EXHIBITION "The Museum Within" Recent works by Debasish Mukherjee at Akar Prakar Art Advisory, 1st Floor, 29 Hauz Khas Village > 22nd September to 5th November 2016

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22nd September : 7:00 pm Add to Calendar 22/09/2016 19:00 22/09/2016 20:30 Asia/Kolkata Opening of "The Museum Within" Recent works by Debasish Mukherjee Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/09/exhibition-museum-within-recent-works.html Akar Prakar Art Advisory, 1st Floor, 29 Hauz Khas Village, New Delhi - 110016 DD/MM/YYYY - Opening Preview
23rd September to 5th November (Sunday Closed) : 11:00 am - 7:00 pm Add to Calendar 23/09/2016 11:00 05/11/2016 19:00 Asia/Kolkata EXHIBITION "The Museum Within" Recent works by Debasish Mukherjee Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/09/exhibition-museum-within-recent-works.html Akar Prakar Art Advisory, 1st Floor, 29 Hauz Khas Village, New Delhi - 110016 DD/MM/YYYY - Exhibition on View

Entry : Free

Venue : Akar Prakar Art Advisory, 1st Floor, 29 Hauz Khas Village, New Delhi - 110016 
Landmark : Opposite L'Opera
Venue Info : www.akarprakar.com | Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Green Park(Yellow Line) - Exit Gate - Gautam Nagar'
Area : Hauz Khas

Event Description : Akar Prakar Art Adviosry presents "The Museum Within" Recent works by Debasish Mukherjee.

The Museum Within proposes alternative forms of inquiry into the keeping of Indian heritage. Do Indian museums aptly serve as custodians of material culture and collective identity? Do our historical sites deserve more respect as emblems of social history?

Donning the mantles of archaeologist, museum curator and conservator, Debasish Mukherjee reimagines these roles and reconstructs architectures and objects from his past in order to raise questions around preservation and neglect. He employs the archaeologist's quest as a way of resisting the alleged ‘ruin’ that claim many historical sites today. Mukherjee’s work stems from an impulse to urge a social awakening where communities take pride in the architectures that stand as relics of the past – sentinels of aspiration, power, function and grandeur that once was.

Debasish Mukherjee : Born in Chapra, a small town in Bihar in 1973, Debasish Mukherjee grew up amidst open spaces and railway colonies, mixing freely with people from a range of social backgrounds. He graduated from the Banaras Hindu University with a specialization in Painting in 1994, and thereafter built a career in fashion spanning two decades. He is a published poet, an avid photographer and experienced designer. Debasish lives and works in Noida.

Curated by Kanika Anand

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