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INDIA’S FRENCH CONNECTION: Indian Artists in France (Exhibition)February 1 – February 11, 2018 Visual Arts Gallery – India Habitat Centre

PICASSO: Modern Artists’ Legacy in the 21st Century A Conversation with Bernard PicassoFebruary 07, 2018 | 7:00 pm Silver Oak Conference Room – India Habitat Centre

BEAUX ARTS DE PARIS: Global modernism and theÉcole des Beaux ArtsA Conversation with Jean-Marc BustamanteFebruary 08, 2018 | 12:00 pm Gulmohar Conference Room – India Habitat Centre

NAVRATNA | NINE GEMSIndia’s National Treasure Artists (Exhibition) February 09, 2018 Booth E-11, India Art Fair

RODIN: A National Treasure for the worldA Conversation with Catherine ChevillotMusée Rodin, ParisFebruary 10, 2018 | 4:00 pm atSpeakers’ Forum, India Art Fair

SHARING SPACESAn Indo-French Conference on Art and MuseumsFebruary 11, 2018 | 11:00 am to 4:30 pm Gulmohar Conference Room – India Habitat Centre

THE BOOK OF ARTSDAG’s reading room and bookshop February 11 -13, 2018 | India Habitat Centre

On view at DAG, New DelhiAltaf: A RetrospectiveJanuary 25 - March 2018

On view at DAG, MumbaiMadhvi Parekh : The Curious SeekerJanuary 30 - March 2018

PROGRAMME OF EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS

India’s French Connection is accredited under Bonjour India, A platform for innovation and creativity. With thanks to India Habitat Centre’s Visual Arts Gallery

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To launch its 25th anniversary, DAG has

kick-started the celebrations with an important

and interesting programme of conversations that

hope to enrich the dialogue around art in India.

This is in keeping with its attempt to ensure that

Indian modern art remains a topic of conversation

in important fora around the world. A calendar of

talks and a conference featuring international and

Indian speakers and two world class exhibitions

are planned for the month of February to

coincide with its exhibitions and participation at

India Art Fair.

S.H Raza, Untitled, Oil and acrylic on paper, 1958

Exhibition: February 01 - 11 | 10:30 am - 7:30 pmVisual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre Designed by Adrien Gardere, Scenographer | With texts by Dr. Devika Singh (Centre

of South Asian studies, University of Cambridge) and Kishore Singh,

(Head-Exhibitions & Publications DAG)

India’s French Connection: Indian Artists in France

Artists

Akbar Padamsee

Amrita Sher-Gil

Anjolie Ela Menon

Himmat Shah

Jogen Chowdhury

Jehangir Sabavala

K K Hebbar

Krishen Khanna

Krishna Reddy

Laxman Pai

Laxman Shreshtha

Nalini Malani

Nirode Mazumdar

Paritosh Sen

Prokash Karmakar

Prodosh Dasgupta

Rajendra Dhawan

Ram Kumar

S H Raza

Sakti Burman

Sailoz Mookherjea

Sunil Das

V Nageshkar

V Viswanadhan

Zarina Hashmi

For almost a century now, Indian artists have been drawn to Paris to study the masters, to mix with the

modernists, to sip coffee and engage with its intellectuals in its cafes, to study the Impressionists and

Cubists who were responsible, in great part, for the spread of modernism that cut across histories

and geographies.

Now, for the first time, a major exhibition lays claim to this heritage with a sweeping view of the artists who

have been part of this incredible journey. The exhibition, on view to the public at Visual Art Gallery, India

Habitat Centre, New Delhi from February 1-11, 2018, traces this history with a curation of important works

and creates a segue between two cultures that found a way to overcome the obstacles of history and

culture to create an artistic representation that combines the best that India and France have to offer.

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K.K Hebbar, Untitled, (Ballet Dancer), Oil on lineHimmat Shah, Untitled, Terracotta & gold foil, c. 1990sCollection: Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi

Ram Kumar standing on a bridge in Paris

February 07, 2018 | India Habitat Centre (by invitation)Talk | Silver Oak Conference Room | 7:00 pm Followed by dinner at Patio

Bernard Ruiz-Picasso With his mother Christine Ruiz-Picasso, Bernard Ruiz-Picasso co-founded the Museo Picasso Málaga, a

centre for Picasso studies which ensures that the work of Picasso is conserved, studied and exhibited. He is

President of the Advisory Council of the museum.

He is the Co-Founder of Fundación Almine et Bernard Ruiz-Picasso, an art Foundation set up in 2002 which

holds a collection of works by Picasso as well as by contemporary artists. The aims of the Foundation

include the study of works by Picasso, support for contemporary art and participation in exhibitions. An

organiser of major Picasso exhibitions internationally, he will be joining us on February 07, for an evening

of lively discussion at the India Habitat Centre. Considered to have the largest collection of Picasso's works

one can expect fresh insights into the works by the master.

