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RANJANI SHETTAR

“Nature’s beauty is ever present, art helps to uncover, perceive and appreciate it.”

Ranjani Shettar

Ranjani Shettar - Artists - Talwar Gallery

Tuntoroo, 2014 (detail)

Hand-molded wax, cotton thread, wooden beads and pigments

Ranjani’s works speak with their own unique and elegant language. Refusing to be placed in any preexisting category or a singular viewpoint they seem to emanate a latent force, transforming any place they inhabit. Given the scale and magnitude of their effect, Ranjani’s works often begin in small and surprisingly simple ways—emerging most often from her interest in her materials. Shettar forges a relationship with her materials through sustained contact and proximity. Wood is carved entirely by hand, aided by the simplest tools, allowing for the slow revelation of its hidden possibilities. Motivated by processes that allow this kind of close involvement, her engagement exposes the permeability of the often-distinct thresholds between craft and art, tradition and modernity, the physical and the spiritual, while transforming the simple and mundane into the magical.

“Although Shettar’s abstract sculptures are resonant of more familiar traditions of Western modernist and minimalist sculpture, they are distinctive due to the careful interplay of technique and materials, mostly drawn from local sources.”

Shanay Jhaveri, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

“Referring to  nature and using organic materials, Shettar, like Gego and Agnes Martin, has an understanding of the woven grid of textuality: contained in the all-encompassing net is nothing less than the entire universe.”

Catherine deZegher

“The driving force behind Ranjani Shettar’s work is a poetics of space. Whether destined for public, private, or even intimate settings, her art take account of the physical-almost molecular, organic-and emotional nature of the space in question.”

Philippe Vergne

“Shettar’s installations offer moments to reflect on what it means to be connected to something, whether that connection occurs between human beings and the natural landscape, individual consciousness and cosmic awareness, or local traditions and global imperatives.”

Helen Molesworth

“Ranjani’s work is not…an answer to issues in the minds of Western writers but constitutes its own delighted exploration of materials and space.”
ARTFORUM
 

ʺShettar has the ability to infuse inert materials with life. ʺ
ART IN AMERICA
 

“Shettar’s works resonates with an ephemeral beauty that is found in nature. The dynamic forms and texture seduce with their beauty.”
THE SUNDAY GUARDIAN
 

“The artist’s work…speaks elegiacally to environmental loss, to historic relationships with the earth…”
THE NEW YORK TIMES

Ranjani Shettar - Artists - Talwar Gallery

Ranjani Shettar’s works are in many prestigious museum collections and have been the subject of several solo presentations including at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (The MET) (2018), The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC (2019), National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia (2011), The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMoMA) (2009), The Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX (2008-9) and The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), Boston, MA (2008). Ranjani’s works have also been featured in exhibitions at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), NY; Kiran Nadar Museum, New Delhi; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL; 55th Carnegie International, Carnegie Museum of Art, PA; 5th Moscow Biennale; 10th Liverpool Biennial, UK; 9th Lyon Biennial, France; 8th Sharjah Biennial, UAE; 15th Sydney Biennale, Australia; Art Tower Mito, Japan, Artpace, Texas; Cartier Fondation, Paris; Sainsbury Center, UK; Hermes Fondation, Singapore; Wexner Center, OH; The Walker Art Center, MN; Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Torino, Italy and Marian Goodman Gallery, New York. In collaboration with The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York Shettar created a limited-edition project, Varsha and more recently was invited to create a special print for the MET 150, to commemorate The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 150th anniversary.

Ranjani Shettar (b. 1977 Bangalore, India) lives and works in Karnataka, India.

Currently, the Barbican Centre has Cloud songs on the horizon on view, Shettar’s first major institutional show in Europe featuring a series of new, large-scale suspended sculptures across the entirety of their Conservatory.

 

Selected Works

Selected Works Thumbnails
Moon dancers, 2023
Stainless steel, muslin, madder root and natural pomegranate pigments
Dimensions Variable (In 9 parts)
109” x 35” x 32” | 42” x 69” x 23” | 23” x 23” x 23”
18” x 16.5” x 16.5” | 18” x 16.5” x 16.5” | 15” x 15” x 15”
38” x 46” x 41” | 40” x 44” x 39” | 35” x 37” x 32”
Moon dancers (Detail)
Moon dancers (Detail)
Moon dancers (Detail)
Moon dancers (Detail)
Moon dancers, 2023
Stainless steel, muslin, madder root and natural pomegranate pigments
Dimensions Variable (In 9 parts)
109” x 35” x 32” | 42” x 69” x 23” | 23” x 23” x 23”
18” x 16.5” x 16.5” | 18” x 16.5” x 16.5” | 15” x 15” x 15”
38” x 46” x 41” | 40” x 44” x 39” | 35” x 37” x 32”

Moon dancers, 2023
Stainless steel, muslin, madder root and natural pomegranate pigments
Dimensions Variable (In 9 parts)
109” x 35” x 32” | 42” x 69” x 23” | 23” x 23” x 23”
18” x 16.5” x 16.5” | 18” x 16.5” x 16.5” | 15” x 15” x 15”
38” x 46” x 41” | 40” x 44” x 39” | 35” x 37” x 32”

