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Kausik Mukhopadhyay
Assisted Readymades: Alternative Solutions, 2003-2004
Handcart, tricycle, assemblages of discarded household objects with manuals; 180 x 306 x 92 cm
Collection of the artist

Born 1960 in Kolkata, West Bengal
Lives and works in Mumbai
Education and training: Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, Bachelor of Visual Arts, 1986; Viswa Bharati University, Kala Bhavana, Shantiniketan, M.F.A., 1989

Raqs Media Collective
Global Village Health Manual, Version 1.0, 2000
HTML based CD
Collection of the artists

Formed 1991
Monica Narula
Born 1969 in Delhi
Lives and works in Delhi
Education and training: BA Hons (English Literature); MA (Mass Communication) Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, 1991

Shuddhabrata Sengupta
Born 1968 in Delhi
Lives and works in Delhi
Education and training: BA Hons (Sociology); MA (Mass Communication), Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, 1991

Jeebesh Bagchi
Born 1965 in Delhi
Lives and works in Delhi
Education and training: BA Hons (Physics); MA (Sociology); MA (Mass Communication), Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, 1991

Sharmila Samant
A Handmade Saree, 1998-1999
Coca-Cola bottle caps, metal shackles, computer prints with wooden frames; 550 x 120 cm
15 x 15 cm (3 units, computer prints)
Collection of the artist

Born 1967 in Mumbai
Lives and works in Mumbai
Education and training: Sir J.J. School of Arts, Mumbai, B.F.A., 1989; L.S. Raheja College of Architecture, Mumbai, I.D.D. (Diploma in Interior Design and Decoration), 1990

Nataraj Sharma
Freedom Bus (Or a View from the 6th Standard), 2001-2004
Iron, wood, electrical motor, oil and enamel paint on paper, ink jet prints, rubber tires, electroplating; 103 x 237 x 76 cm
Collection of the artist

Mumbai Structures, 2000-2004
Gouache, pencil and “texture white” on canvas; 32.2 x 27.3 x 3cm (19 units)
Collection of the artist

Born 1958 in Mysore, Karnataka
Lives and works in Baroda, Gujarat
Education and training: Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao (M.S.) University, Baroda, B.A., 1982, and Post-diploma (Painting), 1988

K. G. Subramanyan
Black Boys Fight Demons
94 x 63.5 cm
Collection of the National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi

The City Is Not for Burning, 1993
Oil on canvas; 121.5 x 121.5 cm
Collection of the artist

Ageless Combat 1, 1999
Acrylic reverse painting on acrylic sheet; 194 x 136 cm
Collection of the Seagull Foundation of the Arts

Born 1924 in Kuthuparambu, Kerala
Lives and works in Shantiniketan, West Bengal
Education and training: Viswa Bharati University, Kala Bhavana, Shantiniketan, 1948

Subhash Singh Vyam
Untitled [Plane Stuck in a Tree], printed 2003
Acrylic on canvas; 153 x 243 cm
Collection of the artist

Born 1970 in Sunpuri, Madhya Pradesh
Lives and works in Bhopal
Education and training: trained informally under elder artists from his community

Atul Dodiya
Tomb’s Day, 2001
Enamel paint, varnish on laminate; 191 x 129 cm (framed, each panel, three panels)
Collection of the National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai

Born 1959 in Mumbai
Lives and works in Mumbai
Education and training: Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai, B.F.A., 1982; Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1991-1992

Ranbir Kaleka
Windows, 2002
Video/sculpture with sound; 243.8 x 121.9 x 121.9 cm
Collection of the artist

Born 1953 in Patiala, Punjab
Lives and works in New Delhi
Education and training: College of Art, Chandigarh; Royal College of Art, London

Ravi Kashi
Everything Happens Twice, 2002-2004
100% cotton rag acid-free paper, gauze cloth, photocopy transfer and acrylic lettering, stamps, polyvinyl acetate glue; 158 x 220 x 2.5 cm (overall, 9 units, each unit 40 x 60 cm)
Collection of Peter Mueller

Born 1968 in Bangalore, Karnataka
Lives and works in Bangalore
Education and training: College of Fine Arts, Bangalore, B.F.A (Painting), 1988; Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao (M.S.) University, Baroda, M.A. (Printmaking), 1990; Mysore University, M.A. (English Literature), 1995

Mallikarjun Katakol
Auto Art Series (1-16), 1995-1996 (printed 2003)
C-type photographic prints; 30 x 50 cm, 50 x 30 cm, 40 x 60 cm, 50 x 60cm
Collection of the artist