After his keynote speech, Bernard Picasso will enter into a conversation with Dr. Devika Singh, art historian

at Cambridge University and then begins a panel discussion with Owais Husain and Yusuf Mehta, the heirs

of renowned Indian artists M.F Husain and Tyeb Mehta.

PICASSO: Modern Artists’ Legacyin the 21st CenturyA Conversation with Bernard Picasso

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Museo Picasso Málaga

February 08, 2018 | India Habitat CentreTalk | Gulmohar Conference Room | 12:00 noon Followed by lunch at Gulmohar Bridge

Jean-Marc BustamanteThe École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, located across the Seine from the Musée du Louvre in the

heart of Paris, is heir to the Académie founded in the 17th century by Louis XIV. History, long preserved

state art collections and contemporary artistic creation come together in this institution, which occupies

an essential place on the world stage of art and culture. Through its longstanding international activity, the

École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris has contributed to the familiarisation of future artists

with European and international institutions and practices, notably through its quality study abroad

programmes, developing artistic partnerships around the world.

Artist and Principal of Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris since 2014, Bustamante’s first paintings created from

photographs marked the beginning of this medium in the art field. Bustamante represented France at the

Venice Biennale in 2003.

After his keynote speech, Jean-Marc Bustamante will enter into a conversation with Dr. Devika Singh on

Global Modernism and École des Beaux Arts moderated by Dr. Alka Pande, Curator, India Habitat Centre.

BEAUX ARTS DE PARIS: Global Modernism and the École des Beaux Arts A Conversation with Jean Marc Bustamante

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École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris Jean Marc Bustamante

February 09, 2018 | India Art FairDAG, Booth E-11NSIC Grounds, Okhla Industrial Area, New Delhi

Navratna | Nine GemsIndia’s National Treasure Artists

In the early-to mid-1970s, the Indian government decided to honour nine artists with the

entit lement of ‘National Treasure Artists’ .

Every year, DAG creates a ‘museum’ at the India Art Fair, to help art-lovers discover Indian

modern art in an experiential manner. In its 25th year, DAG has decided to honour India’s nine

National Treasure Artists with an exhibit ion themed around their works. All the artists

differed in their practice and style, and were varied in their choice of mediums. Interestingly,

six of them had their roots in Bengal (Kolkata), and the mantle of ‘nationalism’ can to an

extent be extended to al l of them. They represent the f inest practit ioners of modernism from

the early 20th century (though Ravi Varma practiced mostly in the 19th century). Each of

them brings a unique perspective to the platform of Indian art. Highlights of the exhibit ion

include canvases by Raja Ravi Varma and Amrita Sher-Gil , an extremely rare sculpture by

Amrita Sher-Gil , paintings of the Himalayas by Nicholas Roerich, postcards by both

Abanindranath Tagore and Nandalal Bose, and portraits by Rabindranath Tagore. The

scenography for the exhibit ion has been created by Paris-based Adrien Gardère.

RAJA RAVI VARMA

NICHOLAS ROERICH

AMRITA SHER-GIL

RABINDRANATH TAGORE

GAGANENDRANATH TAGORE

ABANINDRANATH TAGORE

NANDALAL BOSE

JAMINI ROY

SAILOZ MOOKHERJEA

Artists

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Raja Ravi Verma, Yashoda and Krishna, Oil on canvas, Late 19th century

February 10, 2018 | presented by DAG at India Art FairSpeakers’ Forum | 4:00 pm

RODIN: A National Treasure for the World

Catherine Chevil lot is the Director of the Rodin Museum, Paris. Having worked at the Museum

of Grenoble from 1988, she joined Musée d’Orsay in 1990 and from 1999 became head of the

department of sculpture at the Centre of Research and Restoration of the Museums of

France.

A monographic museum, the Musée Rodin contains the largest collection of the sculptor ’s

works at two sites, in Paris, at the Hôtel Biron, and in Meudon, site of his former home,

atel ier, and reserve collection. Created in 1916, thanks to Auguste Rodin’s donation of his

works and his collections to the French State, it opened in 1919. The artist ’s international

renown as the author of universal ly famous sculptures has contributed to the reputation of

both places.

From his heyday unti l his death in 1917, Rodin collected more than 6,000 artefacts,

antiquities from Europe to Egypt and Asia, including Japan and India. The museum-like

collection was instal led at the core of his studio and many pieces were displayed at his

home, inspiring him with their t imeless feminine f igures and converging towards a universal

aspiration and form. An Indian classical dancer, Durga, who performed at the Opera de Paris

in 1916, was his fr iend and disciple at the end of his l i fe and it is said that studies of her

portraits may sti l l exist.

After her keynote speech on ‘Rodin, Asia and India’ , Catherine Chevil lot wil l enter into a

conversation with eminent thought leaders from India and with the public.