Cloud songs on the horizon, 2023
Stainless steel, muslin fabric and lacquer
Dimensions Variable (In 7 parts)
56” x 45” x 35” | 50” x 42” x 34” | 58” x 54” x 13” | 57” x 56” x 12”
36” x 38” x 11” | 72” x 30” x 6” | 82” x 32” x 10” 
 
Cloud songs on the horizon (Detail)
Cloud songs on the horizon (Detail)
Cloud songs on the horizon (Detail)
Cloud songs on the horizon (Detail)
Cloud songs on the horizon (Detail)
Cloud songs on the horizon, 2023
Stainless steel, muslin fabric and lacquer
Dimensions Variable (In 7 parts)
56” x 45” x 35” | 50” x 42” x 34” | 58” x 54” x 13” | 57” x 56” x 12”
36” x 38” x 11” | 72” x 30” x 6” | 82” x 32” x 10” 
 

Cloud songs on the horizon, 2023
Stainless steel, muslin fabric and lacquer
Dimensions Variable (In 7 parts)
56” x 45” x 35” | 50” x 42” x 34” | 58” x 54” x 13” | 57” x 56” x 12”
36” x 38” x 11” | 72” x 30” x 6” | 82” x 32” x 10” 
 

Above the crest, 2022
Teak wood and steel
69.25″ x 13.25″ x 29.75″
Above the crest 
 
Above the crest (Detail)
 
Above the crest 
 
Above the crest
 
Above the crest, 2022
Teak wood and steel
69.25″ x 13.25″ x 29.75″

Above the crest, 2022
Teak wood and steel
69.25″ x 13.25″ x 29.75″

River, 2023
Wood, lacquer and pigments
432” x 96” x 3”
TG 5003
River | 2023
River | 2023
River | 2023
River | 2023
River | 2023
River | 2023
River | 2023
River, 2023
Wood, lacquer and pigments
432” x 96” x 3”
TG 5003

River, 2023
Wood, lacquer and pigments
432” x 96” x 3”
TG 5003

Seven ponds and a few raindrops, 2017

Stainless steel, dyed muslin, tamarind seed powder paste
Seven ponds and a few raindrops
Seven ponds and a few raindrops
Seven ponds and a few raindrops (Detail)
Seven ponds and a few raindrops (Detail)
Seven ponds and a few raindrops, 2017

Stainless steel, dyed muslin, tamarind seed powder paste

Seven ponds and a few raindrops, 2017

Stainless steel, dyed muslin, tamarind seed powder paste

Midmorning blooms, 2020
Teak wood and steel
89" x 113" x 50"
Midmorning blooms
Midmorning blooms (Detail)
Midmorning blooms, 2020
Teak wood and steel
89" x 113" x 50"

Midmorning blooms, 2020
Teak wood and steel
89" x 113" x 50"

Adagio, 2021
Teak wood
28.5" x 104" x 20.50"
Adagio (Detail)
Adagio
Adagio (Detail)
Adagio, 2021
Teak wood
28.5" x 104" x 20.50"

Adagio, 2021
Teak wood
28.5" x 104" x 20.50"

From under and above, 2018-2019

Teak wood

76" x 24" x 48"
From under and above
From under and above (Detail)
From under and above
From under and above, 2018-2019

Teak wood

76" x 24" x 48"

From under and above, 2018-2019

Teak wood

76" x 24" x 48"

Peppercorn, 2018

Teak wood and lacquered wood

23 1/2” x 24” x 3 1/2”
Peppercorn (Detail)
Peppercorn, 2018

Teak wood and lacquered wood

23 1/2” x 24” x 3 1/2”

Peppercorn, 2018

Teak wood and lacquered wood

23 1/2” x 24” x 3 1/2”

Meandering lines, searching rivers, 2017

Walnut wood

120 1/4” x 345” x 2 3/4” 
Meandering lines, searching rivers
Meandering lines, searching rivers (Detail)
Meandering lines, searching rivers, 2017

Walnut wood

120 1/4” x 345” x 2 3/4” 

Meandering lines, searching rivers, 2017

Walnut wood

120 1/4” x 345” x 2 3/4” 

Bubble trap and a double bow, 2016

Walnut wood and paint

38" x 111''
Bubble trap and a double bow (detail)
Bubble trap and a double bow, 2016

Walnut wood and paint

38" x 111''

Bubble trap and a double bow, 2016

Walnut wood and paint

38" x 111''

Honeysuckle and Mercury in a Thick Midnight Plot, 2016

Rosewood, teak wood and stainless steel

90" x 112" x 21"
Honeysuckle and mercury in a thick midnight plot
Honeysuckle and mercury in a thick midnight plot
Honeysuckle and Mercury in a Thick Midnight Plot, 2016

Rosewood, teak wood and stainless steel

90" x 112" x 21"

Honeysuckle and Mercury in a Thick Midnight Plot, 2016

Rosewood, teak wood and stainless steel

90" x 112" x 21"

Tendu, 2013-2014

Walnut wood

118 3/4" x 68 1/2" x 24"
Tendu
Tendu (Detail)
Tendu (Detail)
Tendu, 2013-2014

Walnut wood

118 3/4" x 68 1/2" x 24"

Tendu, 2013-2014

Walnut wood

118 3/4" x 68 1/2" x 24"

Torque, 2013

Rosewood

18" x 97" x 13"
Torque
Torque, 2013

Rosewood

18" x 97" x 13"

Torque, 2013

Rosewood

18" x 97" x 13"

