To Let the World In: Volume I

Director: Avijit Mukul Kishore
Speakers: Chaitanya Sambrani and Avijit Mukul Kishore
Discussant: Amrita Gupta Singh

April 17, 2012 | 6.30 pm
Auditorium, National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai

To Let the World In: Narrative and Beyond in Contemporary Indian Art is a multi-part project (exhibition, film, conference, book) that seeks to understand modes of world making and narrativity in contemporary art. Including the work of 30 artists across three generations, the exhibition examines ways of recreating the world and belonging in it, locally and otherwise.

The artists featured in the film To Let the World In – Volume I are Arpita Singh, Gulammohammed Sheikh, Vivan Sundaram, Nilima Sheikh, Nalini Malani, Sudhir Patwardhan, Ranbir Kaleka, Pushpamala N., Anita Dube and Atul Dodiya, along with art critic Geeta Kapur. The curatorial concept and interviews have been contributed by Chaitanya Sambrani and the film are directed by Avijit Mukul Kishore.

Chaitanya Sambrani is an art historian and curator with special interests in modernist and contemporary Asian art.

He is currently Senior Lecturer in Art Theory at the Australian National University School of Art.

Avijit Mukul Kishore is a film-maker and cinematographer based in Mumbai.

The Curatorial Digest is a new discussion series that will explore curatorial ideas, research and practices in contemporary art. Through particular exhibitions and projects, this series will unravel what curating means in different contexts, including private and public spheres. While connecting the visual, conceptual and performative aspects of exhibitions, this series will examine curatorial approaches as an ongoing process interlinked with contemporary art history.