"To Let the World In" A two-volume film at C. D. Deshmukh Auditorium, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 4pm on 16th November 2013

Time : 4:00 pm

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Pre-Registration required. To register write to ndh.events@eda.admin.ch

Place : C. D. Deshmukh Auditorium, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
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Event Description : To Let the World In - A two-volume film that looks at a significant period in the history of contemporary Indian art, featuring thirty artists born over six decades. 

4:00 pm : To Let the World In – Vol. 1 (93 min; 2013; dvd; English & with subtitles)
Cinematography and direction: Avijit Mukul Kishore who will introduce the film
Volume I of the film features two generations of artists born in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Artists featured in this volume are Arpita Singh, Gulammohammed Sheikh, Vivan Sundaram, Nilima Sheikh, Nalini Malani and Sudhir Patwardhan, along with art critic and curator, Geeta Kapur. The artists talk about their practice and the friendships among the group, in the context of this significant period in Indian art history.

6:00 pm : To Let the World In – Vol. II (55 min; 2013; dvd; English & with subtitles)
Cinematography and direction: Avijit Mukul Kishore who will introduce the film
Volume II features the next generation of artists, born in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. The senior artists among them started their practices on the cusp of India’s economic liberalization and the aggressive assertion of religious fundamentalism in politics, following the demolition of the Babri Masjid and the riots that followed. The artists featured in this volume include Anju Dodiya, Nataraj Sharma, Gigi Scaria, Tushar Joag, Riyas Komu, Shilpa Gupta, Gargi Raina, Sharmila Samant, T.V. Santosh, Jitish Kallat, Sumakshi Singh and Archana Hande

Screening will be followed by a discussion.

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"To Let the World In" A two-volume film at C. D. Deshmukh Auditorium, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 4pm on 16th November 2013 "To Let the World In" A two-volume film at C. D. Deshmukh Auditorium, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 4pm on 16th November 2013 Reviewed by DelhiEvents on Saturday, November 16, 2013 Rating: 5

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