Between the sky and earth, 2013-2014

Teakwood (in 6 parts)

Largest dimensions: 55" x 16" x 6"

Smallest dimensions: 28" x 15" x 17"
Between the sky and earth (Detail)
Between the sky and earth (Detail)
Between the sky and earth (Detail)
Between the sky and earth, 2013-2014

Teakwood (in 6 parts)

Largest dimensions: 55" x 16" x 6"

Smallest dimensions: 28" x 15" x 17"

Between the sky and earth, 2013-2014

Teakwood (in 6 parts)

Largest dimensions: 55" x 16" x 6"

Smallest dimensions: 28" x 15" x 17"

Lattice, 2016

Stainless steel, dyed muslin fabric and tamarind kernel paste

39” x 4"
Lattice (Detail)
Lattice, 2016

Stainless steel, dyed muslin fabric and tamarind kernel paste

39” x 4"

Lattice, 2016

Stainless steel, dyed muslin fabric and tamarind kernel paste

39” x 4"

Tuntoroo, 2014

Hand-molded wax, cotton thread, wooden beads and pigments

131" x 188" x 135"
Tuntoroo (Detail)
Tuntoroo (Detail)
Tuntoroo 
Tuntoroo (Detail)
Tuntoroo (Detail)
Tuntoroo (Detail)
Tuntoroo (Detail)
Tuntoroo (Detail)
Tuntoroo (Detail)
Tuntoroo (Detail)
Tuntoroo (Detail)
Tuntoroo, 2014

Hand-molded wax, cotton thread, wooden beads and pigments

131" x 188" x 135"

Tuntoroo, 2014

Hand-molded wax, cotton thread, wooden beads and pigments

131" x 188" x 135"

High tide for a blue moon, 2012

Coffe plant and automobile paint

91" x 128"
High tide for a blue moon
High tide for a blue moon (Detail)
High tide for a blue moon, 2012

Coffe plant and automobile paint

91" x 128"

High tide for a blue moon, 2012

Coffe plant and automobile paint

91" x 128"

Remanence from last night's dream, 2011-16

Rosewood, lacquered wood and pigments

72” x 50" x 35”
Remanence from last night's dream (Detail)
Remanence from last night's dream, 2011-16

Rosewood, lacquered wood and pigments

72” x 50" x 35”

Remanence from last night's dream, 2011-16

Rosewood, lacquered wood and pigments

72” x 50" x 35”

Aureole, 2010

Cast Bronze
Aureole
Aureole (Detail)
Aureole (Detail)
Aureole

Installation View at the Liverpool Biennale of Contemporary Art, 2010
Aureole (Detail)
Aureole (Detail)
Aureole (Detail)
Aureole, 2010

Cast Bronze

Aureole, 2010

Cast Bronze

Harp, 2009

Stainless steel, muslin, tamarind kernel, and wood

46" x 33" x 6 1/4"
Harp (Detail)
Harp, 2009

Stainless steel, muslin, tamarind kernel, and wood

46" x 33" x 6 1/4"

Harp, 2009

Stainless steel, muslin, tamarind kernel, and wood

46" x 33" x 6 1/4"

Sing along, 2008-2009
Muslin dyed in kasimi, tamarind kernel paste, shellac, stainless steel
202″ x 318″ x 491″
Sing along (Detail)
Sing along (Detail)
Sing along (Detail)
Sing along (Detail)
Sing along, 2008-2009
Muslin dyed in kasimi, tamarind kernel paste, shellac, stainless steel
202″ x 318″ x 491″

Sing along, 2008-2009
Muslin dyed in kasimi, tamarind kernel paste, shellac, stainless steel
202″ x 318″ x 491″

Liquid Walk on my Wall, 2008

Carved Burmese teak wood, wax polish and lacquered wood
Liquid Walk on my Wall (Detail)
Liquid Walk on my Wall (Detail)
Liquid Walk on my Wall, 2008

Carved Burmese teak wood, wax polish and lacquered wood

Liquid Walk on my Wall, 2008

Carved Burmese teak wood, wax polish and lacquered wood

Sun-sneezers blow light bubbles, 2007-2008

Stainless steel, muslin cloth, tamarind kernel powder paste, lacquer

192" x 288" 168"
Sun-sneezers blow light bubbles (Detail)
Sun-sneezers blow light bubbles
Sun-sneezers blow light bubbles (Detail)
Sun-sneezers blow light bubbles
Sun-sneezers blow light bubbles, 2007-2008

Stainless steel, muslin cloth, tamarind kernel powder paste, lacquer

192" x 288" 168"

Sun-sneezers blow light bubbles, 2007-2008

Stainless steel, muslin cloth, tamarind kernel powder paste, lacquer

192" x 288" 168"

Fire in the Belly, 2007

Wood, automobile paint, stainless steel, and fishline

120" x 156" x 138"

 
Fire in the Belly (Detail)
Fire in the Belly (Detail)
Fire in the Belly (Detail)
Fire in the Belly, 2007

Wood, automobile paint, stainless steel, and fishline

120" x 156" x 138"

 

Fire in the Belly, 2007

Wood, automobile paint, stainless steel, and fishline

120" x 156" x 138"

 

