Mahwish Chishty, By the Moonlight, from the Drone Art series, 2013, Gouache, tea stain and photo-transfers on birch plywood. Chishty combines new media, drone art and conceptual work with Pakistani folk art patterns and her traditional miniature painting practice. #MahwishChishty #womenatwarfilm #droneart #bythemoonlight #femalefilmdirectors #margykinmonth #foxtrotfilms #femaleartists #warpaint #documentary #artdocumentary #miniaturepainting #phototransfers #gouache #pakistanifolkarts #artistsofinstagram @margy_kinmonth @mahachishty @imperialwarmuseums
2023 Loghaven Artist Residency Awardees in Visual Arts Amy Boone-McCreesh Mahwish Chishty Cameron Patricia Downey Mark Steven Greenfield Jennifer Wen Ma Gabriel Martinez Jonathan VanDyke Slide 1 ( 📷 - @brucecolephoto ) Slide 2 @amytothemax ( 📷 – Jill Fannon ) Slide 3 @mahachishty ( 📷 – Courtesy of the Artist ) Slide 4 @killkamdow ( 📷 – Bear ) Slide 5 @dawggie51 ( 📷 – Tony Pinto ) Slide 6 @jenniferwenma( 📷 – Loghaven and @poynter_photo_co) Slide 7 @guayaba_yo ( 📷 – Courtesy of the Artist ) Slide 8 @jonathanvandykestudio ( 📷 – Billy Delfs )
Don't you want to experience the powerful poetry reading by Erika Land (@erikareneeland), Monty Little (@monty.little), Carlos Sirah (@carlsirah), and Dunya Mikhail (@dunyamikhail) once again? The recording of STLW: Residues and Rebellions Exhibition Close-Up and Poetry Reading has been posted on Newberry Library's youtube channel! (Link in bio) Watch it if you haven't! . . . . . #stlw2023 #survivingthelongwars #newberry_library #mahwishchishty #erikaland #montylittle #carlossirah #dunyamikhail #veteranartmovement #art #poetry #exhibition #artexhibition #chicago #chicagoevents
and just a few more astonishing works from the Veteran Art Summit! Instagram's limit on aspect ratios makes it difficult to share all these photos easily. 😋 #alieyal #michaelrakowitz #melissadoud #mahwishchishty #veterans #veteranartist #indigenousart #iraqiart #survivingthelongwars #veteransartmovement #newberrylibrary #hydeparkartcenter #chicagoculturalcenter #performanceart #visualart #spokenwordpoetry #dissent #veteranartsummit #contemporaryart #sculpture #emergingveteranartsmovement #veteranarttriennialandsummit #NEH
🍁🥀Inauguration ceremony of beautiful exhibition of paintings on 4000 years old history of Sindh under the name of 🍂"The Sindhu Project" 🍂was held at Serena Hotel Islamabad.🌺🌿On this occasion meeting with the organizer of this event Professor Mahwish Chishty.🏵🌹 #CulturalDiplomacy #MahwishChishty #KunjanKumar #TheSindhuproject #Islamabad #SerenaHotelIslamabad #serena #serenahotel
Posted @withregram • @exhibit320 We have been working diligently on this catalogue for a year. From Director Rasika Kajaria's now, it has essays from our curators - Shaleen Wadhwana, Delhi, and Dr. Lise McKean, Chicago. Historians such as Zohreen Murtaza, Pakistan, have also contributed in this endeavor, along with artists Mahwish Chishty and Gunjan Kumar's statements about their inspiration for the past seven years of making The Sindhu Project. We have curatorial notes for all the artworks penned by Shaleen, and the available 3D map of the exhibition as well. We hope you enjoy this rich text which takes you on the Indus riverine journey. @gunjan_kmr @mahachishty @the_sindhu_project @southasiainstitute @shaleenwadhwana @rasikakajaria @indiaartfair #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #rasikakajaria #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains #cataloguelaunch #launchingtoday #delhi #lahore #chicago #august
Repost from @exhibit320 • We have been working diligently on this catalogue for a year. From Director Rasika Kajaria's now, it has essays from our curators - Shaleen Wadhwana, Delhi, and Dr. Lise McKean, Chicago. Historians such as Zohreen Murtaza, Pakistan, have also contributed in this endeavor, along with artists Mahwish Chishty and Gunjan Kumar's statements about their inspiration for the past seven years of making The Sindhu Project. We have curatorial notes for all the artworks penned by Shaleen, and the available 3D map of the exhibition as well. We hope you enjoy this rich text which takes you on the Indus riverine journey. @gunjan_kmr @mahachishty @the_sindhu_project @southasiainstitute @shaleenwadhwana rasikakajaria @indiaartfair #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #rasikakajaria #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains #cataloguelaunch #launchingtoday #delhi #lahore #chicago #august
Excited as we launch the Sindhu Project Catalog today after months of hard work. Many thanks to team Exhibit 320] for your support and for helping us bring this ambitious documentation together. Posted @withregram • Exhibit 320] We have been working diligently on this catalogue for a year. From Director Rasika Kajaria's now, it has essays from our curators - Shaleen Wadhwana, Delhi, and Dr. Lise McKean, Chicago. Historians such as Zohreen Murtaza, Pakistan, have also contributed in this endeavor, along with artists Mahwish Chishty and Gunjan Kumar's statements about their inspiration for the past seven years of making The Sindhu Project. We have curatorial notes for all the artworks penned by Shaleen, and the available 3D map of the exhibition as well. We hope you enjoy this rich text which takes you on the Indus riverine journey. @gunjan_kmr @mahachishty @the_sindhu_project @southasiainstitute @shaleenwadhwana @rasikakajaria @indiaartfair #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #rasikakajaria #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains #cataloguelaunch #launchingtoday #delhi #lahore #chicago #august
