Picture This: Contemporary Photography and India

Exhibition: 6 Dec 2015 – 3 Apr 2016

Picture This: Contemporary Photography and India
Treasure Map 006, 1994–95 (negative); 2014–15 (print and painting) , Pamela Singh, Indian, born 1962 , Inkjet print, hand painted , Image: 5 1/4 × 8 inches (13.3 × 20.3 cm) , Sheet: 8 1/2 × 11 inches (21.6 × 27.9 cm) , Purchased with funds contributed by The Paul and Emily Singer Family Foundation and The Shipley Miller Foundation, 2015-137-1

Picture This: Contemporary Photography and India
December 6, 2015 - April 3, 2016

Explore how four photographers connect personal experiences of India with global conversations of contemporary art.

Picture This features the work of four contemporary photographers for whom India is an important subject or setting: Gauri Gill, Sunil Gupta, Max Pinckers, and Pamela Singh. Diverse in nationality and place of residence, each of these artists brings a cosmopolitan perspective to his or her work. Whether photographing in rural Rajasthan or major cities like Mumbai or New York, they offer points of view that do not fit easily into categories of “insider” or “outsider.”
Like many contemporary photographers, the artists in this exhibition make imaginative use of the camera’s power to document reality. Their pictures pose questions about identity, self-representation, history, and truth; examine the social impact of photographic images; and envision experiences such as desire, love, and dislocation. In doing so, these photographers connect their personal relationship with India to themes and strategies central to contemporary artists across the globe.

Artists

Works

  • The Horse to be Sacrificed Must be a Stallion, 2014 , Max Pinckers, Belgian, born 1988 , From the series Will They Sing Like Raindrops or Leave Me Thirsty , Inkjet print , Courtesy of the artist and Dillon Gallery, New York