Me, No, Not Me, Buy Me, Eat Me, Wear Me, Have Me, Me, No, Not Me, 2006-2007
Mild steel (cut out of old car bodies), metal paste
In 5 parts: 
33″ x 41″ x 44″ | 27″ x 44″ x 46″ | 24″ x 34″ x 33″
45″ x 80″ x 64″ | 28″ x 34″ x 36″
Me, No, Not Me, Buy Me, Eat Me, Wear Me, Have Me, Me, No, Not Me 
Me, No, Not Me, Buy Me, Eat Me, Wear Me, Have Me, Me, No, Not Me
Me, No, Not Me, Buy Me, Eat Me, Wear Me, Have Me, Me, No, Not Me (Detail)
Me, No, Not Me, Buy Me, Eat Me, Wear Me, Have Me, Me, No, Not Me (Detail)
Me, No, Not Me, Buy Me, Eat Me, Wear Me, Have Me, Me, No, Not Me (Detail)
Me, No, Not Me, Buy Me, Eat Me, Wear Me, Have Me, Me, No, Not Me 
Me, No, Not Me, Buy Me, Eat Me, Wear Me, Have Me, Me, No, Not Me
Me, No, Not Me, Buy Me, Eat Me, Wear Me, Have Me, Me, No, Not Me, 2006-2007
Mild steel (cut out of old car bodies), metal paste
In 5 parts: 
33″ x 41″ x 44″ | 27″ x 44″ x 46″ | 24″ x 34″ x 33″
45″ x 80″ x 64″ | 28″ x 34″ x 36″

Me, No, Not Me, Buy Me, Eat Me, Wear Me, Have Me, Me, No, Not Me, 2006-2007
Mild steel (cut out of old car bodies), metal paste
In 5 parts: 
33″ x 41″ x 44″ | 27″ x 44″ x 46″ | 24″ x 34″ x 33″
45″ x 80″ x 64″ | 28″ x 34″ x 36″

I am no one to tell you what not to do, 2006
Woodcut print
95" x 39"

 
I am no one to tell you what not to do (Detail)
I am no one to tell you what not to do (Detail)
I am no one to tell you what not to do, 2006
Woodcut print
95" x 39"

 

I am no one to tell you what not to do, 2006
Woodcut print
95" x 39"

 

Just a bit more, 2006

Hand-molded beeswax, pigments, and thread dyed in tea

288" x 432" x 144"
Just a bit more (Detail)
Just a bit more 
Just a bit more 
Just a bit more (Detail)
Just a bit more, 2006

Hand-molded beeswax, pigments, and thread dyed in tea

288" x 432" x 144"

Just a bit more, 2006

Hand-molded beeswax, pigments, and thread dyed in tea

288" x 432" x 144"

Heliotropes, 2005-11

Vulcanized Latex, cotton thread and steel

85" x 168"
Heliotropes (Detail)
Heliotropes (Detail)
Heliotropes (Detail)
Heliotropes, 2005-11

Vulcanized Latex, cotton thread and steel

85" x 168"

Heliotropes, 2005-11

Vulcanized Latex, cotton thread and steel

85" x 168"

Vasanta, 2004

Beeswax, pigments, tea dyed strings

288" x 155"
Vasanta
Vasanta (Detail)
Vasanta (Detail)
Vasanta, 2004

Beeswax, pigments, tea dyed strings

288" x 155"

Vasanta, 2004

Beeswax, pigments, tea dyed strings

288" x 155"

IN BLOOM, 2004

Wooden lacquered beads, glass beads, strings, fishing line

96" x 84"
IN BLOOM (Detail)
IN BLOOM (Detail)
IN BLOOM
IN BLOOM, 2004

Wooden lacquered beads, glass beads, strings, fishing line

96" x 84"

IN BLOOM, 2004

Wooden lacquered beads, glass beads, strings, fishing line

96" x 84"

Transitions, 2003

Neem wood, silicone, fish line, gulagangi seeds

39" x 60" x 36"
Transitions (Detail)
Transitions, 2003

Neem wood, silicone, fish line, gulagangi seeds

39" x 60" x 36"

Transitions, 2003

Neem wood, silicone, fish line, gulagangi seeds

39" x 60" x 36"

Flow Into Me, 2000

PVC pipe, steel wire

42" x 96" x 18"
Flow Into Me (Detail)
Flow Into Me, 2000

PVC pipe, steel wire

42" x 96" x 18"

Flow Into Me, 2000

PVC pipe, steel wire

42" x 96" x 18"

Moon dancers, 2023
Stainless steel, muslin, madder root and natural pomegranate pigments
Dimensions Variable (In 9 parts)
109” x 35” x 32” | 42” x 69” x 23” | 23” x 23” x 23”
18” x 16.5” x 16.5” | 18” x 16.5” x 16.5” | 15” x 15” x 15”
38” x 46” x 41” | 40” x 44” x 39” | 35” x 37” x 32”

Moon dancers, 2023
Stainless steel, muslin, madder root and natural pomegranate pigments
Dimensions Variable (In 9 parts)
109” x 35” x 32” | 42” x 69” x 23” | 23” x 23” x 23”
18” x 16.5” x 16.5” | 18” x 16.5” x 16.5” | 15” x 15” x 15”
38” x 46” x 41” | 40” x 44” x 39” | 35” x 37” x 32”