. . Simrin Mehra Agarval. ‘Aftermath of obliteration ‘ 48x36 inches, Mixed medium. . Gentle War OED Courtyard. . This exhibition explores diverse lineages in contemporary art through the practices of Simrin Mehra Agarwal and Mahwish Chishty. These artists emerge from entrenched traditions in painting, drawing and installation and yet their works are highly resonant in our current era. National historical legacies, localized cultural beliefs, technologies of past and present and personal experience provide layered and far-reaching interests. Acutely, the artists’ methods of highly crafted execution shapes a felt intimacy with form that is rare amidst the spectacles of much contemporary art. -Brian Curtin. #gentlewar #artshow #artexhibition #culture #tradition #diversity #similarity #dialoguebetweenartists #briancurtin #simrinmehraagarwal #mahwishchishty #artist #artistsoninstagram #contemporaryart #gentlewar #oedcourtyard #galleryoed #bazarroad #mattancheri #cochin #artgallery #indianartgallery #indiancontemporaryartist
Posted @withregram • @exhibit320 Masonry layers from Taxila - inspiration for laser etchings Chishty uses masonry patterns found in Taxila sites, dating back to 2nd century, in her large installation titled: اِک نقطے وچ گل مکدی ہے / At this one point, all talk ends. Chishty reflects on time and heritage as an intertwining of past, present and future are expressed in the historical sweep of sources for the engraved patterns. Some patterns derived from photographs of decorative elements associated with Gandharan pots and Ajrak textiles of Sindh as well as photographs of masonry and sculpture at Taxila sites. Other sources include motifs traversing centuries of miniature painting and architectural elements from the Lahore fort, rebuild during the Mughal Empire in the 16th century. #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
Posted @withregram • @exhibit320 “Ancient objects of daily life at Bhuj scattered among excavated urban remains—shards of cooking pots blackened by fire, earthen bricks, and semi-precious stones—intrigued Kumar as she held them in her hands. These fragments of pots triggered her reflection on missing pieces and ruptures wrought by time.” - Lise McKean PhD, Anthropologist, Curator The Sindhu Project, SAI, Chicago The works in “The Sindhu project” respond to these excavated remains. On view now thru 28th May! #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
Buddhist Votive Stupa, Mohra Muradu site in Taxila Chishty derives inspiration from the Buddhist votive stupa at a Gandharan site in Taxila. The stupa form is rendered to scale as thin acrylic disks to compose multiple horizontal installations. #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
“There are spaces dug all around Dholavira as would be at any excavation site.The void structures take you to the very act of digging or excavating. Medium used here is muslin sourced from various parts of India. Constantly digging numerous layers of muslin forms deep dark seemingly bottomless holes in the composition symbolizing the mystery that still persists around this era.” Gunjan Kumar #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
Mahwish Chishty- visits to sites surrounding Taxila associated with Gandharan architecture and art. “One of the inspirations for the Sindhu Project was an unplanned visit to Taxila with my family and learning that my mother had lived there. Experiencing the Taxila archeological sites also inspired me to think about what is unseen all around us, including the untold histories and life stories that lie beneath our feet.” Photos taken by Mahwish during her 2019 visit to Taxila, Pakistan, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980. #thesindhuproject #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
Gunjan Kumar Void Structures, 2021 Muslin “There are spaces dug all around Dholavira as would be at any excavation site.The void structures take you to the very act of digging or excavating. Medium used here is muslin sourced from various parts of India. Constantly digging numerous layers of muslin forms deep dark seemingly bottomless holes in the composition symbolizing the mystery that still persists around this era.” #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
Posted @withregram • @exhibit320 Gunjan Kumar at Harappan sites of Dholavira in Gujarat, 2013 “Travel has been an important component of my work. Downtime and breaks would be spent in artisan guilds, in India and around. The importance of living ones crafts, making it akin to skin, doing that leads to happening, balancing skill with gut were some lessons, apart from age-old techniques I received from them. I was directed to site of Dholavira, by a weaver friend from Bhuj who I was visiting back then.” Experience the works in “The Sindhu Project,” on view thru May 28th, 2022 at Exhibit 320. #thesindhuproject #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
Posted @withregram • @exhibit320 Chishty’s selection of the stupa and monastic complex of Dharmarajika relates to her ongoing inquiry into place, cultural legacy, and identity. Her work for The Sindhu Project engages with the plans and architectural drawings of the excavated site as well as decorative patterns prevalent in the region to this day. Experience the works in “The Sindhu Project,” on view thru May 28th, 2022 at Exhibit 320. ____ all our staff members, curator and artists are fully vaccinated. For those visiting us, wearing masks and hand sanitization is encouraged. #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
Masonry layers from Taxila - inspiration for laser etchings Chishty uses masonry patterns found in Taxila sites, dating back to 2nd century, in her large installation titled: اِک نقطے وچ گل مکدی ہے / At this one point, all talk ends. Chishty reflects on time and heritage as an intertwining of past, present and future are expressed in the historical sweep of sources for the engraved patterns. Some patterns derived from photographs of decorative elements associated with Gandharan pots and Ajrak textiles of Sindh as well as photographs of masonry and sculpture at Taxila sites. Other sources include motifs traversing centuries of miniature painting and architectural elements from the Lahore fort, rebuild during the Mughal Empire in the 16th century. #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
