Kolkata Centre for Creativty (KCC), is all set to showcase their works over the past few years at the Booth No. H1 of India Art Fair 2022 f...
Kolkata Centre for Creativty (KCC), is all set to showcase their works over the past few years at the Booth No. H1 of India Art Fair 2022 from 28 April to 1 May, 2022. The booth would reflect KCC’s endeavours in the field of Arts-from uplifting young artists and scholars to showcasing works of stalwarts like the legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray. Here’s what one can look forward to:
A mini-exhibition, ‘Kolcutta Cacophony: The Old Story of New
Beginnings’, featuring the artworks of KCC Arts Fellow (2020-21) Asif Imran. Drawings, photographs
and paintings seamlessly coalesce in Asif’s work as it unearths the silent but
persistent presence of ‘Calcutta’ with its colonial hangover in the hybrid
modernity of Kolkata.
Selected queer artworks which were a part of KCC’s annual programme, ‘Learn Togetherness’, organised in
collaboration with Sappho for Equality and supported by British Council,
celebrating Pride Month. The exhibition at KCC focused on showcasing artists'
thoughts and concepts through paintings, sculptures and photographs that
revolve around the issues faced by the LGBTQ+ community.
Selected photographs from one of Kolkata’s most sought-after photography
shows, ‘My Kolkata in Kolkata 2.0’,
curated by Reena Dewan, on the theme of ‘Leisure’. KCC, in collaboration with
the Alipore Zoo, had organized MKIK 2.0 in 2021, which was an initiative to
engage photographers to capture the less explored intersection between
conventional productive activities and leisure-driven activities of the people
of Kolkata.
Bharatanatyam dancers Madhyama Halder and Sourami Mukherjee, selected
for KCC Arts Lab, will
present their performance ‘Where Lines Meet’, culmination of the laboratory,
inspired by the movements of the rod puppet ‘Taal Patar Sepai’ in collaboration with Madan Mohan Dutta
(palm leaf sepoy puppet maker). Dutta will also facilitate a Taal Patar Sepai
workshop to spread knowledge and awareness about this traditional, yet dying
art form while also providing entertainment in a sustainable way. The workshop
would seek to engage participants in this session while shedding light on
several aspects of this traditional form of puppetry.
Selection of posters and Nemai Ghosh’s photographs of Ray from the
exhibits at The Satyajit Ray
Centenary Show (Volume I). The Satyajit Ray Centenary Show (Volume
I), organized in collaboration with Gallery Rasa, showcased the lesser-known
aspects of Satyajit Ray’s work, divulging the creative process behind his
meticulous designing of Lobby Cards, Pressbooks, Posters, and Book Covers,
along with Costumes and Props used in the films; while Nemai Ghosh’s iconic
photographs further enhanced the experience of the viewers.
For IAF 2022, KCC has also turned some paintings of Benode Behari
Mukherjee, renowned Indian modern artist, into tactile artworks in
collaboration with Access For All. KCC is also launching the KCC Braille Books on Art: The Art of Benode
Behari Mukherjee, published in collaboration with Access For All.
This book provides an introduction to the art and life of Benode Behari
Mukherjee, brought to life through five paintings that have been converted
into tactile artworks and an accompanying essay by his student, friend and
fellow modernist, K.G. Subramanyan.
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