Cloud songs on the horizon, 2023
Stainless steel, muslin fabric and lacquer
Dimensions Variable (In 7 parts)
56” x 45” x 35” | 50” x 42” x 34” | 58” x 54” x 13” | 57” x 56” x 12”
36” x 38” x 11” | 72” x 30” x 6” | 82” x 32” x 10” 
 

Cloud songs on the horizon, 2023
Stainless steel, muslin fabric and lacquer
Dimensions Variable (In 7 parts)
56” x 45” x 35” | 50” x 42” x 34” | 58” x 54” x 13” | 57” x 56” x 12”
36” x 38” x 11” | 72” x 30” x 6” | 82” x 32” x 10” 
 

Above the crest, 2022
Teak wood and steel
69.25″ x 13.25″ x 29.75″

Above the crest, 2022
Teak wood and steel
69.25″ x 13.25″ x 29.75″

River, 2023
Wood, lacquer and pigments
432” x 96” x 3”
TG 5003

River, 2023
Wood, lacquer and pigments
432” x 96” x 3”
TG 5003

Seven ponds and a few raindrops, 2017

Stainless steel, dyed muslin, tamarind seed powder paste

Seven ponds and a few raindrops, 2017

Stainless steel, dyed muslin, tamarind seed powder paste

Midmorning blooms, 2020
Teak wood and steel
89" x 113" x 50"

Midmorning blooms, 2020
Teak wood and steel
89" x 113" x 50"

Adagio, 2021
Teak wood
28.5" x 104" x 20.50"

Adagio, 2021
Teak wood
28.5" x 104" x 20.50"

From under and above, 2018-2019

Teak wood

76" x 24" x 48"

From under and above, 2018-2019

Teak wood

76" x 24" x 48"

Peppercorn, 2018

Teak wood and lacquered wood

23 1/2” x 24” x 3 1/2”

Peppercorn, 2018

Teak wood and lacquered wood

23 1/2” x 24” x 3 1/2”

Meandering lines, searching rivers, 2017

Walnut wood

120 1/4” x 345” x 2 3/4” 

Meandering lines, searching rivers, 2017

Walnut wood

120 1/4” x 345” x 2 3/4” 

Bubble trap and a double bow, 2016

Walnut wood and paint

38" x 111''

Bubble trap and a double bow, 2016

Walnut wood and paint

38" x 111''

Honeysuckle and Mercury in a Thick Midnight Plot, 2016

Rosewood, teak wood and stainless steel

90" x 112" x 21"

Honeysuckle and Mercury in a Thick Midnight Plot, 2016

Rosewood, teak wood and stainless steel

90" x 112" x 21"

Tendu, 2013-2014

Walnut wood

118 3/4" x 68 1/2" x 24"

Tendu, 2013-2014

Walnut wood

118 3/4" x 68 1/2" x 24"

Torque, 2013

Rosewood

18" x 97" x 13"

Torque, 2013

Rosewood

18" x 97" x 13"

Between the sky and earth, 2013-2014

Teakwood (in 6 parts)

Largest dimensions: 55" x 16" x 6"

Smallest dimensions: 28" x 15" x 17"

Between the sky and earth, 2013-2014

Teakwood (in 6 parts)

Largest dimensions: 55" x 16" x 6"

Smallest dimensions: 28" x 15" x 17"

Lattice, 2016

Stainless steel, dyed muslin fabric and tamarind kernel paste

39” x 4"

Lattice, 2016

Stainless steel, dyed muslin fabric and tamarind kernel paste

39” x 4"

Tuntoroo, 2014

Hand-molded wax, cotton thread, wooden beads and pigments

131" x 188" x 135"

Tuntoroo, 2014

Hand-molded wax, cotton thread, wooden beads and pigments

131" x 188" x 135"

High tide for a blue moon, 2012

Coffe plant and automobile paint

91" x 128"

High tide for a blue moon, 2012

Coffe plant and automobile paint

91" x 128"

Remanence from last night's dream, 2011-16

Rosewood, lacquered wood and pigments

72” x 50" x 35”

Remanence from last night's dream, 2011-16

Rosewood, lacquered wood and pigments

72” x 50" x 35”

Aureole, 2010

Cast Bronze

Aureole, 2010

Cast Bronze

Harp, 2009

Stainless steel, muslin, tamarind kernel, and wood

46" x 33" x 6 1/4"

Harp, 2009

Stainless steel, muslin, tamarind kernel, and wood

46" x 33" x 6 1/4"

Sing along, 2008-2009
Muslin dyed in kasimi, tamarind kernel paste, shellac, stainless steel
202″ x 318″ x 491″

Sing along, 2008-2009
Muslin dyed in kasimi, tamarind kernel paste, shellac, stainless steel
202″ x 318″ x 491″

Liquid Walk on my Wall, 2008

Carved Burmese teak wood, wax polish and lacquered wood

Liquid Walk on my Wall, 2008

Carved Burmese teak wood, wax polish and lacquered wood

Sun-sneezers blow light bubbles, 2007-2008

Stainless steel, muslin cloth, tamarind kernel powder paste, lacquer

192" x 288" 168"

Sun-sneezers blow light bubbles, 2007-2008

Stainless steel, muslin cloth, tamarind kernel powder paste, lacquer

192" x 288" 168"

Fire in the Belly, 2007

Wood, automobile paint, stainless steel, and fishline

120" x 156" x 138"

 

