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 GlueRathin 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 elementsRathin Barman, We Have Different Spaces In Mind (V), Concrete & miniature brass castings of elementsRathin Barman, We Have Different Spaces In Mind (VI),Concrete & miniature brass castings of elementsNalini 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 canvasJagannath Panda Untitled, 2007 Acrylic and fabric on canvasPratul Dash The Nightlife of a Lost Prince, 2017 Acrylic and oil on canvasRaqib Shaw Absence of God VIII, 2008 Acrylic, glitter, enamel and rhinestones on boardDhruv Malhotra Noida Soliloquy | After Dark Trilogy, 2007 – 2010 Pigment printDhruv Malhotra Noida Soliloquy | After Dark Trilogy, 2007 – 2010 Pigment printDhruv Malhotra Noida Soliloquy | After Dark Trilogy, 2007 – 2010 Pigment printDhruv Malhotra Noida Soliloquy | After Dark Trilogy, 2007 – 2010 Pigment printDhruv Malhotra Noida Soliloquy | After Dark Trilogy, 2007 – 2010 Pigment printDhruv Malhotra Noida Soliloquy | After Dark Trilogy, 2007 – 2010 Pigment printDhruv Malhotra Noida Soliloquy | After Dark Trilogy, 2007 – 2010 Pigment printDhruv Malhotra Noida Soliloquy | After Dark Trilogy, 2007 – 2010 Pigment print