Girish Shahane
Take a look at the blog of Mumbai-based curator and critic Girish Shahane. I definitely enjoyed reading his interview and analysis of Jonathan Meese and his reading of German artists expressed in the same article:
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Experimental Film
Experimenta
(photo source as well)
"Experimenta India is an artist run platform that encourages
uncompromising, fresh, compelling and critically urgent experimentation
with the moving image in India.
Founded by filmmaker Shai Heredia in 2003, this groundbreaking
platform has over the years played a significant role in countering the
hegemony of the mainstream Indian film industry. Through nurturing an
alternative community that reflects upon, and examines the different
traces of Indian artists’ film and video, both historical and
contemporary, we engage in a series of projects that bring together
Indian and international film artists with similar creative and
socio-political concerns. Besides curating EXPERIMENTA, the critically
acclaimed bi-annual festival, we also showcase Indian experimental film
and video at international film festivals and art venues like the Tate
Modern (London), the Berlinale Film festival (Berlin), Images festival
(Toronto), EXiS festival (Seoul) amongst others.
While bringing Indian moving image art into international prominence,
we have also hosted International artists residencies in Mumbai and
Bangalore, curated regular screenings and conducted film art workshops
across India. Ultimately as an alternative community we have played a
significant role in evolving independent, new and radical discourse for
film as an art practice in India."
Galleries in Mumbai
Project 88
"Project 88 was established in downtown Mumbai in 2006 by Sree Goswami.
The 4000 square feet gallery is housed in a century old metal printing
press. The gallery supports emerging and established artists in
long-term relationships to facilitate understanding and awareness of
their continually evolving practices in India and in international
venues.
Project 88 works with a generation of emerging artists within India who are making innovative, experimental and ambitious works in all media and modes within a conceptual framework.
In a span of five years, the gallery has evolved along with these artists, adding important mid-career artists from the region and abroad, on the strength of it's committed programme. The gallery has participated in several fairs including Frieze, Arco, Hong Kong Art Fair, Art Dubai and India Art Summit. Many of its artists are in major international collections, biennales, and museum shows." (http://www.project88.in/)
Project 88 works with a generation of emerging artists within India who are making innovative, experimental and ambitious works in all media and modes within a conceptual framework.
In a span of five years, the gallery has evolved along with these artists, adding important mid-career artists from the region and abroad, on the strength of it's committed programme. The gallery has participated in several fairs including Frieze, Arco, Hong Kong Art Fair, Art Dubai and India Art Summit. Many of its artists are in major international collections, biennales, and museum shows." (http://www.project88.in/)
Art Magazines
Art India
A good way to start informing oneself:
http://artindiamag.com/quarter14_06_12/front_page.html
http://artindiamag.com/quarter14_06_12/front_page.html
Platform Magazine
http://www.platform-mag.com/
Indian Artists: Raqs Media Collective
Escapement, 2009
Mixed media artists consisting of Jeebesh Bagchi, * 1965; Monica Narula, * 1969; Shuddhabrata Sengupta, * 1968; based in New Delhi since 1992.
The installation Escapement was shown at The Global Contemporary exhibition: Twenty-seven clocks representing cities in different time zones, thus creating a map of the world.
The Global Contemporary
What
strikes me about this exhibition is the clear notion and formulation of a so-called
'global turn'. According to the underlying premise of this exhibition,
geo-political changes starting from 1989 onwards introduced the new age of
biennials ('biennialisation') saying that "Westkunst", as the
dominant art form opposed to peripheral art, is over. Concepts such as the
tendency of mapping art regions, crisis of Western definition of art, art
market critiques, Arthur C. Danto's art worlds, definitions of modernism,
Nicolas Bourriaud's altermodernity, diaspora and identity were heavily
referenced.
In my
opinion: A lot of talk about a boom of new art and new ways of art. This
impression of progress and bright future makes me sceptical...
Nevertheless, the aim of the exhibition was to show artistic productions from all over the world, that have had impacts on the global contemporary art scene so far, introducing a number of interesting works of art by many non-western artists.
Nevertheless, the aim of the exhibition was to show artistic productions from all over the world, that have had impacts on the global contemporary art scene so far, introducing a number of interesting works of art by many non-western artists.
The Global Contemporary - Kunstwelten nach 1989
17.09.2011 - 5.02.2012
ZKM Museum für Neue Kunst
www.global-contemporary.de
17.09.2011 - 5.02.2012
ZKM Museum für Neue Kunst
www.global-contemporary.de
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