The question of what it meant to be progressive, in thought and form, was a pressing one in the decades following Independence. This exhibition offers an insight into a moment when diverse players converged in mid-twentieth century Madras (now Chennai) to participate in this discussion, enriching the aesthetic and cultural scenario. Of central importance was […]
Meera Mukherjee (1923 - 1998), best known as a sculptor of bronzes, was committed throughout her career to an understanding of art and design that travelled outside the confines of the academy and into the interiors of the country. To further her own practice she had learned metalworking techniques in Bastar, Chhattisgarh, and, indeed, had […]
Chatterjee & Lal is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibition, 'Knotted Roots', presenting works by Shanti Dave, Akkitham Narayanan, Nareen Nath, Laxman Pai, Sohan Qadri, P. C. Sagara and Nelly Sethna. This exhibition comprises art objects dating from the 1950s until the 1990s, by artists whose mode of expression was primarily abstraction and who were often influenced and […]
Chatterjee & Lal is excited to be part of the 11th edition of MGW and looks forward to hosting Nityan Unnikrishnan's solo show at the gallery! In Nityan Unnikrishnan’s Every Day is an Admission of Guilt, both the painted and sculpted works raise questions about space, formalism, and content; there is a residual tension between […]