In pictures: Exhibition explores myriad art practices

A new art exhibition explores myriad art practices of stalwarts as well as young artists. Titled Parsec, the group show at Gallery Ark in Vadodara, brings together 19 artists; Aaiushi Beniwal, 2016, Black Drawing (Source: Gallery Ark)

Alexander Gorlizki, 2021, Let me count the ways (Source: Gallery Ark)

Exhibiting artists include Aaiushi Beniwal, Alexander Gorlizki, Aniket Bhagwat, Deepak Agasthya, Indrapramit Roy, Jyoti Bhatt, K. G. Subramanyan, Kadamboor Neeraj, Kaizad Modi, Mrugen Rathod, Nihaal Faizal, Rekha Rodwittiya, Roshan Chhabria, Sarasija Subramanian, Shilpa Rangnekar, Teja Gavankar, Vasudevan Akkitham, Vimal Ambaliya and Walter D’Souza; Indrapramit Roy, 2021, Soliloquy (Source: Gallery Ark)

Jyoti Bhatt, 2019, Self Portrait (1976), Reincarnation of etching (Source: Gallery Ark)

The exhibition is on view till May 31, 2022; K G Subramanyan, 2015, Untitled (Source: Gallery Ark)

Kadamboor Neeraj, Handheld, 2019-2020 (Source: Gallery Ark)

According to the press statement, the title of the show, Parsec, is a reference to a unit measure of distance, equal to 3.26 lightyears, most famously referenced in the Star Wars movies as a measure of time – “[the Millenium Falcon] made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs”. The word itself is a portmanteau derived from two words, ‘Parallax’ and ‘Second’ respectively, and literally means ‘a parallax of one second’; Mrugen Rathod, Comfortable Object (Source: Gallery Ark)

Rekha Rodwittiya, 2010, Letters of the Universe - When the sun and moon fall asleep, only then can I dance so naked (Source: Gallery Ark)

In the context of the exhibition, Parsec alludes to the Ark organisation’s evolution through the experience of platforming myriad practices and sharing these with an audience whose experiences and responses have shaped the cornerstones for the next chapter, noted the statement; Rekha Rodwittiya, 2010, Letters of the Universe (Source: Gallery Ark)

Sarasija Subramanian, 2017-2018, And then the lotus eaters came (Source: Gallery Ark)

This is Gallery Ark's last commercial exhibition as they transition into its new role as the Ark Foundation; Teja Gavankar, Cuboid (Source: Gallery Ark)

Vasudevan Akkitham, 2021, Passage to Night (Source: Gallery Ark)

Vimal Ambaliya, 2013, Fight (Source: Gallery Ark)

It has been curated by Nupur Dalmia, the curator-director of Gallery Ark; Walter D_Souza, Tribute to Mr Cooper 1974 (Source: Gallery Ark)