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The Thinker (1904), Musée Rodin - Paris Catherine Chevillot

To lead the schedule of exhibit ions and programmes celebrating 25 years of DAG, a

Conference on Art and Museums wil l be held on the premises of India Habitat Centre on

Sunday February 11 , 2018. It brings together key speakers from India and France, including

the major Indian public and private art institutions.

Topics of discussion :

“A museum is a non-profit , permanent institution in the service of society and its

development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates

and exhibits the tangible and intangible heritage of humanity and its environment for

the purposes of education, study and enjoyment” – ICOM, 2007

This definit ion of the International Council of Museums is a reference in the international

community. Through these discussions we would attempt to address:

• How the concept of Museums is evolving in relation to developments in the Global Museum

environment and the new models, Public or Private, invented in China, South-East Asia, the

Middle East?

• Private vs Public Museums: who controls our cultural heritage?

• What is the situation with Art Museums in India?

General Introduction

Kiran Karnik, President, India Habitat Centre (tbc) | Alexandre Ziegler, French Ambassador

to India (tbc) | Ashish Anand, CEO of DAG

Keynote speechSophie Makariou, PresidentMusée Guimet, Paris | 11:45 am

Followed by a conversation with Fabrice Bousteau, chief editor, Beaux Art Magazine.

The Musée Guimet, located in Paris, has a r ich collections of art from the representations of

the Indian civi l izations. These include objects from the f ield of Classical Indian art and

ancient archaeology from the Indian subcontinent.

SHARING SPACES An Indo-French Conference on Art & Museums

February 11, 2018 | India Habitat CentreTalk | Gulmohar Conference Room | 11:00 am to 4:30 pm Lunch | Gulmohar Bridge | 1:45 pm

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A Museum of Civilisations?12:15 – 1 :45 pm

With a col lection tradit ional ly at its core, what is the mission of the museum today as it engages

with education and cultural programmes? Is the Museum of the 21st Century becoming a Museum

of Worlds, in the context of connected megapolise? And within the digital era, has it turned into a

forum producing knowledge 24x7? Is the tradit ional Museum of Fine Arts becoming a Museum of

Civi l isations and of cultural dialogue?

With :

- Manuel Rabate, Director General , Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum

- Catherine Chevil lot, Director, Musee Rodin

- Sabyasaachi Mukherjee, Director, CSMVC Museum, Mumbai

- Rajiv Sethi , Asian Heritage Foundation

- Tasneem Zakaria Mehta, Art Historian and Hon. Director, Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Mumbai

Introduced by Ashok Adiceam, Director Public Affairs, DAG, and moderated by Judith

Benhamou-Huet, journalist , Les Échos and Le Point

A Global History of Art?2:45 – 4:30 pm

In paral lel to the global museum movement, the history of art is being necessari ly rewritten within

the global context. How are other stories of art , cross ferti l it ies from different geographies,

convergences and differences being included in the museum’s programming? This session wil l

highl ight the processes and connections among cultures, and wil l also focus on the ideation at

work in the current global ised art world.

With :

Prof. Eric de Chassey, Director General , National Institut of History of Art, Paris

Jean Marc Bustamante, Artist and Principal , Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris

Vivan Sundaram, Artist

Dr. Alka Pande, Art Historian and Art Expert IHC

Introduced by Kishore Singh, Head-Exhibit ions & Publications, DAG, and moderated by Georgina

Adam, aauthor and journal ist , Financial Times and the Art Newspaper.

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Manuel RabateLouvre Abu Dhabi Museum

The Book of Arts is an Indo-French init iative by curator and art expert Dr. Alka Pande and

publisher Mr. Marc Parent. It aims at being the annual meeting for publishers, art curators,

educationists and experts in art history. DAG’s publication division has been invited to

curate a display of its books. Conducted over three days, it wil l connect the readership,

including the younger audiences, with the future of art book publishing, along with digital

innovations and the revolution occuring in the framework of art itself. Workshops on art

accessibi l ity and art crit icism are being organised under its aegis, the later by DAG.

The programme is organised within the framework of Bonjour India and is hosted at the India

Habitat Centre. Opening on Sunday February 11 , 6:00 pm at the IHC Amphitheatre. It wil l

feature keynote address by Prof. Eric de Chassey, Director General of National History of Art

Institute Paris, and Dr. Alka Pande.

Éric de Chassey is director of the French National Institute of Art History (INHA) and

professor of Modern and Contemporary Art History at the École normale supérieure in Lyon,

France. Between 2009 and 2015, he was Director of the French Academy in Rome - Vil la

Medici . He has published extensively on the arts and visual culture from the 20th and 21st

centuries as well as curated numerous exhibit ions, in France and the rest of the world.

THE BOOK OF ARTS

February 11 - 13, 2018 | India Habitat Centre

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Prof. Eric de Chassey

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