A wider canvas for public art

A file pic of a mural painting outside Naval Dockyard Mumbai Though the city has traditionally been a hub for Indian contemporary art public art remains limited to a few venues PICsAFPThe National Gallery of Modern Art NGMA Mumbai will be showcasing some neverseenbefore paintings of the Indian artist Amrita SherGil by May end Perhaps one of the biggest shows by the gallery in 2014 the show titled Amrita SherGil The Passionate Quest is curated by Yashodhara Dalmia and will have around 100 paintings including works like Brahmacharis and the Bridersquos Toilet Watch out for outreach programmes including dedicated gallery walks and film screenings to reintroduce the artist to MumbaikarsA selfportrait of artist Amrita SherGil Pic courtesyNGMAON May 2014TIME 11 am to 6 pm except Mondays and national holidaysAT National Gallery of Modern Art Sir Cowasji Jehangir Public Hall MG Road FortCALL 22881969Experimentations with presentationA couple of months ago Gallery Maskara located on the SBS Road in Colaba had put a video art installation on display The installation The Trophy by Ruben Belllinkx had six projectors screening the same image from six different anglesPic courtesyGallery MaskaraSakshi Gallery Surendran NairLook out for solo show by senior artist Surendran Nair whose surrealistic works explore myth using symbols and tales from Indian and Western mythologies Also planned are solo shows by Samanta Batra Mehta and Fariba Alam and works of recipients of the Arte Laguna prize later this yearHand to Mouth by Surendran Nair File PicON May 2014 onwardsTIME 11 am to 6 pmAT Sakshi Art Gallery 619 Grants Building Arthur Bunder Road ColabaCALL 66103424CSMVS Alice BonerThe Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya CSMVS will host sculptures paintings and photographs of Swiss painter sculptor and art historian Alice Boner The show slated for November will feature the collection of Zurichrsquos Rietberg Museum Bonerrsquos link with India dates to the 1920s when she travelled with Uday ShankarA picture of Uday Shankar photographed by Alice Boner pic courtesyRietberg MuseumON November 2014 TIME 1015 am to 6 pm AT 159161 MG Road Kala Ghoda CALL 22844519Gallery Maskara Max StreicherKnown for curating shows of lesserpopular mediums like video Gallery Maskara will be hosting Canadian artist Max Streicher after June Streicher is known for his volatile floating sculptures made from items like nylon paper vinyl and tight rope etc The nature of his works lend them a very interactive character making them an apt form of public artFloating Giants by Max Streicher Pic courtesyMax streicherSome of his most popular works include Endgame Coulrophobia Architecture of Cloud and Ashwamedh among others The gallery will also host works of artist Mansoor Ali opening on May 8 and T Venkanarsquos new series of paintings later this yearON Post June 2014TIME 11 am to 7 pmAT Gallery Maskara SBS Road 3rd Pasta Lane Railway Colony Badhwar Park Apollo Bunder Colaba CALL 22023056LOG ON TO wwwgallerymaskaracomArt Musings Jayasri BurmanArt Musings have curated a special show of works by the Indian artist Jayasri Burman in the month of November The show however will open at the Jehangir Art Gallery and after 10 days will move to the Art Musings galleryON November 2014TIME 11 am to 7 pm AT Art Musings 1 Admiralty BuildingColaba Cross Lane Colaba Causeway Cuffe Parade CALL 22163339Tarq Zishaan Akbar LatifTarq art galleryrsquos photography show 95 Mani Villa is a personal memoir between artist Zishaan Akbar Latif and his grandfather These moments were captured in the last three years of his grandfatherrsquos life as it attempts to gauge this personality in Latifrsquos familyA photograph from the show 95 Mani Villa Pic courtesyTarqON June 2014 AT Tarq F3536 Dhanraj Mahal CSM Marg Apollo Bunder Colaba TIME 11 am to 7 pm CALL 66150424 LOG ON TO wwwtarqin