Fire in the Belly, 2007

Wood, automobile paint, stainless steel, and fishline

120" x 156" x 138"

 

Me, No, Not Me, Buy Me, Eat Me, Wear Me, Have Me, Me, No, Not Me, 2006-2007
Mild steel (cut out of old car bodies), metal paste
In 5 parts: 
33″ x 41″ x 44″ | 27″ x 44″ x 46″ | 24″ x 34″ x 33″
45″ x 80″ x 64″ | 28″ x 34″ x 36″

Me, No, Not Me, Buy Me, Eat Me, Wear Me, Have Me, Me, No, Not Me, 2006-2007
Mild steel (cut out of old car bodies), metal paste
In 5 parts: 
33″ x 41″ x 44″ | 27″ x 44″ x 46″ | 24″ x 34″ x 33″
45″ x 80″ x 64″ | 28″ x 34″ x 36″

I am no one to tell you what not to do, 2006
Woodcut print
95" x 39"

 

I am no one to tell you what not to do, 2006
Woodcut print
95" x 39"

 

Just a bit more, 2006

Hand-molded beeswax, pigments, and thread dyed in tea

288" x 432" x 144"

Just a bit more, 2006

Hand-molded beeswax, pigments, and thread dyed in tea

288" x 432" x 144"

Heliotropes, 2005-11

Vulcanized Latex, cotton thread and steel

85" x 168"

Heliotropes, 2005-11

Vulcanized Latex, cotton thread and steel

85" x 168"

Vasanta, 2004

Beeswax, pigments, tea dyed strings

288" x 155"

Vasanta, 2004

Beeswax, pigments, tea dyed strings

288" x 155"

IN BLOOM, 2004

Wooden lacquered beads, glass beads, strings, fishing line

96" x 84"

IN BLOOM, 2004

Wooden lacquered beads, glass beads, strings, fishing line

96" x 84"

Transitions, 2003

Neem wood, silicone, fish line, gulagangi seeds

39" x 60" x 36"

Transitions, 2003

Neem wood, silicone, fish line, gulagangi seeds

39" x 60" x 36"

Flow Into Me, 2000

PVC pipe, steel wire

42" x 96" x 18"

Flow Into Me, 2000

PVC pipe, steel wire

42" x 96" x 18"

