De, Dhruva Mistry, Francis Newton Souza, G.R. Santosh, Ganesh Pyne, Gieve Patel, Gulam Mohammed Sheikh, Himmat Shah, Jagdish Swaminathan, Jeram Patel, Jogen Chowdhury, K. Laxma Goud, K.C.S. Paniker, K.G. Subramanyan, Kanai Kunhiraman, Krishen Khanna, Krishna Reddy, Latika Katt, M.F. Husain, Manjit Bawa, Manu Parekh, Meera Mukherjee, Mohan Samant, Mrinalini Mukherjee, Nagji Patel, Nalini Malani, Nasreen Mohamedi, Ram Kumar, Ranbir Kaleka, S.H. Raza, Satish Gujral, Sudhir Patwardhan, Tyeb Mehta, V. S. Gaitonde, Ved Nayar, and Vivan Sundaram.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Kapur, Geeta (1982). Contemporary Indian Art. Indian Advisory Committee, Festival of India, U.K.
- ^ a b Bhabha, Homi K. (November 1982). "Contemporary Indian Art at the Festival of India". Art Monthly. No. 61. pp. 7–8.
- ^ a b "Geeta Kapur: On the Curatorial in India (Part 2)". Afterall. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ a b Times, William Borders and Special To the New York (27 March 1982). "LONDON SEES 'FESTIVAL OF INDIA' ART". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ a b Contemporary Indian Art: An Exhibition of the Festival of India. Mumbai: Vakils, 1982.
- ^ a b Duerden, Dennis (1982). "Contemporary Indian Art (Part 2)". ArtReview (London).
- ^ Padgham, Gay (25 October 1982). "Indian Art". Morning Star. People's Press Printing Society (London, United Kingdom).