MATI India presents "Moving the Centre" a fund raising Folk Art show at Open Palm Court Gallery, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road > 13th-18th March 2013

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Time : 
13th March : 6:30 pm - Inauguration by Mr. Muttuswamy Varadarajan, Former secretary, Culture, Govt. of India
14th to 18th March : 11:00 am - 8:00 pm - Exhibition on View

Entry : Free

Place : Open Palm Court Gallery, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
Parking : Gate No. 1 to 3 ( Cars ), Gate No. 2 ( Bikes & Bicycles )

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Area : Lodhi Road Area Events

Event Description : MATI India invites you to ‘Moving the Centre’ a fund raising show. Folk Art in India has only recently being acknowledged as an intrinsic part of contemporary expression and the standing of folk+tribal art as a frozen tradition. It is true that some masters have been recognised as extra ordinary sculptors or painters, yet we treat contemporary art and folk+tribal art as two different streams. One of the agenda's for MATI India is to rework this polarised relationship. It is not just because aeroplanes entered Madhubani Paintings fifteen years ago, but also because contemporary art rural India is bursting with creative and technical brilliance and is definitely a part of our contemporary viewing culture. Moving the Center  is a show celebrating this breaking of boundaries, showcasing some of the best modernist and contemporary folk+tribal art. The show will be inaugurated by Mr. Muthusamy Varadarajan.

The show is curated by Siddhartha Tagore and Rahul Bhattacharya which will feature some of the best of contemporary folk and tribal art of India comprising master artists like Jangarh Singh Shyam, Kaushal Prasad and Jaidev Baghel, along with some emerging names in its pictorial and sculptural expression. The exhibition will bring together contemporary painting traditions from Saura, Gond, Warli, and large scale stunning sculptures from Bastar.  The narrative scroll painting tradition will be showcased through Pichwais, Pata Chitras, Raghurajpur, Santhal and Bengal scrolls along with masks from Bastar, Bengal, and the Bodo region. Many of these artworks have a history of ritualistic contexts, but have now become an integral part of contemporary visual culture. 

Many of these art works have a history in ritualistic contexts, but have now become an integral part of contemporary visual culture. 

The proceeds from the fun raiser will go towards seeding the Contemporary Folk and Tribal Art Archive, and funding short term research projects and residencies at the MATI residency at Puri. 

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