Seven days, 22 galleries, 27 art shows and close to 75 artists, curators, collectors, critics and historians. From March 20 to 26, the city will host Art Chennai, its first-ever art summit, where people can see the works of contemporary masters, watch artists at work, attend lectures by experts, and buy art at an auction.
Sanjay Tulsyan, convenor of Art Chennai and MD of Tulsyan NEC, is hoping that the show will become an annual feature, one that will rank alongside the Delhi Art Summit. "Right now, the Delhi Art Summit is rather commercial. Art Chennai is more about bringing artists face-to-face with the public and if we can sustain it, it can become an event on the international art calendar," says Tulsyan, who has been planning the summit for the past six months. "People find it difficult to grasp an idea like this. We have a well-developed music aesthetic in Chennai but not one for art," says Tulsyan, who has been collecting art since 1984.
Among the more exciting shows will be an exhibition to mark KCS Panicker's centenary year and a show of the original works of Rabindranath Tagore, his nephews Abanindranath and Gaganendranath Tagore, and their lesser-known but equally gifted sister Sunayani Devi. "The Bengal school of art had its own influence on the Madras Movement and we thought a special show on Tagore was important. It is also significant because it is Tagore's 150 anniversary," says Pradipto Mahapatra, one of the summit's advisors.
There will also be mixed media show, a video art exhibition and large installations, an art residency programme, seminars and lectures. The entire schedule is at www.artchennai.com.
"We're hoping this summit will bring contemporary art into everyone's lives. We have such a rich tradition of art starting with kolams. But somehow we do not pay enough attention to contemporary art," said actor Revathy, who is on the advisory board of the summit.
http://www.artchennai.com.
Information Courtesy: The Economic Times.
Sanjay Tulsyan, convenor of Art Chennai and MD of Tulsyan NEC, is hoping that the show will become an annual feature, one that will rank alongside the Delhi Art Summit. "Right now, the Delhi Art Summit is rather commercial. Art Chennai is more about bringing artists face-to-face with the public and if we can sustain it, it can become an event on the international art calendar," says Tulsyan, who has been planning the summit for the past six months. "People find it difficult to grasp an idea like this. We have a well-developed music aesthetic in Chennai but not one for art," says Tulsyan, who has been collecting art since 1984.
Among the more exciting shows will be an exhibition to mark KCS Panicker's centenary year and a show of the original works of Rabindranath Tagore, his nephews Abanindranath and Gaganendranath Tagore, and their lesser-known but equally gifted sister Sunayani Devi. "The Bengal school of art had its own influence on the Madras Movement and we thought a special show on Tagore was important. It is also significant because it is Tagore's 150 anniversary," says Pradipto Mahapatra, one of the summit's advisors.
There will also be mixed media show, a video art exhibition and large installations, an art residency programme, seminars and lectures. The entire schedule is at www.artchennai.com.
"We're hoping this summit will bring contemporary art into everyone's lives. We have such a rich tradition of art starting with kolams. But somehow we do not pay enough attention to contemporary art," said actor Revathy, who is on the advisory board of the summit.
http://www.artchennai.com.
Information Courtesy: The Economic Times.
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