Top Banner
MEENAKSHI SENGUPTA ‘FLAVOUR CHART’ Show Information: Curator: Abhay Maskara Preview: August 8, 2013, 6:30pm to 9:30pm Show Dates: August 9 – September 28, 2013 Location: Gallery Maskara, 6/7 3 rd Pasta Lane, Colaba, Mumbai – 400 005 Gallery Timings: 11am to 7pm, Tuesday – Saturday Mumbai, India – July 26, 2013: Gallery Maskara is pleased to announce artist Meenakshi Sengupta’s debut solo show Flavour Chart at Gallery Maskara. Meenakshi appropriates a variety of familiar motifs and themes from both the Indian and Western pictorial traditions. She recontextualizes them in the light of contemporary issues; combining icons of “high” art and those of mass culture with wit and irony to redefine their role as cultural signifiers. “I use painted images and photographs alike, just as I take advantage of a range of media – from gouache to serigraphy and digital prints, to articulate my ideas. My exposure to the various pictorial traditions of India gave me the opportunity to explore traditional Indian miniature painting. While traditional Indian painting is grounded in mythology, I push formal and aesthetic boundaries to produce new meaning.” The fundamentally hybrid character of her work subverts the obsolete “tradition/modernity”, or “Indian/western” dichotomy. It undermines the perception of art as a mirror of a state of cultural purity, and underscores its discursive character as shaped by history and culture. About the artist – Meenakshi Sengupta Meenakshi Sengupta was born in 1987, Kolkota, India and holds a B.V.A. 2011 (Painting), from the University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India and a M.F.A. 2013 (Painting) with distinction (Gold Medal), from the Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, India. In her work, Sengupta uses traditional pictorial representation to push formal and aesthetic conventions producing new meaning. Using wit and irony she explores gender relationships in contemporary life. In 2010, Sengupta's work was shown at the GenNext at Aakriti Gallery, Kolkota, India and the Annual Exhibitions of the Camlin Art Foundation and the Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, India. In 20112012 her work was part of group shows at Studio 21 and La Mere, Kolkota, India and Nandan Gallery, Santiniketan as well as the Mumbai Gallery Weekend, Mumbai, India. In 2013, she will have her solo debut at Gallery Maskara, Mumbai, India.
3

Press Release - Meenakshi Sengupta at Gallery Maskara Sengupta/pre… · About!Gallery!Maskara! GalleryMaskarahasaclearandcompellingmissiontotakinga globaland!multidisciplinary ...

Apr 30, 2020

Download

Documents

dariahiddleston
Welcome message from author
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
Transcript
Page 1: Press Release - Meenakshi Sengupta at Gallery Maskara Sengupta/pre… · About!Gallery!Maskara! GalleryMaskarahasaclearandcompellingmissiontotakinga globaland!multidisciplinary ...

 MEENAKSHI  SENGUPTA  

‘FLAVOUR  CHART’    

