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Knma endeavors to become a space for confluence and its publications are a corroboration of that vision for posterity. They underscore the drive of this department to come out with well researched books after each exhibition which act as reservoirs of in-depth information to scholars, students, and art lovers alike. Since its inception in 2010, the Knma publications department has published many titles including exhibition catalogues that uphold the creative energy of the publication program.
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In-lining the museum with drinking straws, the performer’s body occupied the space for six hours till the time she was exhausted. The exhausted artist’s body connecting one straw with the other, mapping the museum space, creating patterned structures of thoughts on the museum floor, inscribed a presence... Read More
Contemporary Art and the Politics of Ecology
Speakers: T J Demos, Saloni Mathur
The symposium saw T J Demos address the relationship between art practice and environmental activism. He talked about the essential need for political ecology in order to approach the question of our... Read More
Female Body and the Sexualized Space Session I
Speakers: Anita Dube, Mithu Sen, Gayatri Sinha, Bharti Kher, Tejal Shah
Moderators: Gayatri Sinha
Discussant: Roobina Karode
The discussion explored the relationship artists have... Read More
Talk by artist Velu Vishwanadhan
Speaker: Velu Vishwanadhan.
Discussant: Ina Puri.
Vishwanadhan led the audience through the long trajectory of his career, reminiscing about the birth of the Cholamandalam Artists’ Village, his artistic life in Madras, the weight of experiences gathered in Europe, and the impact it... Read More
Absence of an Architect
A talk by artist Gigi Scaria followed by a conversation with Ranjit Hoskote.
Gigi Scaria presented an exhaustive insight into his practice at Absence of an Architect held as a part of the KNMA Talk Series, which itself was an extension of Constructs | Constructions. The Series recognizes the... Read More