This catalogue in Korean is titled Contemporary Indian Art: Open Your Third Eye. It accompanied the exhibition that ran from 17 April through 7 June 2009 at the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea. The exhibition was originally designed and organized by the Mori Art Museum in Japan and titled 'Chalo! India: A New Era of Indian Art' (November 2008–March 2009). Thus, the title on the present catalogue in English also reads Chalo! India: A New Era of Indian Art.  Encompassing a broad range of media, including painting, sculpture, photography and installation, the exhibition 'Chalo! India' (Let's Go! India) examines the latest movements in Indian contemporary art. 

Following independence from Britain in 1947, Indian artists began exploring new forms of artistic expressions — drawing inspiration and ideas from Western modernism, and India's own distinctive culture. Over the next 60 years, new types of work that powerfully embodied political and social critiques emerged. More recently, Indian artists have been making works that respond to urbanization and changing contemporary lifestyles — art that reflects the rapid economic development, and globalization that has taken hold since the 1990s. 

'Chalo! India' is a significant survey of new Indian art, including a sociological research project involving architects and intellectuals, and state of the art interactive media work — as befits an IT giant such as India. Most people see India in terms of its rich and influential history, its Gods and devotion, Bollywood movies, or its awakening as an economic giant. However, there is so much more to the complex and dynamic India of today. 'Chalo! India' explores and celebrates the depth of this country; the contradictions of its society, the dreams and hopes of its people, and its energy and passion toward the future.

The present catalogue includes artists' biographies in Korean only, and the list of works in English.

Alternative title

Contemporary Indian Art: Open Your Third Eye

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Onsite

Location code
EX.KOR.CIN
Language

English, 

Korean

Publication/Creation date

2009

No of pages

256

ISBN / ISSN

9788963030074

No of copies

1

Content type

catalogue

Chapter headings

Open Your Third Eye - KIM Namin, 김남인

Chalo! India: A New Era of Indian Art - Akiko MIKI, 三木あき子

Contemporary India, 'A Full-Color Cinemascope' - LEE Oksoon

Approaching India - Deepak ANANTH

Chalo! India: A New Era of Indian Art
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