This exhibition aims to go nowhere. This exhibition has art that tells stories, but the narrative, instead of moving forward, slows down and deliberates, discovering tales of stagnation
Work by Sanjeev Mirajkar. Pics courtesy/Project 88
Work by Sanjeev Mirajkar. Pics courtesy/Project 88
This exhibition aims to go nowhere. This exhibition has art that tells stories, but the narrative, instead of moving forward, slows down and deliberates, discovering tales of stagnation.
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Stalkings And Other Stories, an exhibition curated by Prajna Desai, brings together works of three artists — Rehaan Engineer, Sanjeev Mirajkar and Amitesh Shrivastava — with the theme of using narrative as a point of departure by "repeating and deliberating".
Rehaan Engineer's work from the collection, A Week By The Shore
The works of the artists, who use three distinct modes of communicating, come together in the theme resisting linear narratives. From the start, Rehaan Engineer's work has been about line drawings and words either written by hand, typeset on a manual typewriter, or rubber stamps on paper substrates.
The vocabulary of his artistic expression is a balance between clean drawing and simple photographic transfers and often crypto-ironic text on A4 size surfaces. The subjects range from philosophical texts and diaristic content to beloved shapes like his lovers' mouths.
Sanjeev Mirajkar, however, dwells more in realism. In fact, his photorealism can be considered a throwback to still-life painting. He uses moulded packaging material to create images of architectural spaces he would like to inhabit, but prefers never to build.
Amitesh Shrivastava's art is a world of vigour. His small pen and ink drawings and sizeable acrylics are made of high-velocity daubs and pointedly disconnected vignettes that re-imagine his experience of migrating to Mumbai from Chhattisgarh.
Till October 29, 6.30 pm onwards
At Project 88, ground floor, BMP Building, Narayan A Sawant Road, Azad Nagar, Colaba.
Call 22810066
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