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.
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.
The Global Contemporary - Kunstwelten nach 1989 17.09.2011 - 5.02.2012 ZKM Museum für Neue Kunst www.global-contemporary.de
