CITY TALES

crisis care catharsis

Back
The Urban Dreamscape: A Theatre of Utopian Promises and Surreal Anxieties

The postcolonial city is not just a site for melancholic withdrawal and immersion in bygone times. It is also a theatre of the future, a surreal place where collective fantasies and personal anxieties rehearse their role in the unveiling of history.

Pooja Iranna Converging/Segregating-1, 2008 Staple Pins and Glue
Rathin Barman We Have Different Spaces In Mind (I),Concrete & miniature brass castings of elements
Rathin Barman, We Have Different Spaces In Mind (IV), Concrete & miniature brass castings of elements
Rathin Barman, We Have Different Spaces In Mind (V), Concrete & miniature brass castings of elements
Rathin Barman, We Have Different Spaces In Mind (VI),Concrete & miniature brass castings of elements
Nalini Malani Utopia, 1969/76 Film installation, 2 screens, Digitalised 8 mm colour film animation and 16 mm black and white film, 'copyright- Nalini Malani'
Bhupen Khakhar De-Luxe Tailors, 1972 Oil on canvas
Jagannath Panda Untitled, 2007 Acrylic and fabric on canvas
Pratul Dash The Nightlife of a Lost Prince, 2017 Acrylic and oil on canvas
Raqib Shaw Absence of God VIII, 2008 Acrylic, glitter, enamel and rhinestones on board
Dhruv Malhotra Noida Soliloquy | After Dark Trilogy, 2007 – 2010 Pigment print
Dhruv Malhotra Noida Soliloquy | After Dark Trilogy, 2007 – 2010 Pigment print
Dhruv Malhotra Noida Soliloquy | After Dark Trilogy, 2007 – 2010 Pigment print
Dhruv Malhotra Noida Soliloquy | After Dark Trilogy, 2007 – 2010 Pigment print
Dhruv Malhotra Noida Soliloquy | After Dark Trilogy, 2007 – 2010 Pigment print
Dhruv Malhotra Noida Soliloquy | After Dark Trilogy, 2007 – 2010 Pigment print
Dhruv Malhotra Noida Soliloquy | After Dark Trilogy, 2007 – 2010 Pigment print
Dhruv Malhotra Noida Soliloquy | After Dark Trilogy, 2007 – 2010 Pigment print