The Missing Pavilion- art exhibition

The Missing Pavilion- art exhibition “The Missing Pavilion” supported by a grant from the Inlaks India Foundation. This exhibition is guided by Gayatri Sinha, Curator and Art Critic.

Since its first participation in 1954, India’s appearance at the Venice biennial has been at best sporadic. The defining factor of Indian pavilion at the Venice Biennale is its absence. In 2011, after a significant effort, the State Lalit Kala Akademi mounted an Indian pavilion at the Venice biennale. The potential outcome of this event was quickly nullified as the Akademi failed to put up a secon

d showing in the next Biennale. The nation’s experience of the Indian pavilion then is one of ‘critical absence’. The outcry that arose regarding India's absence at the 2013 Venice Biennial underscored the Indian art community's anxiety over not utilizing art's 'soft power' as a mechanism for expanding international influence. India’s participation at a world platform reflects our ambitions, anxieties and insecurities regarding the status of our country, and consequently the status of Indian art and culture. There is also an underlying nationalist ambition of raising India to its perceived 'historical' eminence. From the ground however, the Indian Pavilion and its fraught history represents a curatorial possibility. Since it is missing, how may it be imagined, constructed, negated or even demolished? This exhibition is dedicated to the absent India pavilion at the Venice Biennial. If we had the facility, how would the pavilion appear? Is the pavilion an aggregation of desires or a disaggregation of cultural expectations? Finally can we argue for the reconfiguration of the notion of the pavilion in itself?

Thanks to all the participants of the symposium we had at SAA on Friday. A special thanks to Riyas Komu, Asim Waqif, Pro...
02/02/2015

Thanks to all the participants of the symposium we had at SAA on Friday. A special thanks to Riyas Komu, Asim Waqif, Probir Gupta and Layout collective for sharing their insights and honouring us with their presence !

You haven't got a chance to come and see The Missing Pavilion yet? You think you don't understand ANYTHING about contemp...
23/01/2015

You haven't got a chance to come and see The Missing Pavilion yet? You think you don't understand ANYTHING about contemporary art ??? These curated walks are made for you !
Join us tomorrow Saturday at 4pm in front of the School of Arts and Aesthetics for a guided visit of our exhibition !

The missing pavilion one more time, but the question is do we need a pavilion, an Indian pavilion to represent our art?
09/01/2015

The missing pavilion one more time, but the question is do we need a pavilion, an Indian pavilion to represent our art?

The way things are progressing, India’s participation at the 56th edition of the Venice Biennale seems unlikely

26/12/2014

articles/Overcoming conflict India and Pakistan to share pavilion at Venice Biennale

Exhibition on view till 10th February 2015Curated walks every Saturday from January 10th onwards.
07/12/2014

Exhibition on view till 10th February 2015
Curated walks every Saturday from January 10th onwards.

With Geeta Kapur, Vivan Sundaram and Gayatri Sinha
07/12/2014

With Geeta Kapur, Vivan Sundaram and Gayatri Sinha

The entire curatorial team of the Missing Pavilion wish to thank you very much for coming to their opening. It was a rea...
06/12/2014

The entire curatorial team of the Missing Pavilion wish to thank you very much for coming to their opening. It was a real pleasure to have you all with us this evening !

The horse has made its way up to our gallery !!
05/12/2014

The horse has made its way up to our gallery !!

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03/12/2014

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... and greatly appreciated by this artist!!!

Archeological excavation is attracting a lot of attention
03/12/2014

Archeological excavation is attracting a lot of attention

Beauty lies in the details ...
03/12/2014

Beauty lies in the details ...

Its happening !!!
03/12/2014

Its happening !!!

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