Gallery Ragini launches coffee and conversation with artists as a monthly talk show

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Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} The first three artists selectedfor this year-long programme are Bose Krishnamachari, Manjunath Kamath and GigiScaria for the month of August, September and October respectively.   Says Nidhi Jain, Director, Gallery Ragini: “ The programme has been conceptualizedto provide a serious platform for contemporary artists to interact with anenthusiastic audience comprising of artists, art lovers, collectors, galleristsand critics. The artist would explain his/her work through a slide show leavingthe floor open for questions by art critics and subsequently by the audience. Rangingfrom being provocative to inquisitive, the question and answer session is sureto bring out the best in the artist.”   The first talk on August 21 wouldwitness acclaimed artist Bose Krishnamachari in conversation with art curator andcritic Johny M.L. The discussion would have varied nuances relating to creatingart, hosting exhibitions, curatorial and museum practices in India andelsewhere. Bose Krishnamachari would also be presenting a slide show of hisworks to make the conversation more realistic, informative and fruitful. Thepresentation will include examples from his early works, his “Ghost - StretchedBodies” series, installations, designs and all major works of art he has doneso far. Also, a large 6ft x 3ft work titled Ghost would be displayedduring the talk.   Says artist Bose Krishnamachari: “Unlikein the past, people are more aware of the investment possibilities in art.Though art always had a business aspect to it, in India this awareness has come verylate. Now art is not just seen in terms of its aesthetical value but also itsmonetary value. Unfortunately, people forget that it is the aesthetic value orthe historical value of a work of art that generates the monetary value to it.I find that this aspect is missing in our conversations about art.”   He further adds: “Conversationover coffee with an artist is an interesting idea with its main aim being to bridgethis gap between the aesthetic and monetary value through an involved dialoguebetween the artist, critic and the audience. It gives the artist an opportunityto speak about his work in retrospect while being able to listen to first-handaudience comments.”     Profile: Bose Krishnamachari   Born in Kerala in 1963, Bose Krishnamacharihad his informal art training at the Kerala Kalapeethom and before he joinedSir JJ School of Arts, Mumbai for graduate studies in Fine Arts. A recipient ofKerala Lalit Kala Akademy Award for painting, he has also been supported byCharles Wallace (India) Trust Scholarship for his Post Graduation in Fine Artsfrom the illustrious Goldsmiths College, University of London.   Bose Krishnamachari came back to India after his studies in London . His annual display had already beennoticed by the British artists and scholars and Bose gathered curatorial ideaswhile he was in his foreign sojourn. London stint was just a beginning of his innumerable travels and researches.   Bose’s solo shows are importantfor their self curatorial interventions and ideas. Most of his solos are largein scale. ‘Amuseum’, ‘Decurating’, ‘Ghost Trans-memoire’, ‘Ghost’, ‘LaVA’, toname a few, are his important solo exhibitions.   Bose Krishnamachari became aninternationally acclaimed curator when he became the India Section curator ofARCO, 09, Madrid , Spain . He also guest curated ‘ Indian Highway ’,one of the path-breaking shows on Indian contemporary art on an internationalplatform. The show started early this year in Serpentine Gallery, London and currently it is traveling to different citiesin Europe .   Known as a great talent scout,Bose always spots interesting artists from all over India . He diligently visits studiosof young artists and encourages them in several ways. Bose started hiscuratorial venture in mid 90s with ‘Bombay X 17’, then the well known ‘BombayBoys’. Bombay Boys later became a stand-in-name for all the successful andyoung contemporaries from the city of Mumbai .‘Double-Enders’, ‘KAAM’, ‘SPY’, ‘Soft Spoken’, ‘AFFAIRS’, to name a few, arehis important curated shows.   Bose is currently working towards establishing agallery named ‘BMB’ in Mumbai. This gallery with state of the art facilitieswould play a very important role in bringing international art onto Indianshores. Bose Krishnamachari has a huge dream - the dream of setting of aninternational art museum in India .He has already started working on this and in a few years’ time, a world classmuseum will be set up in Kerala .

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