The Necessary May Speak Exploring the Aesthetics of Ganesh Haloi

Ganesh Haloi, Untitled, 2012, Courtesy Ganesh Haloi; Akar Prakar, Kolkata

15.06.2014 | 5.30pm, Crash Pad c/o KW Institute for Contemporary Art

Ina Puri, The Necessary May Speak: Exploring the Aesthetics of Ganesh Haloi

 

Ina Puri

The Necessary May Speak: Exploring the Aesthetics of Ganesh Haloi

Lecture, moderated by Natasha Ginwala, in English

 

This lecture-presentation will elaborate upon the practice of the Indian artist Ganesh Haloi (b. 1936) who has developed a unique vocabulary of abstraction over several decades, drawing together aspects of rhythm, improvisation, and symmetry from the natural world in combination with studies of sacred architecture, landscapes, and archaeological sites across India. Haloi has played a pioneering role in Calcutta’s art scene and has evolved an iconography that draws upon his long stint at the ancient Ajanta and Ellora caves.

 

Crash Pad c/o KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Auguststraße 69, 10117 Berlin

Free entrance, limited capacity

 

 

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