Marian Goodman Gallery is delighted to present the first exhibition in our New York space of the work of Indian artist Amar Kanwar.
The artist will present two multi-channel installations, The Torn First Pages, 2004-2008 and The Lightning Testimonies, 2007, both of which will have their New Yo... Read more
Marian Goodman Gallery is delighted to present the first exhibition in our New York space of the work of Indian artist Amar Kanwar.
The artist will present two multi-channel installations, The Torn First Pages, 2004-2008 and The Lightning Testimonies, 2007, both of which will have their New York premiere in this exhibition.
Born in 1964 in New Delhi where he lives and works, Kanwar has distinguished himself through films and multi-media works which explore the politics of power, violence, sexuality, and justice. His multi-layered installations originate in narratives often drawn from zones of conflict and are characterized by a distinctly poetic approach to the social and political. In retracing history through images, ritual objects, literature, poetry and song, Kanwar creates lyrical, meditative film essays that do not aim to represent trauma or political situations as much as to find ways through them. Kanwar’s work looks deeply into the causes and effects and how they are translated into everyday life and cultural forms.
“Imagine the formal presentation of poetry as evidence in a future war crimes tribunal. Imagine nineteen sheets of paper floating forever in the wind…”
— Amar Kanwar, on “The Torn First Pages”
Find out more about Amar Kanwar here: http://www.mariangoodman.com/exhibitions/2010-03-16_amar-kanwar/
