HERE THERE NOW
Contemporary Art from India
Gallery Soulflower, Bangkok
October 1st – November 3rd 2007
Arunkumar HG
Tushar Joag Vineet Kacker
Pushpamala N
Justin Ponmany
Prajakta Potnis
Sharmila Samant
Gigi Scaria
Mithu Sen and Kumar Kanti Sen
Curator: Brian Curtin
Opening ceremony on Saturday, September 29th at 6.30
Her Excellency Latha Reddy, Indian Ambassador to Thailand, will be in the chief guest.
HERE, THERE, NOW is an exhibition that celebrates contemporary art from India. All the artists have international reputations and HERE, THERE, NOW showcases the diversity of materials, methods and concerns that underline these reputations. Central to HERE, THERE, NOW is the recognition that the work of these artists constitutes a necessary aspect of what the ‘contemporary’ means. These artists actively contribute to the international significance of contemporary art practices. All the more so because of their individual histories, culturally nuanced understandings, and particular uses of different media. Within global terms, the critical ambition to offer strict definitions of how art functions for the contemporary context is all but obsolete. Moreover, attempts to theorize the relationship of non-Western artists to occidental ‘others’ can appear misguided in view of trans-national movement and exchange. HERE, THERE, NOW celebrates these insights, highlighting the value of departures as well as connections and dissonance as well as correspondence across the breadth of contemporary Indian art and beyond.