Born 1967 in Dharwad, Karnataka
Lives and works in Bangalore, Karnataka

Surendran Nair
Mephistopheles....Otherwise, the Quaquaversal Prolix (Cuckoonebulopolis), 2003
Oil on canvas; 210 x 120cm
Collection of Usha Mirchandani, The Fine Art Resource, Bombay

Precision Theatre of the Heavenly Shepherds, 2002-2003
Watercolor on paper; 65 x 50.5 cm
Private Collection

Zodiac Series Texts, 2002-2003
Printed text on paper; 65 x 50.5 cm
Private Collection

Born 1956 in Onakkoor, Kerala
Lives and works in Baroda, Gujarat
Education and training: College of Fine Arts, Trivandrum, Kerala, Diploma (Painting), 1981, and B.F.A. (Painting), 1982; Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao (M.S.) University, Baroda, Post Diploma (Printmaking), 1986

Cyrus Oshidar/MTV India
Video-Filler Compilation, 2003
DVD, cigarette/small goods stall roadside shop (complete), wooden bench, television monitors;
Duration 30 minutes (approx), Installation: 240 x 126 x 187 cm
Collection of MTV India

Open Circle
Born 1964 in Delhi
Lives and works in Mumbai

Gulammohammed Sheikh
Traveling Shrine 1: Journeys, 2002-2004
Wooden box, multiple doors, gouache, casein, acrylic, egg tempera and watercolor; 48 x 106 x 40 cm
Collection of the artist

Traveling Shrine 2: Alphabet Stories, 2002-2004
Wooden box, multiple doors, gouache, casein, acrylic, egg tempera and watercolor; 39 x 110 x 30 cm
Collection of the artist

Traveling Shrine 3: Mirage (Ayodhya), 2002-2004
Wooden box, multiple doors, gouache, casein, acrylic, egg tempera and watercolor; 30 x 106 x 27 cm
Collection of the artist

Traveling Shrine 4: Musings and Miscellanies, 2002-2004
Wooden box, multiple doors, gouache, casein, acrylic, egg tempera and watercolor; 36 x 32 x 136 cm
Collection of the artist

Born 1937 in Surendranagar, Gujarat
Lives and works in Baroda, Gujarat
Education and training: Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao (M.S.) University, Baroda, M.A. (Painting), 1961; Royal College of Art, M.A., 1966

Dayanita Singh
Ambedkar, Allahabad 2000, printed 2003
Silver gelatin print; 60 x 60 cm
Collection of the artist

Ma Morvi 2000, printed 2003
Silver gelatin print; 60 x 60 cm
Collection of the artist

Nehru, Allahabad 2000, printed 2003
Silver gelatin print; 60 x 60 cm
Collection of the artist

Subhash Chandra Bose, Calcutta 1999, printed 2003
Silver gelatin print; 60 x 60cm
Collection of the artist

Bhau Daji Ladd Museum Cabinet, Bombay 2000, 2003
Silver gelatin print; 60 x 60 cm
Collection of the artist

Ghandi Ahmedabad, printed 2003
Silver gelatin print; 60 x 60cm
Collection of the artist

Tagore, Allahabad, 2000, printed 2003
Silver gelatin print; 60 x 60 cm
Collection of the artist

Taj Mahal, Bombay, 2000, printed 2003
Silver gelatin print; 100 x 100 cm
Collection of the artist

Ghandi, Trivandrum, 2000, printed 2003
Silver gelatin print; 60 x 60 cm
Collection of the artist

Kargil weddng tent, 2000, printed 2003
Silver gelatin print; 100 x 100 cm
Collection of the artist

Bombay Sapphire, Bombay, 1994, printed 2003
Digital print on vinyl; 200 x 300 cm
Collection of the artist

Born 1961 in New Delhi
Lives and works in New Delhi
Education and training: National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, Visual Communication, 1980-86, International Center of Photography, New York, Photojournalism and Documentary Photography, 1987-88

L. N. Tallur
Made in England – A Temple Designed for India, 2001-2002
Polyvinyl acetate coated fabric, blowers; 600 x 300 x 300 cm
Collection of the artist

Born 1971 in Kundapur, Karnataka
Lives and works in Bangalore
Education and training: Chamarajendra Academy for Visual Arts (CAVA), Mysore, B.F.A. (Painting); Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao (M.S.) University, Baroda, M.A. (Museology); Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, U.K., M.A. (Contemporary Fine Art Practice)