Episode 1

Anpu Varkey’s Summer’s Children at KNMA as part of ‘Young Artists of Our Times’ series curated by Akansha Rastogi, 2019. Image courtesy: KNMA

Exhibition view of ‘Right to Laziness… No, strike that! Sidewalking with the man saying sorry’, a thought-form for ‘Young Artists of Our Times’ devised by Akansha Rastogi at KNMA in January 2020. Image courtesy: KNMA

 


Exhibition view of ‘Smell Assembly’, presenting artistic research by two anthropologists Ishita Dey and Mohamed Sayeed. The first exhibition under the evolving form of ‘Young Artists of Our Times’ curated by Akansha Rastogi at the museum, 2019. Image courtesy: KNMA

Exhibition view of community project and exhibition ‘What Place is Kitchen? What Place Community?’ with Revue and other community members at KNMA, curated by Akansha Rastogi in 2018. Image courtesy: KNMA


Installation view of Sheba Chhachhi's Water Diviner (2008), Books, water, light, video projection and lightboxes. Mounted at the KNMA in 2013. Image courtesy: KNMA.

LN Tallur's Unicode Bronze,Coin and Concrete

183X152X 117cm. 

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Bharti Kher, Skin Speaks a Language not its Own, 2006, Bindis on fiberglass. Collection: KNMA. Image courtesy: KNMA

Nikhil Chopra’s thirty six hour long performance ‘Blackening V’ at the museum and adjoining mall as part of ‘Inhabiting the Museum’ performance series curated by Akansha Rastogi, 4-5 May 2013. Image courtesy: KNMA

Studio room from the exhibition ‘A view to infinity: Nasreen Mohamedi’ curated by Roobina Karode, KNMA, 2013. Image courtesy: KNMA

Himmat Shah's silver paintings (mid-20th c.) from Himmat Shah's retrospective 'Hammer on the Square', curated by Roobina Karode, KNMA, 2015-16. Image courtesy: KNMA 

Vivan Sundaram's pop art works (1965-66) from Vivan Sundaram's retrospective 'Step inside and you are no longer a stranger', curated by Roobina Karode, KNMA, 2018. Image courtesy: KNMA 


Installation view of Amar Kanwar’s exhibition ‘Such a Morning’ at the KNMA Cellar in Okhla in 2019. Image courtesy: KNMA.

Entrance façade of Arpita Singh’s retrospective ‘Submergence: in the midst of here and there’, curated by Roobina Karode at KNMA in 2019. Image courtesy: KNMA

Installation view of Nalini Malani's retrospective 'You Can't Keep Acid In A Paper Bag', curated by Roobina Karode at KNMA in 2014. Image courtesy: KNMA

Jeram Patel Gestalt in Tin 1962, Blowtorch, tin sheet and nails on laminated wood 23 x 24 inches. From Jeram Patel's retrospective the 'Dark Loam: Between memory and membrane', curated by Roobinaa Karode at KNMA in 2016. Image courtesy: KNMA

Rameshwar Broota Untold Story, 1976, Oil on CanvasRameshwar Broota Untold Story 1976, Oil on Canvas. From Rameshwar Broota's retrospective 'Visions of Interiority: Interrogating the male body', curated by Roobinaa Karode at KNMA in 2015. Image courtesy: KNMA

Rap-through of Jeram Patel’s retrospective 'Dark Loam: Between memory and membrane' at KNMA with Khirkee-17 collective of young rappers, 28 October 2016. 

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Exhibition view of KG Subramanyan's book covers from 'Anatomy Lessons: Artist. Pedagogue. Poet. Scholar'. curated by Roobina Karode at KNMA in 2016. 

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Exhibition view of Haku Shah’s exhibition ‘Iss ghat antar bagh bagiche’ at KNMA, 2019. Image courtesy: KNMA

View of MF Husain’s exhibition ‘Yatra: The Rooted Nomad’ at KNMA as part of a string of seven exhibitions ‘Stretched Terrains’ curated by Roobina Karode, 2017. Image courtesy: KNMA

View of SH Raza’s exhibition ‘The Black Sun’ at KNMA in 2017 as part of a string of seven exhibitions ‘Stretched Terrains’ curated by Roobina Karode. Image courtesy: KNMA

View of FN Souza’s exhibition ‘Man Grinding his Teeth’ at KNMA in 2017 as part of a string of seven exhibitions ‘Stretched Terrains’ curated by Roobina Karode. Image courtesy: KNMA

Installation view of Asheem Ahluwalia’s film ‘Events in a Cloud Chamber’ (2016) in the eponymous exhibition at KNMA in 2017. Image courtesy: KNMA

Installation view of Nalini Malani’s double-channel video ‘Utopia’ (1969/76) in the exhibition ‘Events in a Cloud Chamber’ at KNMA in 2017. Image courtesy: KNMA

 


Installation view of Nasreen Mohamedi's photograms (mid-20th c.) in the exhibition ‘Events in a Cloud Chamber’ at KNMA in 2017. Image courtesy: KNMA


Installation view of Jangarh Singh Shyam exhibition 'A Conjuror's Archive', curated by Jyotindra Jain at KNMA in 2018-2019. 

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Details of Vivan Sundaram’s installation Memorial: 1993 – 2014, when installed at KNMA in 2014 as part of the exhibition ‘Is it What You Think?’ Image courtesy: KNMA

Detail of Rummana Hussain’s ‘Fragments’ (1993; Set of five works, Wood, Paint on Acrylic, Gheru Powder and Terracotta. Collection: Talwar Gallery, New York and New Delhi). Image courtesy: KNMA

Installation view of Amar Kanwar's The Lightning Testimonies (2007) at KNMA in 2014. Image courtesy: KNMA


Installation view of Ashim Purkayastha's 'Shelter' at the India Pavilion, 58th Venice Biennale, Venice, curated by Roobina Karode and organised by Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, KNMA, NGMA and CII. Image courtesy: KNMA

View of Atul Dodiya’s installation ‘Broken Branches’ (2002. Nine wooden cabinets containing hand-coloured framed photographs, used artificial limbs, tools, found objects, billboard paintings. Collection: Shumita and Arani Bose, New York) at the India Pavilion, 58th Venice Biennale, Venice, curated by Roobina Karode and organised by Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, KNMA, NGMA and CII. Image courtesy: KNMA

Still from Amar Kanwar's Such A Morning  (2019) as part of the exhibition Delirium/Equilibrium in 2019 . Image courtesy: KNMA


Still from Naeem Mohaiemen's Two Meetings and a Funeral (2017)  as part of the exhibition 'Delirium/Equilibrium' in 2019. Image courtesy: KNMA