Symposiums

            

Contemporary Photography: Artistic Conincidence and License

Speakers: Monica Narula, Sheba Chhachhi, Ravi Agarwal, Ram Rahman, Rahaab Allana 
Guest Curator: Gayatri Sinha, Critical Collective

The symposium was centered around three decades of photography, and the developments in the medium from the ‘80s and what is expected beyond. It explored the notions of coincidence, influence and originality in practice, which act not only as the foundation for contemporary photography but are also the origin from which it continues to evolve unremittingly. Five photographers, who have been profusely involved with this medium, either subjectively or objectively, elaborated on their association with it. The symposium which was an initiative to look at photography outside the construct of the exhibition, navigated through intense discussions and presentations, which touched upon ethical qualms, issues of disappearance of films and dark rooms, the values and limitations of immediacy, authenticity, and artistic license. 

This was the fourth symposium in the Museum Document series, curated by Gayatri Sinha.

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An Indian Art Critic and the Bard’s Puzzle : In Memory of Richard Bartholomew

Speakers: Geeta Kapur, Gulammohammed Sheikh, S. Kalidas
Moderator: Gayatri Sinha

Richard Bartholomew (1926-1985), a Burmese émigré who came to India as a boy in 1942, became one of the foremost art critics, writing and documenting Indian Modern and Contemporary Art from 1950s onwards. 

As part of the third symposium Geeta Kapur, India’s foremost art-critic, read from her paper ‘An Indian Critic and the Bard’s Puzzle’ to commemorate the memory of Richard Bartholomew. Kapur re-visited the Indian art scenario of the post-independence decades of the fifties and sixties, contextualizing Bartholomew’s body of writing on art. 

The panelists shared their stories of Bartholomew as they remembered him through his writings and as their friend. The talk garnered an overwhelming response and attendance at the museum. The lecture and the discussion thereafter also highlighted the art-scene of the 1960s.

This was the third symposium in the Museum Document series, curated by Gayatri Sinha.

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Collecting Asia : A New Internationalism?

Speakers: Bharti Kher, Marc Quinn, Gu Wenda, Kwok Kian Chow, Philip Dodd
Moderator: Gayatri Sinha

The symposium ‘Collecting Asia’ focused on the local and international intersections of contemporary Asian art in terms of art and curatorship, criticism and academic scholarship and artist access and mobility. The last decade saw a process of re-examination of systems of exhibition and display in Asia, especially India and China. The panelists included artists, museologists and entrepreneurs who view Asia from within and outside. They questioned what it means to aggressively position ‘Asia’ within its own local and national narrations with its own take on globalism. Additionally, a discussion regarding the shift of focus from the West to Asia, where the economic power makes way for cultural power, came into play which led to interesting responses from the panelists regarding issues of representation of ‘Asia’ in International and Asian collections.

Coinciding with the India Art Fair, the symposium was a result of KNMA’s collaboration with China Art Foundation and drew encouraging responses from the audience attending the international panel.

This was the second symposium in the Museum Document series, curated by Gayatri Sinha. 

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The Private Museum and the Phenomenon of Collection Making

Speakers: B N Goswamy, Dr. Jyotindra Jain, Dr. Annapurna Garimella, Anupam Poddar
Modertaor: Parul Dave Mukherjee

The symposium brought together academicians and collectors representing different aspects of collection making and opinions on art and aesthetics. The symposium discussed the meaning and significance of addressing issues pertaining to building museums and collections. Panelists explored the making of a modern and contemporary art history, the role of collectors as interpreters and archivists and the formation of an interface between public and private art repositories. The panelists exchanged experiences gathered while working with museums in India, examining drawbacks and highlighting affirmatives.

The emergence of the private collector and private museum has become an unprecedented occurrence and the panelists served to look into the new phenomenon and created an interesting dialogue between the private and public sectors of the art world.

This was the first symposium in the Museum Document series, curated by Gayatri Sinha. 

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