the space, in between
the space, in between
Rummana Hussain, N.N. Rimzon, Sheila Makhijani, Al-An deSouza, Alwar Balasubramaniam, Ranjani Shettar, Muhanned Cader, Kartik Sood August 31 - October 31, 2024 Talwar Gallery, New Delhi
Ranjani Shettar
Ranjani Shettar
Cloud songs on the horizon September 10, 2023 - July 14, 2024 The Barbican Centre, London
Ranjani Shettar
Ranjani Shettar
Wings of the river November 11, 2023 - May 4, 2024 Talwar Gallery, New York
Ranjani Shettar
Ranjani Shettar
in Confluence: Sangam Inaugural Exhibition at Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Center, Mumbai April 3 - June 4, 2023
From Three, Two
From Three, Two
N.N. Rimzon, Alwar Balasubramaniam, Ranjani Shettar Talwar Gallery, New York September 15 - December 17, 2022
Ranjani Shettar
Ranjani Shettar
Summer garden and rain clouds Talwar Gallery, New Delhi April 27 - September 24, 2022
RANJANI SHETTAR
RANJANI SHETTAR
150th Anniversary | The Metropolitan Museum of Art August 5, 2021
as the wind blows
as the wind blows
20th Anniversary Exhibition Talwar Gallery, New York September 25, 2021 - February 12, 2022
RANJANI SHETTAR
RANJANI SHETTAR
Earth Songs for a Night Sky The Phillips Collection, Washington DC May 16 – August 25, 2019
RANJANI SHETTAR
RANJANI SHETTAR
Seven ponds and a few raindrops The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York March 12 – September 16, 2018
RANJANI SHETTAR
RANJANI SHETTAR
On and on it goes on Talwar Gallery, New York March 10 - August 17, 2018
RANJANI SHETTAR
RANJANI SHETTAR
Bubble trap and a double bow Talwar Gallery, New Delhi February 1 - December 30, 2017
RANJANI SHETTAR
RANJANI SHETTAR
Night skies and daydreams Talwar Gallery, New York May 10 – October 4, 2014
RANJANI SHETTAR
RANJANI SHETTAR
Between the sky and earth Talwar Gallery, New Delhi January 29 – August 9, 2014
Ranjani Shettar
Ranjani Shettar
Varsha The Museum of Modern Art, New York 2012
RANJANI SHETTAR
RANJANI SHETTAR
Dewdrops and Sunshine National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia November 4, 2011 - February 26, 2012
RANJANI SHETTAR
RANJANI SHETTAR
Flame of the Forest Hermes Singapore April 29 - June 5, 2011
RANJANI SHETTAR
RANJANI SHETTAR
Present Continuous Talwar Gallery, New Delhi January 19 - December 24, 2011
On Line: Drawing Through the Twentieth Century
On Line: Drawing Through the Twentieth Century
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) New York, NY November 11, 2010 - February 7, 2011
RANJANI SHETTAR
RANJANI SHETTAR
Talwar Gallery, New York October 2, 2009 - March 5, 2010
RANJANI SHETTAR
RANJANI SHETTAR
New Work San Francisco Museum of Modern Art March 21 - July 7, 2009
RANJANI SHETTAR
RANJANI SHETTAR
Inaugural Rooftop Sculpture Garden San Francisco Museum of Modern Art March 21 - July 7, 2009
RANJANI SHETTAR
RANJANI SHETTAR
FOCUS Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth December 14, 2008 - February 8, 2009
RANJANI SHETTAR
RANJANI SHETTAR
Momentum 10 Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston March 19 - July 13, 2008
RANJANI SHETTAR
RANJANI SHETTAR
Epiphanies Talwar Gallery, New Delhi October 27, 2007 - March 13, 2008
RANJANI SHETTAR
RANJANI SHETTAR
Recent Works Talwar Gallery, New York March 22 - May 13, 2006
Alwar Balasubramaniam and Ranjani Shettar
Alwar Balasubramaniam and Ranjani Shettar
Transitions and Transformations University Museum of Contemporary Art, UMass, Amherst March 5 - May 15, 2005
RANJANI SHETTAR
RANJANI SHETTAR
The Indian Spring Talwar Gallery, New York June 5 - July 17, 2004
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Ranjani Shettar in Afterimages: Echoes of the 1960s from the Fisher and SFMOMA Collections Ongoing
Sculpture Magazine
Sculpture Magazine
Part Of It: A Conversation with Ranjani Shettar April 10, 2024
ARTnews
ARTnews
Sculptor Ranjani Shettar Takes on the Barbican’s Forbidding Space November 21, 2023
Financial Times
Financial Times
Suspensions of disbelief September 2, 2023
Vogue India
Vogue India
Exclusive: Ranjani Shettar is the first Indian artist to have a major presentation at the Barbican Conservatory in London September 9, 2023
Architect's Journal
Architect's Journal
Site-specific sculptures interact with the Barbican Conservatory September 20, 2023
Wallpaper Magazine
Wallpaper Magazine
Ranjani Shettar’s site-specific sculptures unveiled in Barbican Conservatory September 10, 2023
Designboom
Designboom
Intricate organic sculptures by Ranjani Shettar weave into the Barbican's lush conservatory November 24, 2023
Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Ranjani Shettar: Cloud songs on the horizon September 12, 2023
Secret London
Secret London
This Gorgeous Sculpture Exhibit Has Taken Over The Barbican’s Indoor Garden February 12, 2024
recessed.space
recessed.space
Disobeying order: Ranjani Shettar in the Barbican Conservatory September 14, 2023
Something Curated
Something Curated
Ranjani Shettar August 16, 2023
The Art Institute of Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago
Ranjani Shettar Morning Glory
Alwar Balasubramaniam and Ranjani Shettar
Alwar Balasubramaniam and Ranjani Shettar
Seeing Differently: The Phillips Collects for a New Century March 6 - September 12, 2021
Mint
Mint
Far from the Madding Crowd of the Big City August 7, 2020
The Georgetown Dish
The Georgetown Dish
Ranjani Shettar’s Sculpture at the Phillips Collection July 14, 2019
Washington City Press
Washington City Press
Ranjani Shettar’s Earth Songs for a Night Sky Enchants with Assorted Materials at the Phillips Collection June 28, 2019
Culture Radar
Culture Radar
Where Creativity Intersects June 6, 2019
Ideel Art
Ideel Art
What do Ranjani Shettar and Wassily Kandinsky Have in Common? June 3, 2019
Artdaily
Artdaily
India-based Ranjani Shettar creates project in response to Wassily Kandinsky and Paul Klee May 21, 2019
DCist
DCist
Ranjani Shettar's Wooden Sculptures are Hanging Out at the Phillips Collection May 20, 2019
The New York Times Style Magazine
The New York Times Style Magazine
The South Asian Artists Making Their Mark on the Western Scene December 2018
