at: mori art museum, tokyo, japan
‘chalo! india: a new era of indian art’ brings together 27 artists from cities throughout india. featuring over 100 works including paintings, sculptures, photography and installations, the exhibition examines the latest movements in indian contemporary art. more recently, indian artists have been making works that respond to urbanization and changing contemporary lifestyles—art that reflects the rapid economic development, and globalization that has taken hold since the 1990s. also on display are sociological research projects, involving architects and intellectuals and state of the art interactive media.
‘kaavad: travelling shrine (home)’ by gulammohammed sheikh, 2008 photo © manish mehta
‘the skin speaks a language not its own’, 2006 image © bartholomew/netphotograph.com
installation view – ‘chalo! india: a new era of indian art’, mori art museum image © watanabe osamu courtesy mori art museum
‘phantom IX – B’ by thukral & tagra image courtesy nature moret, new dehli
‘charu from saptapadi: scenes from marriage (regardless)’ by atul dodiya, 2004 – 2006 vadehra art gallery, new dehli
‘the native types – lakshmi (after oleograph from ravi varma press, early 20th century) by pushpamala n, 2001 image courtesy nature morte, new dehli and bose pacia, new york image © clare arni