“Ancient objects of daily life at Bhuj scattered among excavated urban remains—shards of cooking pots blackened by fire, earthen bricks, and semi-precious stones—intrigued Kumar as she held them in her hands. These fragments of pots triggered her reflection on missing pieces and ruptures wrought by time.” - Lise McKean PhD, Anthropologist, Curator The Sindhu Project, SAI, Chicago The works in “The Sindhu project” respond to these excavated remains. On view now thru 28th May! #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
Gunjan Kumar at Harappan sites of Dholavira in Gujarat, 2013 “Travel has been an important component of my work. Downtime and breaks would be spent in artisan guilds, in India and around. The importance of living ones crafts, making it akin to skin, doing that leads to happening, balancing skill with gut were some lessons, apart from age-old techniques I received from them. I was directed to site of Dholavira, by a weaver friend from Bhuj who I was visiting back then.” Experience the works in “The Sindhu Project,” on view thru May 28th, 2022 at Exhibit 320. #thesindhuproject #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
Chishty’s selection of the stupa and monastic complex of Dharmarajika relates to her ongoing inquiry into place, cultural legacy, and identity. Her work for The Sindhu Project engages with the plans and architectural drawings of the excavated site as well as decorative patterns prevalent in the region to this day. Experience the works in “The Sindhu Project,” on view thru May 28th, 2022 at Exhibit 320. ____ all our staff members, curator and artists are fully vaccinated. For those visiting us, wearing masks and hand sanitization is encouraged. #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
. . Simrin Mehra Agarval. ‘Aftermath of obliteration ‘ 48x36 inches, Mixed medium. . Gentle War OED Courtyard. . This exhibition explores diverse lineages in contemporary art through the practices of Simrin Mehra Agarwal and Mahwish Chishty. These artists emerge from entrenched traditions in painting, drawing and installation and yet their works are highly resonant in our current era. National historical legacies, localized cultural beliefs, technologies of past and present and personal experience provide layered and far-reaching interests. Acutely, the artists’ methods of highly crafted execution shapes a felt intimacy with form that is rare amidst the spectacles of much contemporary art. -Brian Curtin. #gentlewar #artshow #artexhibition #culture #tradition #diversity #similarity #dialoguebetweenartists #briancurtin #simrinmehraagarwal #mahwishchishty #artist #artistsoninstagram #contemporaryart #gentlewar #oedcourtyard #galleryoed #bazarroad #mattancheri #cochin #artgallery #indianartgallery #indiancontemporaryartist
Thank you @shireengandhy for visiting us at the gallery to view the show @the_sindhu_project. @rasikakajaria @shaleenwadhwana #shireengandhy #chemouldartgallery #rasikakajaria #exhibit320 #thesindhuproject #chicago #lahore #delhi #taxila #dholavira #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
Posted @withregram • @exhibit320 Photos taken by Mahwish during her 2019 visit to Taxila, Pakistan, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980. Mahwish Chishty- visits to sites surrounding Taxila associated with Gandharan architecture and art. “One of the inspirations for the Sindhu Project was an unplanned visit to Taxila with my family and learning that my mother had lived there. Experiencing the Taxila archeological sites also inspired me to think about what is unseen all around us, including the untold histories and life stories that lie beneath our feet. All works created for this project investigate the five sites (Dharmarajhika, Jaulian, Jandial, Sirkap and Mohra Murado) through mark making, scoring and reductive art making process with layering to hint on the complexity of this culture.” ____ all our staff members, curator and artists are fully vaccinated. For those visiting us, wearing masks and hand sanitization is encouraged. #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
Posted @withregram • @exhibit320 We were visited by Mrs Kiran Nadar (Director of the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art Delhi) and Tarana Sawhney(art collector and FICA patron). Loved the stimulating conversation about South Asian Cultural Heritage with our gallery director @rasikakajaria and curator @shaleenwadhwana #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
We were visited by Mrs Kiran Nadar (Director of the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art Delhi) and Tarana Sawhney(art collector and FICA patron). Loved the stimulating conversation about South Asian Cultural Heritage with our gallery director @rasikakajaria and curator @shaleenwadhwana #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
Photos taken by Mahwish during her 2019 visit to Taxila, Pakistan, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980. Mahwish Chishty- visits to sites surrounding Taxila associated with Gandharan architecture and art. “One of the inspirations for the Sindhu Project was an unplanned visit to Taxila with my family and learning that my mother had lived there. Experiencing the Taxila archeological sites also inspired me to think about what is unseen all around us, including the untold histories and life stories that lie beneath our feet. All works created for this project investigate the five sites (Dharmarajhika, Jaulian, Jandial, Sirkap and Mohra Murado) through mark making, scoring and reductive art making process with layering to hint on the complexity of this culture.” ____ all our staff members, curator and artists are fully vaccinated. For those visiting us, wearing masks and hand sanitization is encouraged. #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
@exhibit320 We are also part of IAF Parallel programming and welcome all the audiences of IAF to stop by our exhibition at Exhibit320, Lado Sarai, New Delhi. Should you want a virtual walkthrough do let us know, or, if you want a curator led walkthrough in person - reach out to us at [email protected]. ____ all our staff members, curator and artists are fully vaccinated. For those visiting us, wearing masks and hand sanitization is encouraged. #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
