Nandini Chirimar "Objects of Worship"
Allen Projects
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Allen Gallery presents Nandini Chirimar's "Objects of Worship". This is Nandini's first solo exhibition with the gallery.
Objects of Worship is about objects used in Indian Worship traditions. In this exhibition artist Nandini Chirimar explores these objects purely as objects - what they are, their physical and aesthetic qualities, their significance, even their packaging. In another vein, she explores their presence in everyday life and social and cultural traditions associated with them.
While the artist focuses on objects used for worship, she also thinks about the objects of our worship, like Gods, idols and even human beings who are elevated to a God-like status. Nandini further explores the social context of these sacred articles through a combination of art and poetry: some of the works exhibited are inspired by a dialogue with Purvi Shah's poems on the same subject.
The foundation of this show is meticulously detailed drawings on Japanese Kozo paper. From these drawings stem mixed media, sculptural and installation pieces using watercolor, gold leaf, woodblock printing, collage, household items and also actual 'worship objects'. Some photographs will also be displayed.
Nandini's current work is a visual journal of her life drawn from her daily practical, emotional and visual experiences. She is interested in things of daily use, houses, cities, her culture and her different roles as an Indian woman/mother living in America. She uses her experiences with these to reflect our broader culture in her work.
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Schedule
from November 06, 2008 to November 20, 2008
Opening Reception on 2008-09-06 from 18:00 to 20:00