The organizers of India’s pavilion for the next Venice Biennale , which opens in May, said today that they will present a group exhibition called ” Our Time for a Future Caring ” that focuses on the philosophies of Mahatma Gandhi and their uses in the world today. They have tapped seven artists for the show: Nandalal Bose, Atul Dodiya, GR Iranna, Rummana Hussain, Jitish Kallat, Shakuntala Kulkarni, and Ashim Purkayastha.
Curated by the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art in New Delhi, the presentation will feature paintings, sculptures, photography, and mixed-media works. Among the pieces that will be on view are Bose’s Haripura Panels , which were originally commissioned by Gandhi for the Indian National Congress Party meeting in 1938, and Kallat’s video installation Covering Letter , which features a missive from Gandhi to Hitler. Neither work has been shown in Europe before. Contributions by Iranna, Hussain, and Kulkarni will examine themes such as nonviolence, truth, and tolerance.
The pavilion was organized by the India Ministry of Culture and the Confederation of Indian Industry, and works in “Our Time for a Future Caring” were commissioned by Shri Adwaita Chavan Gadanayak, the director general of the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi.
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