Aesthetic Responses
Presented by The Culture Story and curated by Savita Apte
13 January—14 April 2024
Aesthetic Responses wove together works from three very disparate collectors of contemporary South Asian art. While deeply rooted in the cultural and social history of South Asia, the selected works also reflected ongoing socio-political events on the global stage.
Rather than prescribing a specific reaction or proposing solutions, the exhibition embraced the dynamic and constitutive relationship between viewer and artwork, in line with South Asian aesthetic traditions. Each piece, though individually compelling, interacted with those around it—shifting, emphasizing, or transforming meaning and concept. Visitors were invited to traverse the exhibition, allowing the works’ connotations, moods, and interpretations to transport them into imaginative spaces and experiences.
Artists:
Adeela Suleman (Pakistan), Adeel Zafar (Pakistan), Gopa Trivedi (India), Hamra Abbas (Pakistan), Rashid Rana (Pakistan), Reena Saini Kallat (India), Sovan Kumar (India), Sunil Gawde (India), Tayeba Begum Lipi (Bangladesh), Waswo X. Waswo (USA)
Read the essay about the exhibition here.
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