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Facing India
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Edited by: Dr. Ralf Beil, Uta Ruhkamp
Texts by: Dr. Ralf Beil, Urvashi Butalia, Roobina Karode, Uta Ruhkamp
Graphic Design: Mario Lombardo
Institution: Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg
Artist: Vibha Galhotra, Reena Saini Kallat, Bharti Kher, Prajakta Potnis, Mithu Sen, Tejal Shah
English
April 2018, 240 Pages
hardcover
248mm x 317mm
ISBN: 978-3-7757-4401-0
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| A new generation of female Indian artists, examined for the first time in an exhibition and catalogue
How do female Indian artists position themselves today? How do they deal with their responsibilities to society, as well as with the legacy of their feminist predecessors? What kind of language do they invent to express that which has been unarticulated? In Facing India, six  female, Indian artists devote themselves not only to the history and future of India, but also to their country in the present day. Torn between tradition and the modern world, India’s patriarchal society is in the midst of a socio-cultural transformation. In their multimedia works Vibha Galhotra (*1978), Shilpa Gupta (*1976), Bharti Kher (*1969), Prajakta Potnis (*1980), Reena Saini Kallat (*1973), Mithu Sen (*1971), and Tejal Shah (*1979) examine boundaries—a central theme in Indian society, whether they are gender-related limitations, or political, territorial, ecological, or religious boundaries. This richly illustrated publication accompanies the first thematic exhibition of Indian women artists in Germany.Exhibition: April 29 – August 26, 2018, Kunstmuseum WolfsburgThe KUNSTMUSEUM WOLFSBURG has been collecting international contemporary art since 1994. With the acquisition of key works of late modernism and important additions from contemporary art, a top-class collection has been built up. Parallel to this, the museum presents an ambitious exhibition program, tracing cultural connections for the public. The exhibition On Everyone’s Lips is curated by UTA RUHKAMP.
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