The gallery’s newest exhibition presents a selection of drawings, paintings, sculptures, photographs and films by emerging artists from India and Pakistan.

It is curated by Gerard Mermoz who selected a lively cross section of contemporary art work during a three-month journey from Kochi in India to Lahore in Pakistan via Bangalore, Mumbai, Bhopal, Vadodara, Delhi, Kolkata and Santiniketan.

The selected works show artists seeking to redefine their place in the world at a crucial stage in the cultural life of India and Pakistan. Their work grapples their respective regional cultural traditions and the rising pressure to embrace globalisation as an emblem of progress, modernity and a better future.

It also includes works by contemporary artists to challenge the assumptions on which we decide what qualifies as contemporary art. None of the work has been shown outside India or Pakistan before.

The exhibition runs from now until 5 July. For more information visit http://www.glynnviviangallery.org or telephone 01792 516900.

Posted: 06|6|09 at 6:50 pm. Filed under: Fine Art News.