Posted @withregram • @exhibit320 We are also part of IAF Parallel programming and welcome all the audiences of IAF to stop by our exhibition at Exhibit320, Lado Sarai, New Delhi. Should you want a virtual walkthrough do let us know, or, if you want a curator led walkthrough in person - reach out to us at [email protected]. ____ all our staff members, curator and artists are fully vaccinated. For those visiting us, wearing masks and hand sanitization is encouraged. #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
Posted @withregram • @exhibit320 We are also part of IAF Parallel programming and welcome all the audiences of IAF to stop by our exhibition at Exhibit320, Lado Sarai, New Delhi. Should you want a virtual walkthrough do let us know, or, if you want a curator led walkthrough in person - reach out to us at [email protected]. ____ all our staff members, curator and artists are fully vaccinated. For those visiting us, wearing masks and hand sanitization is encouraged. #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
We are also part of IAF Parallel programming and welcome all the audiences of IAF to stop by our exhibition at Exhibit320, Lado Sarai, New Delhi. Should you want a virtual walkthrough do let us know, or, if you want a curator led walkthrough in person - reach out to us at [email protected]. ____ all our staff members, curator and artists are fully vaccinated. For those visiting us, wearing masks and hand sanitization is encouraged. #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
Gunjan Kumar - the artist at work, Dig Drawings process The Sindhu Project: Enigma of Roots india iteration opens in Delhi at Exhibit320 on 14th April. Video credit : Gunjan Kumar ____ all our staff members, curator and artists are fully vaccinated. For those visiting us, wearing masks and hand sanitization is encouraged. #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
Posted @withregram • @exhibit320 Mahwish Chishty - the artist at work, tea staining process of “Taxila series.” The Sindhu Project: Enigma of Roots india iteration opens in Delhi at Exhibit320 on 14th April. . Video credit: Mahwish Chishty #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #tea-stains
Mahwish Chishty - the artist at work, tea staining process of “Taxila series.” The Sindhu Project: Enigma of Roots india iteration opens in Delhi at Exhibit320 on 14th April. . Video credit: Mahwish Chishty #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
Posted @withregram • @exhibit320 Journeys and conversations launched The Sindhu Project: Enigma of Roots. Through their conversation in 2016, Artists Mahwish Chishty and Gunjan Kumar learned of shared family histories. Partition of India in 1947 uprooted their families from their homes in the Punjab. The Sindhu Project embodies each artist’s personal explorations of ancestry and home, place and time. The Sindhu Project: Enigma of Roots is on view from April 14 - May 28, 2022 at @exhibit320 #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
Posted @withregram • @exhibit320 Exhibit 320 invites you on a journey across time to explore the archaeological sites and artifacts from an expansive historical era and geographical region of South Asia. We begin our explorations at Dharmarajika, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Taxila located in modern day north Pakistan where Mahwish Chishty focuses her investigations for The Sindhu Project. The sites of Dholavira in Gujarat and Sanghol in Punjab, part of the Indus Valley Civilization, were noted not only for their sophisticated urban planning, but also for their advanced techniques in pottery and metals.These are the sites artist Gunjan Kumar focuses her research on. Experience Chishty’s work in collaboration with the works of Gujnan Kumar at our upcoming show. Photo credit: Mahwish Chishty, Gunjan Kumar #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
The Sindhu Project juxtaposes the sleek amplitude and rhythmic energy of Chishty’s suspended etched acrylic installations with the subtle dimensionality and tactile sensuousness of Kumar’s organic works. The show was conceived in a modular format. The complete body of works was showcased at the South Asia Institute, Chicago in June 2021. One half of the work was exhibited at the NCAs’, Zahoor-ul-Akhlaq Gallery in November 2021. The other half will be show cased at Gallery Exhibit320, New Delhi from 14th April – 28th May 2022 #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #lahore #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
Journeys and conversations launched The Sindhu Project: Enigma of Roots. Through their conversation in 2016, Artists Mahwish Chishty and Gunjan Kumar learned of shared family histories. Partition of India in 1947 uprooted their families from their homes in the Punjab. The Sindhu Project embodies each artist’s personal explorations of ancestry and home, place and time. The Sindhu Project: Enigma of Roots is on view from April 14 - May 28, 2022 at @exhibit320 #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
Exhibit 320 invites you on a journey across time to explore the archaeological sites and artifacts from an expansive historical era and geographical region of South Asia. We begin our explorations at Dharmarajika, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Taxila located in modern day north Pakistan where Mahwish Chishty focuses her investigations for The Sindhu Project. The sites of Dholavira in Gujarat and Sanghol in Punjab, part of the Indus Valley Civilization, were noted not only for their sophisticated urban planning, but also for their advanced techniques in pottery and metals.These are the sites artist Gunjan Kumar focuses her research on. Experience Chishty’s work in collaboration with the works of Gujnan Kumar at our upcoming show. Photo credit: Mahwish Chishty, Gunjan Kumar #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