Elle
Elle
Bengaluru-based artist Ranjani Shettar on her solo exhibition at the Met this year December 10, 2018
Sculpture Magazine
Sculpture Magazine
New York: Ranjani Shettar October 2018
The Hindu
The Hindu
Ranjani Shettar: New York, New York September 29, 2018
Artforum
Artforum
Ranjani Shettar September 2018
The Indian Express
The Indian Express
Bringing Nature Home: Artist Ranjani Shettar on Her Love for Installations August 5, 2018
The MET Collection Insights
The MET Collection Insights
Ranjani Shettar and the Poetics of Materials June 19, 2018
Mint
Mint
How South Asian Art is Speaking to the World June 2, 2018
Arts Illustrated
Arts Illustrated
Ranjani Shettar: Seven ponds and a few raindrops June - July 2018
The Hindu
The Hindu
Wood bends in Ranjani Shettar's Hands May 31, 2018
Architectural Digest
Architectural Digest
Ranjani Shettar: 'Seven ponds and a few raindrops' at The Met, New York April 10, 2018
Art Asia Pacific
Art Asia Pacific
Seven Ponds and a Few Raindrops April 2018
Sculpture Magazine
Sculpture Magazine
Ranjani Shettar December 15, 2017
Mint
Mint
Ranjani Shettar: Making waves with wood July 18, 2017
Artforum
Artforum
Ranjani Shettar July 2017
The New York Times
The New York Times
Art in Review: Ranjani Shettar's 'Night skies and daydreams' September 11, 2014
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
Ranjani Shettar: Night skies and daydreams August 30, 2014
The Wall
The Wall
Between sky and earth March 2014
The Hindu Business Line
The Hindu Business Line
Cutting-Edge Artist March 2014
The Indian Express
The Indian Express
Ranjani Shettar: Saga in wood February 16, 2014
The Sunday Guardian
The Sunday Guardian
An aerial dream in wood: The suspended world of sculpture February 8, 2014
Time Out Mumbai
Time Out Mumbai
Tidal Energy December 7, 2012
Mint
Mint
A Walk on the Wild Side December 7, 2012
Art India
Art India
Up in the Air September 2012
The National
The National
Ranjani Shettar's airy sculptures are making waves July 23, 2012
Sculpture Magazine
Sculpture Magazine
Playing with Creation January 2012
Robb Report
Robb Report
Life in Motion December 2011
The Age
The Age
Grand Sculptures too easy to Pin Down November 16, 2011
Time Out Melbourne
Time Out Melbourne
Ranjani Shettar: Dewdrops & Sunshine November 15, 2011
The Age
The Age
In Beauty's Delicate Embrace October 29, 2011
India Today
India Today
Art of the Matter September 2011
The Sunday Guardian
The Sunday Guardian
Two Feet Journey: Idea and Material must Walk Together August 7, 2011
Vogue India
Vogue India
The Homecoming August 2011
Design Today
Design Today
Ranjani Shettar August 2011
Art Asia Pacific
Art Asia Pacific
Ranjani Shettar July - August 2011
Frieze
Frieze
Ranjani Shettar June 1, 2011
Prestige
Prestige
Organic Beauty May 2011
The Business Times
The Business Times
Joy of Lacquer May 2011
Deccan Herald
Deccan Herald
Ethereal Forms April 3, 2011
The Straits Times
The Straits Times
Fleeting Forest Flames April 2011
The Statesman
The Statesman
Ranjani Shettar: Superb Unison of the old and the new February 2011
Artforum
Artforum
On Line February 2011
India Today
India Today
The Shadow Lines February 2011
First City
First City
Touch January 2011
The New York Times
The New York Times
Squiggly, Tangly and Angular December 1, 2010
Harper's Bazaar India
Harper's Bazaar India
Perfectly Placed November 2010
B-UNCUT
B-UNCUT
Talks With SFMoMA's John Zarobell April 8, 2010
The New York Times
The New York Times
Ranjani Shettar January 15, 2010
Art and Deal
Art and Deal
Profile: Ranjani Shettar January 2010
SF Examiner
SF Examiner
SFMOMA Rooftop garden blends art and nature December 24, 2009
Time Out New York
Time Out New York
Ranjani Shettar December 2009
Fiber Arts
Fiber Arts
Ranjani Shettar: Expanding Traditions July 2009
California Home and Design
California Home and Design
Ten Exhibitions Not to Miss June 15, 2009
Deccan Chronicle
Deccan Chronicle
Blending Tradition May 27, 2009
SF Moma Blog
SF Moma Blog
One on One: Peter Samis on Ranjani Shettar May 26, 2009
Art in America
Art in America
Ranjani Shettar May 2009
Art Asia Pacific
Art Asia Pacific
Ranjani Shettar May 2009
The Hindu
The Hindu
Window to the world of art April 25, 2009
Venetian Red Art Blog
Venetian Red Art Blog
Ranjani Shettar April 16, 2009
The SF Examiner
The SF Examiner
New Work: Ranjani Shettar at SFMOMA March 23, 2009
Sculpture
Sculpture
Ranjani Shettar February 2009
Vitamin
Vitamin
New Perspectives in Sculpture and Installation January 2009
Vogue India
Vogue India
Brush with Success December 2008
Black and White
Black and White
Artists of the 55th Carnegie International: Ranjani Shettar June 6, 2008
Verve
Verve
Larger than Life June 2008
Pittsburg Post-Gazette
Pittsburg Post-Gazette
Artist adds a bit to Carnegie International flavor April 2, 2008
Artforum
Artforum
Ranjani Shettar Feburary 2008
Art Asia Pacific Almanac
Art Asia Pacific Almanac
...and one for 2008 January 2008
Time Out New Delhi
Time Out New Delhi
Epiphanies December 14, 2007
Art Asia Pacific
Art Asia Pacific
Fire in the Belly November 2007
Matters of Art
Matters of Art
Ranjani Shettar: Epiphanies August 2007
Frieze
Frieze
Freeing the Line October 2006
Art Asia Pacific
Art Asia Pacific
Ranjani Shettar October 2006
Time Out New York
Time Out New York
Freeing the Line July 20, 2006
The New York Times
The New York Times
Art in Review: Freeing the Line July 7, 2006
Art and Deal
Art and Deal
Precious Connectedness May 2006
Art New England
Art New England
First Person Plural August 2005
Ranjani Shettar
Ranjani Shettar
in Out There at Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts July 3 – August 29, 2005
The New York Times
The New York Times
Art in Review: (desi)re March 25, 2005
Asian Art News
Asian Art News
Ranjani Shettar August 2004
The New York Times
The New York Times
Art in Review: Ranjani Shettar July 2, 2004
RANJANI SHETTAR
RANJANI SHETTAR
Between the sky and earth 2018
RANJANI SHETTAR
RANJANI SHETTAR
Epiphanies 2007

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