This artwork is used as the cover page for an important academic publication by John Thieme and Ira Raja, Introduction to The Oxford Anthology of South Asian Food Writing, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2007. 'The Table is Laid,' Pp. liii to lv.
Excerpt from Kamala Kapoor, The Art Of Vivan Sundaram, Lustre Press, Roli Books, New Delhi, 2002:
'The odd transformation of commonplace objects — a sloping tabletop, tilting chairs, food served under the table instead of on top — all energise the sculptural installation, serving to intensify its metaphoric disjunctures: the concepts of community, shelter and sustenance, worked through reflective viewing.'
Excerpt from Kamala Kapoor, The Art Of Vivan Sundaram, Lustre Press, Roli Books, New Delhi, 2002:
'The odd transformation of commonplace objects — a sloping tabletop, tilting chairs, food served under the table instead of on top — all energise the sculptural installation, serving to intensify its metaphoric disjunctures: the concepts of community, shelter and sustenance, worked through reflective viewing.'
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1995
Creation place
India
Medium
Enamel painted wood and steel, glass, straw matting, brass, rice, curd, milk
Dimension
122cm x 366cm x 250cm
Content type
artwork documentation
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The Table is Laid (Exhibition View)
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