Posted @withregram • @exhibit320 The Sindhu Project embodies responses of artists Gunjan Kumar and Mahwish Chishty to explorations of archaeological sites and artifacts in the expansive Sindhu (Indus) watershed, a geographical region stretching across northwest India and much of Pakistan. Chishty’s sleek amplitude and rhythmic energy of etched acrylic installations is juxtaposed with the subtle dimensionality and tactile sensuousness of Kumar’s organic works. #TheSindhuProject will be on view from June April 14 - May 28, 2022 @rasikakajaria @mahachishty @gunjan_kmr @southasiainstitute @shaleenwadhwana @the_sindhu_project #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains #acrylic #acrylicartwork #acryliclasercut
Posted @withregram • @exhibit320 Artists Gunjan Kumar and Mahwish Chishty with curator Shaleen Wadhwana bring contemporary art-making into dialogue with excavated forms that contribute to imagining the ancient riverine landscape of the expansive Sindhu (Indus) watershed, a geographical region stretching across northwest India and much of Pakistan. The Sindhu Project: Enigma of Roots is a parallel journey involving familial roots and enigmas of inhabited places across time, on view from April 14 - May 28, 2022 at @exhibit320 @gunjan_kmr @the_sindhu_project @mahachishty @shaleenwadhwana @rasikakajaria @southasiainstitute #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
The Sindhu Project embodies responses of artists Gunjan Kumar and Mahwish Chishty to explorations of archaeological sites and artifacts in the expansive Sindhu (Indus) watershed, a geographical region stretching across northwest India and much of Pakistan. Chishty’s sleek amplitude and rhythmic energy of etched acrylic installations is juxtaposed with the subtle dimensionality and tactile sensuousness of Kumar’s organic works. #TheSindhuProject will be on view from June April 14 - May 28, 2022 @rasikakajaria @mahachishty @gunjan_kmr @southasiainstitute @shaleenwadhwana @the_sindhu_project #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains #acrylic #acrylicartwork #acryliclasercut
Artists Gunjan Kumar and Mahwish Chishty with curator Shaleen Wadhwana bring contemporary art-making into dialogue with excavated forms that contribute to imagining the ancient riverine landscape of the expansive Sindhu (Indus) watershed, a geographical region stretching across northwest India and much of Pakistan. The Sindhu Project: Enigma of Roots is a parallel journey involving familial roots and enigmas of inhabited places across time, on view from April 14 - May 28, 2022 at @exhibit320 @gunjan_kmr @the_sindhu_project @mahachishty @shaleenwadhwana @rasikakajaria @southasiainstitute #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
Posted @withregram • @exhibit320 The Sindhu Project embodies the responses of artists Mahwish Chishty and Gunjan Kumar to explorations of archaeological sites and artifacts in the expansive Sindhu (Indus) watershed, a geographical region stretching across present-day India and Pakistan. Through parallel journeys involving familial roots and enigmas of inhabited places across time, Chishty and Kumar with their detail-oriented approach bring together their research across Taxila Valley in Pakistan and Sanghol and Dholavira in India. The Sindhu Project: Enigma of Roots is a multi-site exhibition that debuted at the South Asia Institute, Chicago, USA in June, 2021, after which it was showcased in Lahore, Pakistan, in November 2021. Now, the Delhi, India iteration of this exhibition is curated by Shaleen Wadhwana, and is proudly hosted at Exhibit320 Gallery. The preview is from 6pm-9pm, on Thursday, April 14th, 2022, and is on view till Saturday, 28th May, 2022. The Sindhu Project is part of India Art Fair 2022’s Parallel Programme and is supported by The American Center New Delhi as its programme partner. @gunjan_kmr @mahachishty @the_sindhu_project @southasiainstitute @shaleenwadhwana @rasikakajaria @indiaartfair #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #rasikakajaria #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
Posted @withregram • @exhibit320 The Sindhu Project embodies the responses of artists Mahwish Chishty and Gunjan Kumar to explorations of archaeological sites and artifacts in the expansive Sindhu (Indus) watershed, a geographical region stretching across present-day India and Pakistan. Through parallel journeys involving familial roots and enigmas of inhabited places across time, Chishty and Kumar with their detail-oriented approach bring together their research across Taxila Valley in Pakistan and Sanghol and Dholavira in India. The Sindhu Project: Enigma of Roots is a multi-site exhibition that debuted at the South Asia Institute, Chicago, USA in June, 2021, after which it was showcased in Lahore, Pakistan, in November 2021. Now, the Delhi, India iteration of this exhibition is curated by Shaleen Wadhwana, and is proudly hosted at Exhibit320 Gallery. The preview is from 6pm-9pm, on Thursday, April 14th, 2022, and is on view till Saturday, 28th May, 2022. The Sindhu Project is part of India Art Fair 2022’s Parallel Programme and is supported by The American Center New Delhi as its programme partner. @gunjan_kmr @mahachishty @the_sindhu_project @southasiainstitute @shaleenwadhwana @rasikakajaria @indiaartfair #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #rasikakajaria #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
The Sindhu Project embodies the responses of artists Mahwish Chishty and Gunjan Kumar to explorations of archaeological sites and artifacts in the expansive Sindhu (Indus) watershed, a geographical region stretching across present-day India and Pakistan. Through parallel journeys involving familial roots and enigmas of inhabited places across time, Chishty and Kumar with their detail-oriented approach bring together their research across Taxila Valley in Pakistan and Sanghol and Dholavira in India. The Sindhu Project: Enigma of Roots is a multi-site exhibition that debuted at the South Asia Institute, Chicago, USA in June, 2021, after which it was showcased in Lahore, Pakistan, in November 2021. Now, the Delhi, India iteration of this exhibition is curated by Shaleen Wadhwana, and is proudly hosted at Exhibit320 Gallery. The preview is from 6pm-9pm, on Thursday, April 14th, 2022, and is on view till Saturday, 28th May, 2022. The Sindhu Project is part of India Art Fair 2022’s Parallel Programme and is supported by The American Center New Delhi as its programme partner. @gunjan_kmr @mahachishty @the_sindhu_project @southasiainstitute @shaleenwadhwana @rasikakajaria @indiaartfair #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #exhibit320 #exhibit320gallery #Exhibit320Delhi #Openingsoon #rasikakajaria #southasiainstitutechicago #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception #thesindhuproject #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
