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You Will Know Me: Migration StoriesCurated by Tara Sabharwal, the exhibit portrays a shared a cultural inbetweenness of various artists from several countries. From Germany there is the havenomadic sculptor Roger Rigorth's installation of thin, fragile oars, Barbara Beisinghoff's artist books on the poetry of Jewish poet and holocaust victim Gertrude Kolmar and Sabine Stange's photographs on perceptual transience.From America Tana Kellner's monoprints on the US Bill of Rights and immigration, Karen Goldner's film on US border crossings, Golnar Adili's paper cuts on Iranian poetry of displacement, Cheryl Goldsledger's prints of migration maps, Miguel Rivera's overlapped drawings derived from his Mexican American roots.From India we have Ayisha Abraham's film on the life of a Nepali migrant living in Bangalore, Veer Munshi's installation on his return to his exiled home in Kashmir, Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam's film on the experience of Tibetans in exile, Lavanya Mani's dyed textiles on migrations, Sarojini Lewis'sprints on her grandfather's migration during his service in British army in World War 2 and Tara Sabharwal's, collaged silkscreened of refugees on boats encountering the 'other'Gallery: Art Alive GalleryWhen: 20th Jan - 10th Feb2020Where: Bikaner House, New DelhiThe Idea of Acrobat and Terranum NunciusThe curated group show by 12 eminent modern and contemporary Indian as well as international artists will include works by artists such as Bharti Kher, Aditya Pande, Reena Saini Kallat and others. The exhibition will be showcasing works across painting, sculpture, photography, video, and installation to project balance, flexibility, strength, timing, and risk-taking, which are the strikingly similar characteristics found in acrobats.Gallery: Nature MorteWhen: January 29th, 2020Where: The Center of Contemporary Art , Bikaner House, New Delhi'Terranum Nuncius' (covering letter)Jitish Kallat's will be showcasing his work after five years in this solo exhibition. His exhibition premieres in New Delhi after a successful show in Mumbai and also showcases the largest painting by him so far.Gallery: Nature MorteWhen: January 29th, 2020Where: The Center of Contemporary Art, Bikaner House, New Delhi'The Art of Hand Painted Textiles' by Ajit Kumar DasThis oeuvre ranges from painting with the use of a kalam or bamboo reed, block printing to natural dyeing; from expressively intricate botanical drawings, animals and birds, to abstract forms with a bold use of colour and calligraphy. Together, they can be seen as part of long traditions of painted and printed textile arts from the Indian subcontinent over several centuries. Das picks up various strands from their diverse repertoires, simultaneously however, evolving a distinct vocabulary quite his own.Gallery: Art MotifWhen: Jan 19th to Feb 20th, 2020Where: A1-178, Safdarjang Enclave, 4th Floor'The Exodus of Eternal Wanderers'A solo show of Sudipta Das's works presents melancholic verse of individuals who have lost their roots, but still, for a time, have each other, raised above their homes and the places they hold dear, as if on the tide of a flood, to be deposited ... somewhere else.Gallery: Latitude 28When: January 18th to 28th February, 2020Where: F208 , Ladoo Sarai, New DelhiGhare Baire| The World, The Home and BeyondThe recently restored three storeyed Old Currency Building in the heart of Kolkata opens to the public as an ode to the art of Bengal, showcasing art across three centuries. Sectioned into 12 broad categories, showcasing over 600 artworks, of which the majority are from the DAG collection and 19 from the collection of the National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi.Gallery: DAGWhen: 11 January 2020 onwardsWhere: Old Currency Building in Kolkata( With inputs from IANS )

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