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| Ravinder Reddy's monumental gold head at the centre of the exhibition |
The Pompidou Centre presents
Paris-Delhi-Bombay, an exhibition bringing together the work of fifty French and Indian artists, two thirds of which was created especially for the project, to explore the question "What is India today?"
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| Hema Upadhyay |
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| ORLAN Drap-peaux hybrides |
At the entrance to the exhibition is
ORLAN's twinkling
Draps-peaux Hybrides - a large sequined combination of the French and Indian flags - marking a pseudo passport control where you present your ticket in order to enter begin the voyage of contemporary Indian via this vast and varied body of work.
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| Gilles Barbier |
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| Pierre & Gilles |
The exhibition space is centred on Ravinder Reddy's monumental gold sculpted head, which exalts the ordinary Indian woman to the status of a god to be revered. Branching out from this are six different spaces, each with their own theme - Politics, Urban Development, Religion, Home, Identity and Craft - in which the works of French and Indian artists respond to the notion of Indian contemporary culture and create a dialogue within the space, through the media of painting, sculpture, film and installation.
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| Sakshi Gupta |
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| Jean-Michel Othoniel |
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| Philippe Ramette |
Paris-Delhi-Bombay is a rich, varied, vibrant and vast exhibition, for a rich, varied, vibrant and vast subject matter.
Until 19th September, 2011.
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| Bharti Kher |
Place Georges Pompidou
75004 Paris
All images copyright Kim Laidlaw Adrey
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ReplyDeleteIs it worth a go, Kim? Did you really like it?
ReplyDeleteI loved it! Definitely worth going to!
ReplyDeleteExcellent, I live around the corner from the Pompidou...will certainly check this out. Thanks!
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ReplyDeleteThank you, MademoisElla! Did you manage to go and check it out? The exhibition finishes tommorrow!
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