Join Mahwish Chishty for our next online offering, "Painting with Tea" on March 7 at 5:00 central time. - #shakeragonline #mahwishchishty @mahachishty #teapainting #miniaturepainting #onlineartclasses
Mahwish Chishty joins us to teach "Miniature Painting: Nature" June 12-18. This course will allow registrants to experience a rich traditional genre of painting that dominated Persia and India for many centuries while drawing upon nature for inspiration. Visit our site for full course description and details. Registration is open! - @mahachishty #mahwishchishty #shakeragworkshops #minuaturepainting #persianminuaturepainting #paintingworkshop #artistretreat #artworkshop #summerartworkshop
“The ancient objects of daily life at Bhuj scattered among excavated urban remains—shards of cooking pots blackened by fire, earthen bricks, terracotta figurines etc.—intrigued Kumar as she saw them scattered on the sites. Amidst remnants of a bygone civilization, the fragments of pots triggered her reflection on missing pieces and ruptures wrought by time.” Image 1 Painted Earthenware, Circa 1500 BC to 1000 BC Image 2 Harappa terra cotta clay figurines #TheSindhuProject #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagogallery #chicagogallerynews #contemporaryart #southasianartist #harappancivilization #indusvalleycivilization #dholavira_gujarat #sanghol #punjab #harrapancivilization
Posted @withregram • @southasiainstitute Sketch for design to be laser cut/engraved into clear acrylic. Patterns of Indus. Chishty’s processes of laser-cutting and etching converse with archaeology’s subtractive processes of surveying, excavating, and screening. She extends this rapport through her use of intaglio molds for castings of floor plans and rubbings of etched acrylic pieces as the basis for additional Sindhu Project works. #thesindhuproject #mahwishchishty #gunjankumar #indus #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #stupa
Posted @withregram • @southasiainstitute Age Drawings 2020 Organic Pigment on mulberry Paper Gunjan Kumar “Age Drawings” is linked to the compositions of “What Remains” and similarly might suggest the #Harappan script or city grid. The pigment is made from turmeric, thought to have been first cultivated during the Harappan era. Two surfaces are at play in Age Drawings, whereby the mark made on the top sheet of mulberry paper forms a shadow-like mark on the sheet beneath. The pair are then displayed side by side. As time and age act on these drawings, the communication between the original form and its shadow, between the past and the present continues to evolve. #TheSindhuProject #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #southasiainstitutechicago #indusvalleycivilization #contemporaryart
Posted @withregram • @sai_chicago Broken Whole Gunjan Kumar 2021 Clay “Broken Whole is a series at the heart of my work for The Sindhu Project. Ancient clay sherds I saw dotting the Harappan site during my first visit lodged in my memory. I began to imagine how such sherds once formed a complete pot, how this pot once was full with daily life happening through and around it. The Broken Whole series transfigures the idea of a whole pot, using clay tiles and resembles an image of a large undivided landform. The complete tiles are broken and covered with the clay loosened from breaking them. Where does the land end and pot begin? How do creation and destruction depend on each other? At the same time, the empty space within the frame gives shape to the piece of tile that is missing, intimating the form of a whole pot or an undivided expanse of land.” #TheSindhuProject #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty
Posted @withregram • @sai_chicago “The ancient objects of daily life at Bhuj scattered among excavated urban remains—shards of cooking pots blackened by fire, earthen bricks, terracotta figurines etc.—intrigued Kumar as she saw them scattered on the sites. Amidst remnants of a bygone civilization, the fragments of pots triggered her reflection on missing pieces and ruptures wrought by time.” Image 1 Painted Earthenware, Circa 1500 BC to 1000 BC Image 2 Harappa terra cotta clay figurines #TheSindhuProject #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagogallery #chicagogallerynews #contemporaryart #southasianartist #harappancivilization #indusvalleycivilization #dholavira_gujarat #sanghol #punjab #harrapancivilization
Posted @withregram • @southasiainstitute South Asia Institute had the pleasure of hosting Professor J. Mark Kenoyer for The Sindhu Project Symposium: Artistic Traditions of the Indus Region. Artists #GunjanKumar and #MahwishChishty also presented their inspirations for their work in #TheSindhuProject. For more information about the symposium and exhibition visit: www.saichicago.org
Posted @withregram • @southasiainstitute His Shadow is on Both Worlds Artist’s studio shot Mahwish Chishty 2021 Laser cut and engraved acrylic Inspired by a votive Buddhist stupa at a Gandharan site in Taxila, the paired discs of His Shadow Is on Both Worlds rise vertically from floor to the ceiling. Their engraved patterns cast intricate shadows on the adjacent wall and floor, adding volume to these essentially two-dimensional forms. The size and spacing of the discs align with the stupa’s proportions and emphasize its sculptural contours. View the entire series at South Asia Institute #TheSindhuProject is on view until 8/15. Reserve your tickets online! #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagogallery #chicagogallerynews #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #gandharanart #unesco
