ArtBabble: Indian Art

Jagannath Panda on "The Cult of Survival II"

Asian Art Museum — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 23:47:41 +0000

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Phantoms of Asia: Contemporary Awakens the Past

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Asian Art Museum

New Delhi-based artist Jagannath Panda lives in the burgeoning city of Gurgaon, which is one of India's major outsourcing hubs and bases of operation for global corporations. His works illustrate the city's tensions, as overdevelopment threatens natural habitats and infrastructures collapse before they are completed. Panda's mix of mythology and realism points to the evolving nature of Indian identity and experience today. His snake sculpture, "The Cult of Survival," is an expression of the danger in becoming addicted to the cycle of production and consumption in a rapidly changing world.

Dallas Museum of Art Collection: Shiva Nataraja

Dallas Museum of Art — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 03:43:28 +0000

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Dallas Museum of Art Collection

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Dallas Museum of Art

Shiva, one of the chief Hindu gods, is a very complex figure. He is the master of life, death, and rebirth; a fertility deity, worshipped in the phalic lingam; an ascetic yogi; and the loving husband of his wife, Parvati.

Suitably, this fascinating god is embodied in one of the richest artistic images in Hinduism, that of Shiva as Nataraja, or lord of the dance.

Shiva Nataraja, 11th Century, Bronze, India

Ashes to Ashes

Asian Art Museum — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:14:55 +0000

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Storytellers at the Asian Art Museum

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Asian Art Museum

Asian Art Museum storyteller, Jeff Byers, tells a story about the Hindu gods Shiva and Parvati in front of related artworks in the Asian Art Museum's collection.

A Conversation with Sanjay Patel - Words of Advice

Asian Art Museum — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:36:46 +0000

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Art Speak: Young Artists Create and Collaborate

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Asian Art Museum

Asian Art Museum Art Speak interns interview artist Sanjay Patel.

A Conversation with Sanjay Patel - On Becoming an Animator

Asian Art Museum — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:35:43 +0000

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Art Speak: Young Artists Create and Collaborate

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Asian Art Museum

Asian Art Museum Art Speak interns discuss have a conversation with artist Sanjay Patel.

A Conversation with Sanjay Patel on India and Identity

Asian Art Museum — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:35:20 +0000

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Art Speak: Young Artists Create and Collaborate

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Asian Art Museum

Asian Art Museum Art Speak interns discuss India and identity with artist and animator Sanjay Patel.

MATCHA: New Indian Cuisine

Asian Art Museum — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:28:32 +0000

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MATCHA (Art Happenings)

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Asian Art Museum

Top Chef Master Floyd Cardoz discusses and demonstrates contemporary flavors in Indian Cuisine.

Dhruv Malhotra: City Sleepers / New Contemporary Art of India @ YBCA

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:06:21 +0000

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YBCA Now

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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Dhruv Malhotra documents the Indian urban predilection for sleeping outside (by choice). In slumber, they create "little capsules of privacy" in public space. Dhruv Malhotra is part of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts' exhibition "The Matter Within: New Contemporary Art of India". • Video by Kai Hsing (proto-kai.com) • Music by YACHT via Free Music Archive (www.freemusicarchive.org) • More about the exhibition Dhruy is part of at ybca.org/matter-within

Sudarshan Shetty: Dystopia Machines / New Contemporary Art of India @ YBCA

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:06:11 +0000

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YBCA Now

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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Sudarshan Shetty builds machines on the verge of breakdown, that reflect the dystopia and uncertainty he experiences in the city life of Bombay. Sudarshan Shetty is part of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts' exhibition "The Matter Within: New Contemporary Art of India". • Video by Kai Hsing (proto-kai.com) • Music by Prince Rama via Free Music Archive (www.freemusicarchive.org) • More about the exhibition Sudarshan is part of at ybca.org/matter-within

Thukral & Tagra: Diaspora In a Bottle / New Contemporary Art of India @ YBCA

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:06:02 +0000

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YBCA Now

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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Thukral & Tagra use disposable bottles in installations and sculptures that depict the diaspora of India's youth. On a series of bottles, Thukral & Tagra portray young Indian men whose visions of success assume leaving their home country. Thukral & Tagra are part of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts' exhibition "The Matter Within: New Contemporary Art of India". • Video by Kai Hsing (proto-kai.com) • Music by Cloud Mouth via Free Music Archive (www.freemusicarchive.org) • More about the exhibition Thukral & Tagra are part of at ybca.org/matter-within