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Kali Kamai - project installation and public viewing

Kali Kamai
project installation and public viewing


July 21 - 25, 2011
Shillong, Meghalaya
The Kali Kamai project by Wanphrang Diengdoh received the FICA Public Art Grant 2009.

The project has been in progress for a year now and will now take to the streets of Shillong to engage with the public. The Khasi term Kali Kamai translates as taxi or more literally as a ‘car for earning’, and is the popular local mode of transport in Shillong, Meghalaya where the project is located. The project involves the alteration of the local share-taxi making it into a mobile-site to firstly, study the relationships between the individual and the city, and secondly, address the city’s history of conflict and prevalent undercurrents of racial tension. The artist views the Kali Kamai as a one of the few truly public spaces in the city where ‘the fine lines of race are blurred and will use this site to interface with the public through interactive audio-visual installations and one-on-one conversations.

The Kali Kamai has been conceptualised and designed as a contemporary reflection on popular folktales that still exist in the oral tradition in the region. On each side of the vehicle we see painted the various narratives refering to Khasi folktale using contemporary references. The bulk of oral culture is still sustained by the people commuting in these public vehicles, though not direclty retold they emerge through reference and conversations that take place here, a space that Diengdoh has tuned into and has been documenting in the last year. To him this is the space where the links to histories, both personal and the community's, can be found. The documented material will be presented in the Kali Kamai on a touch screen, urging the passengers to explore and exchange stories during their journey across the city.

Wanphrang K. Diengdoh has a BA in Mass Communication from St. Antony’s College, Shillong and MA Mass Communication from MCRC, Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi. He is an independent photographer, has directed and edited a few short films and as a musician is part of Stitch, a Delhi-based rock band. His 36-minute short fiction film, “19/87”, made with Dondor Lyngdoh, won the best film, best cinematography and best screenplay in the competition section at the first Guwahati International Short Film Festival (GISFF), 2011.

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Grosvenor Vadehra
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Dhruva Mistry

Bronzes 1987 - 1990

6 - 20 May 2011
Private view: 5 May, 6 - 8 pm

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21 Ryder Street, London SW1Y 6PX
Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 5.30pm | Saturday, 12 noon - 4pm (by appointment)

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Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art
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Lucinda Hawksley

50 British Artists You Should Know


03 May 2011 | 6 - 8 pm

FICA Reading Room | D42 Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024

Lucinda Hawksley talks about her latest book "50 British Artists You Should Know" and looks at the course of British art, beginning with artists whose careers flourished under the reign of the great artistic patron Queen Elizabeth I through to artists who are working today, under Queen Elizabeth II. The talk will focus particularly on art from the 18th and 19th centuries, a time when England and India were inextricably linked.

Lucinda Hawksley is a regular lecturer at the National Portrait Gallery in London. She is an expert in art from the 19th and early 20th centuries, and the author of the critically acclaimed biographies "Lizzie Siddal, The Tragedy of a Pre-Raphaelite Supermodel" and "Katey, The Life and Loves of Dickens's Artist Daughter". Lucinda's newest book "50 British Artists You Should Know was published in April 2011". In October 2011, the publication of another new book will take place, it will celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Dickens, who is Lucinda's great great great grandfather.

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Art Buzz (New Delhi) FICA - Emerging Artist Award 2011

The Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art invites applicants for Emerging Artist Award 2011.

The Award seeks to promote young artists studying or practicing in India who demonstrate extraordinary skill and promise in the visual arts. Selected by an independent jury of distinguished artists and professionals in the field, the recipient gets the opportunity to travel and work in an international residency and exhibit in a solo show in India.

FICA is pleased to be collaborating with Pro Helvetia-Swiss Art Council, New Delhi, Ms. Shalini Passi, New Delhi and Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi, for the Emerging Artist Award 2011.

The award includes:
• A twelve-week residency in Switzerland, round trip air travel from Mumbai or Delhi, a per diem during the time of the residency, and access to the residency’s technical equipments.
• A solo exhibition at the Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi.


All requirements and guidelines are mentioned in the Application Form.
Download Application Form from here.

Deadline: 31 May 2011


Completed applications to be sent to:
Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art
D178, Okhla Phase 1, First Floor, New Delhi 110020

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Three Takes on Contemporary Art

Conducted by Dr. Rakhee Balaram

Saturday, 16, 23, 30 April, 2011 | 4 - 6 pm

FICA Reading Room, D-42 Defence Colony, New Delhi 110020

A series of three lectures, comprising moments of art historical impact, that look at trends and developments in the West. These lectures consider various art historical movements such as Minimalism, Conceptualism, Pop Art, Performance, Fluxus, Feminism, Land Art, Neo-Expressionism, Young British Artists (YBA), and look at recent trends in Internet art, and art in Asia, such as Chinese and Indian art. The focus of the lectures will be a historical overview which will provide a broad understanding of major movements while looking at such developments through an Indian lens.

Dr. Rakhee Balaram holds two doctorates, in French Literature and Art History, from Cambridge University and the Courtauld Institute of Art in London. A specialist in modern and contemporary art, she has contributed to various publications on twentieth-century art and literature including Vivan Sundaram’s Amrita Sher Gil: A Self Portrait in Letters & Writing (Tulika 2010). She is currently a visiting professor at the School of Arts & Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Registration fee for the series: Rs. 2,100/-

Due to limited availability of seats, registrations will be accepted on a 'first come first serve' basis. To register, please send your name, address, phone number and email, along with the registration fee (kindly note that the cheque will have to be made in the name of 'The Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art'), to Poonji Nath, FICA Reading Room, D-40 Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024. For more information contact Anica Mann at 011 65474005 or info@ficart.org.

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Hauser & Wirth

Film screening of Pier Paolo Pasolini's 'Teorema'

On occasion of Berlinde De Bruyckere's 'Into One-Another To P.P.P.', an exhibition dedicated to the work of Pier Paolo Pasolini, Hauser & Wirth New York is delighted to host a screening of Pasolini’s iconic film ‘Teorema’ (1968).

The film will be shown continuously from 10 am to 10 pm on Friday 22 April and Saturday 23 April. Screenings will begin at 10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm, 4 pm, 6 pm, and 8 pm.