Posted @withregram • @southasiainstitute Chhaap / چھاپ Mahwish Chishty 2021 Ink on paper “Using traditional ink rubbing methods employed by archeologists and art historians, I record the patterns found on objects excavated in #Taxila. These patterns are also used in His Shadow Is On Both Worlds.” View the entire series at South Asia Institute #TheSindhuProject is on view until 8/15. Reserve your tickets online! #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagogallery #chicagogallerynews #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #gandharanart #unesco
Posted @withregram • @southasiainstitute Buddhist Votive Stupa, Mohra Muradu site in Taxila. Chishty derives inspiration from the Buddhist votive stupa at a Gandharan site in #Taxila. The stupa form is rendered to scale as thin acrylic disks to compose multiple horizontal installations. View the installation at South Asia Institute. The Sindhu Project is on view thru 8/15. #TheSindhuProject #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagogallery #chicagogallerynews #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #gandharanart #unesco
Posted @withregram • @southasiainstitute Mahwish Chishty- visits to sites surrounding Taxila associated with Gandharan architecture and art. “One of the inspirations for the Sindhu Project was an unplanned visit to Taxila with my family and learning that my mother had lived there. Experiencing the Taxila archeological sites also inspired me to think about what is unseen all around us, including the untold histories and life stories that lie beneath our feet.” Photos taken by Mahwish during her 2019 visit to Taxila, Pakistan, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980. #TheSindhuProject #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagogallery #chicagogallerynews #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #gandharanart #unesco
Posted @withregram • @southasiainstitute Void Structures, 2021 Gunjan Kumar Muslin “There are spaces dug all around #Dholavira as would be at any excavation site.The void structures take you to the very act of digging or excavating. Medium used here is muslin sourced from various parts of India. Constantly digging numerous layers of muslin forms deep dark seemingly bottomless holes in the composition symbolizing the mystery that still persists around this era.” To view the Void Structures, please visit South Asia Institute. #TheSindhuProject now on view. Link in bio to reserve tickets. #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagogallery #chicagogallerynews #contemporaryart #southasianartist #harappancivilization #indusvalleycivilization #dholavira_gujarat #sanghol #punjab #india #muslin
Posted @withregram • @sai_chicago “There are spaces dug all around #Dholavira as would be at any excavation site. The void structures take you to the very act of digging or excavating. Medium used here is muslin sourced from various parts of India. Constantly digging numerous layers of muslin forms deep dark seemingly bottomless holes in the composition symbolizing the mystery that still persists around this era.” -Gunjan Kumar To view the Void Structures, please visit South Asia Institute. The Sindhu Project on view thru 8/15. #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagogallery #chicagogallerynews #contemporaryart #southasianartist #harappancivilization #indusvalleycivilization #dholavira_gujarat #sanghol #punjab #TheSindhuProject
Posted @withregram • @southasiainstitute Ancient objects of daily life at Bhuj scattered among excavated urban remains—sherds of cooking pots blackened by fire, earthen bricks, and semi-precious stones—intrigued Kumar as she held them in her hands. These fragments of pots triggered her reflection on missing pieces and ruptures wrought by time. The works in #TheSindhuproject respond to these excavated remains. Now on view thru 8/15. Link in bio to reserve tickets. #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagogallery #chicagogallerynews #contemporaryart #southasianartist #harappancivilization #indusvalleycivilization #dholavira_gujarat #sanghol #punjab
Posted @withregram • @sai_chicago Gunjan Kumar - Harappan sites of Dholavira in Gujarat and Sanghol in Punjab. “Travel has been an important component of my work. Downtime and breaks would be spent in artisan workshops, in India and around. The importance of living one’s crafts, making it akin to skin, doing that leads to happening, balancing skill with gut were some lessons, apart from age-old techniques I received from them.” The Sindhu Project now on view. #TheSindhuProject #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagogallery #chicagogallerynews #contemporaryart #southasianartist #harappancivilization #indusvalleycivilization #dholavira_gujarat #sanghol #punjab
Posted @withregram • @southasiainstitute At this one point, all talk ends. Mahwish Chishty 2021 Laser cut and engraved clear acrylic 41' x 36' “This large installation is inspired by the monasteries surrounding the large stupa at the #Dharmarajika site in #Taxila. I render the circular stupa form using etched clear acrylic disks in a composition of multiple horizontal sheets installed at different heights. The larger installation refers to the plan of the excavated monastery that encloses the stupa. My process of laser-cutting and etching mimics archaeology’s subtractive methods of surveying, excavating and screening, while the act of etching resembles carving in stone. I extend this rapport through my use of intaglio molds for castings of floor plans and rubbings of etched acrylic pieces in other Sindhu Project works.” #TheSindhuProject #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagogallery #chicagogallerynews #contemporaryart #southasianartist
