"Café Canvas" a conversation between Roobina Karode, Ina Puri and Kishore Singh on artist Rabin Mondal at Delhi Art Gallery, 11, Hauz Khas Village > 5pm-7pm on 28th March 2015

Time : 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Add to Calendar 28-03-2015 17:00:00 28-03-2015 19:00:00 68 "Café Canvas" a conversation between Roobina Karode, Ina Puri and Kishore Singh on artist Rabin Mondal Event Page : http://goo.gl/w84VWB Delhi Art Gallery, 11, Hauz Khas Village, New Delhi - 110016 DD/MM/YYYY

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served Basis)

Venue : Delhi Art Gallery, 11, Hauz Khas Village, New Delhi - 110016
Venue Info : www.delhiartgallery.com | Nearest Metro Station - 'Green Park(Yellow Line)'
Area : Hauz Khas

Event Description : "Café Canvas" a conversation between Roobina Karode, Ina Puri and Kishore Singh on artist Rabin Mondal.

Delhi Art Gallery is pleased to present Café Canvas, a conversation between Roobina Karode, Ina Puri and Kishore Singh on Rabin Mondal amidst the latest exhibition of the artist entitled Kingdom of Exile: A Rabin Mondal Retrospective. The conversation revisits Rabin Mondal’s art, recognizes him as a truly unique Indian modernist and his artistic oeuvre within the extraordinary diversity and range of modern Indian art.

Belonging to the post-Independence generation of modernist artists in Bengal, Rabin Mondal grew up with experiences of the Bengal Famine, debilitating childhood illness and the strife and suffering of the violence-torn years in Calcutta of the 1960s and 1970s. These deeply marked his psyche and found expression in his art, as he trained his unrelenting gaze on the darkness in the human soul, plumbing society’s underbelly in his continued explorations of the themes of corruption of power, alienation, suffering and tyranny. His expressionistic imagery, figuration, colours and compositions that have been compared with primitivist and tribal art heighten these themes, overwhelming the viewer who is permitted no escape from their claustrophobic confines, terrifying for their unremitting hopelessness.

Conveying great power and strength of artistic intent, Rabin Mondal’s art is a significant milestone in Indian modernism, made stronger by his unswerving commitment to his art during his entire career in rejection of populist and market demands.

ABOUT CAFÉ CANVAS
Cafe Canvas is an outreach initiative by Delhi Art Gallery, an intensive programme to break barriers between art and public, make it accessible to all, and develop an experiential relationship based on interaction and involvement. Its objective is to encourage public to engage with art through meaningful discussions with scholars, artists, collectors, curators through the exhibitions within the gallery space. It offers multidisciplinary perspectives on different aspects of Indian Modern Art.

Such fascinating conversations are scheduled monthly in sync with the ongoing exhibition. They provide the audience insightful approaches to art, hence making their visit more engrossing and comprehensive. Complementary refreshments give such gatherings an informal touch.

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