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RANJANI SHETTAR

in Confluence: Sangam

Inaugural Exhibition | Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Center, Mumbai
April 3 - June 4, 2023

Celebrating India’s diverse culture and traditions through the works of contemporary Indian and global artists, ‘Sangam/Confluence’ marks the opening of the ARTHOUSE—a dedicated space for visual arts at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre—and celebrates India’s diverse cultural impulses and traditions.   

For centuries, South Asia has been at the forefront of cultural multiplicity, making society proficient in breaking the language barrier time and again, in contrast to the European socio-linguistic backdrop where the idea of a ‘mother tongue’ is prominent. ‘Sangam/Confluence’ uses this metaphor to think about how artists do not confine themselves to a singular art-making language, medium, or style—but, rather, range across a spectrum of possibilities. 

The inaugural exhibition curated by Ranjit Hoskote and Jeffrey Deitch bring together works of Indian and Western artists including Cecily Brown, Lynda Benglis, Ranjani Shettar, Bhupen Khakhar, Raqib Shaw and Anselm Kiefer.

Exhibition Views

Exhibition Views Thumbnails
Sundew | 2023
Lacquered wood and pigments
96" x 336" x 5"

Sundew | 2023
Lacquered wood and pigments
96" x 336" x 5"

Sundew | 2023

Sundew | 2023

Sundew | Detail

Sundew | Detail

Sundew | Detail

Sundew | Detail

Sundew | Detail

Sundew | Detail

Sundew | 2023

Sundew | 2023

Stonewalls bloom | 2013-14
Muslin dyed in pomegranate skin, tamarind seed paste and lacquer
58" x 110"

Stonewalls bloom | 2013-14
Muslin dyed in pomegranate skin, tamarind seed paste and lacquer
58" x 110"

Stonewalls bloom | 2013-14
 

Stonewalls bloom | 2013-14
 

Stonewalls bloom | Detail

Stonewalls bloom | Detail

In another time | 2020
Stainless steel, muslin, tamarind powder paste and natural dyes
108" x 101" x 57"

In another time | 2020
Stainless steel, muslin, tamarind powder paste and natural dyes
108" x 101" x 57"

In another time | 2020

In another time | 2020

In another time | Detail

In another time | Detail

Sundew | 2023
Lacquered wood and pigments
96" x 336" x 5"

Sundew | 2023
Lacquered wood and pigments
96" x 336" x 5"

Sundew | 2023

Sundew | 2023

Sundew | Detail

Sundew | Detail

Sundew | Detail

Sundew | Detail

Sundew | Detail

Sundew | Detail

Sundew | 2023

Sundew | 2023

Stonewalls bloom | 2013-14
Muslin dyed in pomegranate skin, tamarind seed paste and lacquer
58" x 110"

Stonewalls bloom | 2013-14
Muslin dyed in pomegranate skin, tamarind seed paste and lacquer
58" x 110"

Stonewalls bloom | 2013-14
 

Stonewalls bloom | 2013-14
 

Stonewalls bloom | Detail

Stonewalls bloom | Detail

In another time | 2020
Stainless steel, muslin, tamarind powder paste and natural dyes
108" x 101" x 57"

In another time | 2020
Stainless steel, muslin, tamarind powder paste and natural dyes
108" x 101" x 57"

In another time | 2020

In another time | 2020

In another time | Detail

In another time | Detail

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