Journalism of Courage
A new art exhibition traces the history of art practice. The virtual show by DAG offers a glimpse of the scope and variety of Indian modernism through hundred of artworks by artists in the Edition 2 of The Centum Series; Temple's Inner Room by Eric Bowen. (Source: PR Handout)
The show features artworks including still-lifes and landscapes, watercolours, oil and acrylic canvases and sculpture, by artists based across the country’s length and breadth at its most important art centres, aligned with different collectives or art movements across an eventful 100 years; Serravalle by Walter Langhammer. (Source: PR Handout)
The exhibition which opened on June 11, 2021 on the gallery website runs until June 17, 2021. It explores a rich diversity in Indian modernism with a dizzying succession of artists who have each carved a niche for themselves; Untitled (Mother and Child) by Ram Kumar. (Source: PR Handout)
Untitled by Satish Gujral (Source: PR Handout)
Some of the renowned artists include M F Husain, Jamini Roy, Nandalal Bose, Ram Kumar, F N Souza and Bikash Bhattacharjee; Untitled (Reclining Figure) by Jogen Chowdhury. (Source: PR Handout)
The show also features artworks by names like Gogi Saroj Pal, K Laxma Goud, Prokash Karmakar, Paritosh Sen, Rabin Mondal; the alternate modernists such as Satish Gujral, Bikash Bhattacharjee, AA Raiba, P T Reddy; the avant-garde Prabhakar Barwe, Jyoti Bhatt, Eric Bowen, Shobha Broota, Jagmohan Chopra, Amitava, Bimal Dasgupta, G R Santosh and many others; Face IV by Rabin Mondal. (Source: PR Handout)
“Open to influences from the West, reaching deep into the roots of their own culture, exploring and experimenting across mediums, absorbing ideas, reinterpreting established norms, Indian art defies any easily tailored silos to carve for itself a confident assertion of its own identity within a global context, while being a part of its larger assimilative journey. It is this we hope to explore with The Centum Series, explained Ashish Anand, CEO and MD at DAG; Candle Light by Laxman Pai. (Source: PR Handout)
"Round numbers are attractive, so we picked one hundred as our choice for this medley of artists and artworks that offers you a unique opportunity to acquire Indian modern art at attractive prices specially tailored for this sale”, stated Anand; Untitled (Shiva Asking for Alms) by Early Bengal. (Source: PR Handout)
Since 1996, DAG has been credited with bringing to the forefront lesser-known masters through its exhibitions and books, important historic retrospectives and expositions that have taken place at its galleries in New Delhi, Mumbai and New York. DAG has been responsible for sharing their works with viewers at biennales such as Kochi-Muziris and Shanghai, as well as at international fairs such as Art Basel Hong Kong, Armory New York, Art Dubai, Masterpiece London and India Art Fair; Untitled by Bikash Bhattacharjee. (Source: PR Handout)
Untitled by Sohan Qadri. (Source: PR Handout)
