Written by Parth Khatau |Updated: August 2, 2019 6:30:11 am
Closer to Home
An exhibition tells the story of the Madras Art Movement that emerged in the 1960s with an emphasis on modernism rooted in regional ethos
Curator and art historian Ashrafi S Bhagat notes how the origins of the Madras Art Movement can perhaps be traced to London, when in 1954 artist KCS Paniker was exhibiting in the city. Making an observation about Paniker’s works, a critic reportedly stated that they were “not Indian enough”. The comment led Paniker — then the principal of the Madras Art School — to ponder if art could be more indigenous. “That was a turning point in KCS Paniker’s life and it was when he began to look at art forms in his own region,” says Bhagat.
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