Pro.Ject 2015.03 "Reversal Reality" an exhibition of Artworks by Tayeba Begum Lipi at Shrine Empire Gallery, 7, Friends Colony (West) > 21st January to 21st February 2015

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21st January : 6:00 pm Add to Calendar 21-01-2015 18:00:00 21-01-2015 19:30:00 68 Pro.Ject 2015.03 "Reversal Reality" an exhibition of Artworks by Tayeba Begum Lipi Event Page : http://goo.gl/cxi4EP Shrine Empire Gallery, 7, Friends Colony (West), New Delhi - 110 065 DD/MM/YYYY - Opening with a talk.
22nd January to 21st February : 10:00 am - 6:00 pm (Sunday Closed) Add to Calendar 22-01-2015 10:00:00 21-02-2015 18:00:00 68 Pro.Ject 2015.03 "Reversal Reality" an exhibition of Artworks by Tayeba Begum Lipi Event Page : http://goo.gl/cxi4EP Shrine Empire Gallery, 7, Friends Colony (West), New Delhi - 110 065 DD/MM/YYYY - Exhibition on View

Entry : Free

Venue : Shrine Empire Gallery, 7, Friends Colony (West), New Delhi - 110 065

Venue Info : www.shrineempiregallery.com | Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Kalkaji Mandir(Violet Line)'

Event Description : Pro.Ject 2015.03 "Reversal Reality" an exhibition of Artworks by Tayeba Begum Lipi.

The show documents Tayeba’s meeting with Anonya, a member of the transgender community and her exposure to the odds of society. A constant comparison of their reversed experiences of childhood led her to confront her own notions and memories. The show reflects not just this constant comparison of two different childhoods, but also of the loneliness and rejection faced by a transgender.

The show will include two channel videos of 7 minute duration, created by Tayeba on this subject as well as two cascades made with razor blades. It also focuses on creating Tayeba as a parallel character to Anonya. Tayeba has tried to trace Anonya’ s life through the show, from a happy childhood to a growing isolation because of her physical condition, using the latter’s old childhood photographs. Anonya’s love for shoes, bags and cosmetics, like any other woman, is reflected in the shoes and bag created using gold plated safety pins. A reflection of her life, as well as a critique of all the pain and isolation she has been through, this series is a sensitive documentation of the self-identification of the artist as a woman with a transgender. It uses items from Anonya’s personal collection or preferences to show the razor sharp pain of her life, and yet perhaps the delight she would find in small things as well.

About the Artist :
Tayeba Begum Lipi was born and brought up in Bangladesh. She studied at the Institute of Fine Art, at the University of Dhaka, and is also the co-founder of the Britto’s Art Trust. 

She has shown her work extensively both in Dhaka and other countries. Mini Residency as part of ‘No Country’ by Guggenheim NY at Asia Society Hong Kong Center; Curatorial Research residency at Gasworks, London; ARThink South Asia Fellowship Residency in Delhi by Goethe Institut and British Council, India. She has also participated at IMMA, the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland; CillRialaig project, Ballinskelligs, Co. Kerry, Ireland; Gallery ’68-elf’ Cologne, Germany and Arts Council of Central Finland, Jyvaskyla, Finland.

Tayeba has been the recipient of many awards and grants. She has been among the the ‘Ananya Top Ten Women of the Year’ in 2014. She has also been awarded the Civitella Ranieri Fellowship, Umbertide, Italy. She has also won the “Grand Prize” at the 11th Asian Art Biennale, Bangladesh 2004. She has also been awarded a one year Fellowship by the Artist Aminul Islam Trust, Bangladesh. 
She has numerous solo shows, as well as group shows to her credit.

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