Posted @withregram • @southasiainstitute Artist Mahwish Chishty uses masonry patterns found at #Taxila sites, dating back to 2nd century, in her large installation titled: اِک نقطے وچ گل مکدی ہے / At this one point, all talk end The Sindhu Project on view thru 8/15. #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagogallery #chicagogallerynews #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila
Posted @withregram • @southasiainstitute Congratulations to artists Mahwish Chishty & Gunjan Kumar and curator Lise McKean, Ph.D. on a successful opening night for “The Sindhu Project.” The night was filled with outpouring of love from community and family members. Guests had the opportunity to speak to artists about their processes and inspiration for their works in the exhibition. #TheSindhuProject is on view until 8/15. Don’t miss the opportunity to experience it this summer. Reserve your tickets online, link in bio. #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagogallery #chicagogallerynews #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila #exhibitionopening #openingreception
Posted @withregram • @southasiainstitute Chishty’s selection of the stupa and monastic complex of #Dharmarajika relates to her ongoing inquiry into place, cultural legacy, and identity. Her work for #TheSindhuProject engages with the plans and architectural drawings of the excavated site as well as decorative patterns prevalent in the region to this day. Experience the works in “The Sindhu Project,” on view thru 8/15. #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagogallery #chicagogallerynews #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization #taxila
Posted @withregram • @southasiainstitute What Remains This composition derives inspiration from the script of the Indus / #Harappan numeric system. The characters in the script are observed and then hidden, before they are scribbled from memory onto a clay smeared cotton panel. Where after these characters are torn down. What remains is covered with clay dust. The Sindhu Project: Enigma of Roots now on view! Link in bio to reserve your tickets. #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #thesindhuproject #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagogallery #chicagogallerynews #contemporaryart #southasianartist #indusvalleycivilization
Posted @withregram • @sai_chicago Taxila: After Dharmarajhika (2020) Tea stain, photo-transfers, and gouache on found atlas pages Mahwish Chishty 49" x 42" One of five drawings in the “Taxila series,” consisting of six intricately-painted found atlas pages that Chishty altered by collaging, image-transferring and painting the surface. Each drawing translates the floorplan of a site the artist visited in Taxila in 2019. These paintings are informed by her background in traditional miniature painting in combination with contemporary art-making methods that allow her past and present to be in conversation with each other. View the “Taxila series,” debuting next week as part of The Sindhu Project. For tickets, click link in bio. Photo credit: Mahwish Chishty #thesindhuproject #mahwishchishty #gunjankumar #southasianartist #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagoartist #chicagogallerynews #thevisualist #artexhibition #taxila #dharmarajikastupa #teastains
Posted @withregram • @southasiainstitute Plan of the Dharmarajika Stupa. A stupa is a hemispherical structure containing relics and is used as a place of meditation. There is always a circumambulation path around it or a “pradakhshina” - the ancient practice of walking around a holy site. The Great Stupa of Taxila dates from the 2nd century CE and was built to house small bone fragments of the Buddha. The large monastic complex was later developed around the stupa. Artist Mahwish Chishty transfigures the stupa and monastic complex of Dharmarajika in conversation with her ongoing inquiry into place, cultural legacy, and identity. Her work for The Sindhu Project engages with the plans and architectural drawings of the excavated site as well as ancient decorative patterns still prevalent in the region. Reserve your tickets to experience Chishty’s response to The Great Stupa of Taxila. Link in bio. Photo credit: Wikipedia #mahwishchishty #gunjankumar #thesindhuproject #southasiainstitutechicago #dharmarajikastupa #southasianartist #chicagoartscene #chicagogallery #chicagotourist #contemporaryart #southasianhistory #ancientsites
Posted @withregram • @sai_chicago The Indus Valley Civilization, was the first urban civilization of the Indian subcontinent that flourished in the Sindhu watershed from approximately 3000 BCE until 1800 BCE. As one of the three early civilizations of the Near East and South Asia, alongside ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, it was the most widespread and flourished in the basins of the Indus River, which flows through Pakistan into northwest India. The Sindhu Project: Enigma of Roots is a sonorous exhibition that invites visual and conceptual contemplation of intertwined roots reaching beyond the Sindhu river basin. On view from June 17 - August 15, 2021. Reserve your tickets today! Photo Credit: Gunjan Kumar #thesindhuproject #gunjankumar #mahwishchishty #southasiainstitutechicago #indusvalleycivilization #contemporaryart #southasianartist #chicagoartevents
Posted @withregram • @sai_chicago The Harappan sites of Dholavira in Gujarat and Sanghol in Punjab, part of the Indus Valley Civilization, were noted not only for their sophisticated urban planning, but also for their advanced techniques in handicraft and metals. Artist Gunjan Kumar’s work references and responds to her visits to these sites, investigating their grid layout, artifacts, and undeciphered script. Through her series for The Sindhu Project, Kumar journeys from surface traces to subterranean roots, charting a course from perceptible to imperceptible. Kumar's responsive works in collaboration with Mahwish Chishty for The Sindhu Project are on view at SAI this summer. Reserve your tickets! Link in bio. Photo credit: Gunjan Kumar #thesindhuproject #mahwishchishty #gunjankunwar #southasiainstitutechicago #chicagogallery #chicagotourist #artexhibition #contemporaryart #indusvalleycivilization #southasianartists