Show  Information:  Curator:  Abhay  Maskara  Preview:  August  8,  2013,  6:30pm  to  9:30pm  Show  Dates:  August  9  –  September  28,  2013  Location:  Gallery  Maskara,  6/7  3rd  Pasta  Lane,  Colaba,  Mumbai  –  400  005  Gallery  Timings:  11am  to  7pm,  Tuesday  –  Saturday    Mumbai,  India  –  July  26,  2013:  Gallery  Maskara  is  pleased  to  announce  artist  Meenakshi  Sengupta’s  debut  solo  show  Flavour  Chart  at  Gallery  Maskara.    Meenakshi  appropriates  a  variety  of  familiar  motifs  and  themes  from  both  the  Indian  and  Western  pictorial  traditions.  She  re-­‐contextualizes  them  in  the  light  of  contemporary  issues;  combining  icons  of  “high”  art  and  those  of  mass  culture  with  wit  and  irony  to  redefine  their  role  as  cultural  signifiers.    “I  use  painted  images  and  photographs  alike,  just  as  I  take  advantage  of  a  range  of  media  –  from  gouache  to  serigraphy  and  digital  prints,  to  articulate  my  ideas.  My  exposure  to  the  various  pictorial  traditions  of  India  gave  me  the  opportunity  to  explore  traditional  Indian  miniature  painting.  While  traditional  Indian  painting  is  grounded  in  mythology,  I  push  formal  and  aesthetic  boundaries  to  produce  new  meaning.”    The  fundamentally  hybrid  character  of  her  work  subverts  the  obsolete  “tradition/modernity”,  or  “Indian/western”  dichotomy.  It  undermines  the  perception  of  art  as  a  mirror  of  a  state  of  cultural  purity,  and  underscores  its  discursive  character  as  shaped  by  history  and  culture.      About  the  artist  –  Meenakshi  Sengupta  Meenakshi  Sengupta  was  born  in  1987,  Kolkota,  India  and  holds  a  B.V.A.  2011  (Painting),  from  the  University  of  Calcutta,  Kolkata,  India  and  a  M.F.A.  2013  (Painting)  with  distinction  (Gold  Medal),  from  the  Maharaja  Sayajirao  University,  Baroda,  India.  In  her  work,  Sengupta  uses  traditional  pictorial  representation  to  push  formal  and  aesthetic  conventions  producing  new  meaning.  Using  wit  and  irony  she  explores  gender  relationships  in  contemporary  life.  In  2010,  Sengupta's  work  was  shown  at  the  Gen-­‐Next  at  Aakriti  Gallery,  Kolkota,  India  and  the  Annual  Exhibitions  of  the  Camlin  Art  Foundation  and  the  Academy  of  Fine  Arts,  Kolkata,  India.  In  2011-­‐2012  her  work  was  part  of  group  shows  at  Studio  21  and  La  Mere,  Kolkota,  India  and  Nandan  Gallery,  Santiniketan  as  well  as  the  Mumbai  Gallery  Weekend,  Mumbai,  India.  In  2013,  she  will  have  her  solo  debut  at  Gallery  Maskara,  Mumbai,  India.    

Page 2: Press Release - Meenakshi Sengupta at Gallery Maskara Sengupta/pre… · About!Gallery!Maskara! GalleryMaskarahasaclearandcompellingmissiontotakinga globaland!multidisciplinary ...

Reference  Images    

 Jhoolan,  2012  Opaque  watercolour  on  wasli  paper  18.75  x  29  inches      

 Family  Politics,  2013  Opaque  watercolour  on  wasli  paper  17.75  x  29.75  inches  

Page 3: Press Release - Meenakshi Sengupta at Gallery Maskara Sengupta/pre… · About!Gallery!Maskara! GalleryMaskarahasaclearandcompellingmissiontotakinga globaland!multidisciplinary ...

     About  Gallery  Maskara  Gallery  Maskara  has  a  clear  and  compelling  mission  to  taking  a  global  and  multidisciplinary  approach  to  art  that  responds  to  the  cultural  fabric  of  our  time  thus  fueling  critical  dialogue,  collaboration,  and  public  engagement.  More  simply  put  it  is  to  EXHIBIT  AND  PROMOTE  ART  OF  THE  PRESENT.      The  gallery  is  located  in  the  heart  of  downtown  Mumbai  between  2nd  and  3rd  Pasta  lane  in  Colaba,  and  functions  as  a  hub  for  the  exploration  of  emerging  ideas  in  the  contemporary  art.  The  freestanding  3,250  square  foot  building  served  as  a  cotton  godown  during  India’s  pre  independence  era  and  has  been  renovated  by  noted  conservation  architect  Rahul  Mehrotra  to  maintain  its  historic  character.  With  a  nearly  50  feet  ceiling  height  and  walls  that  run  100  feet  in  length,  the  cavernous  space  marks  a  shift  from  the  typical  white  cube  neutral  space  and  is  raw  yet  flexible,  making  the  building  extremely  well-­‐suited  for  contemporary  art  practices.    For  more  information,  visit:  http://www.gallerymaskara.com      Media  Contact:  Abhay  Maskara  Gallery  Maskara  Mobile:  +91  9819986485  Phone:  +91  22  22023056  E-­‐mail:  [email protected]