Pushpamala N "Dressing Up: Pushpamala N"
The Museum of Kyoto
Starts 4/12
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Pushpamala N
Pushpamala N (born 1956) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Bangalore, India. Initially trained as a sculptor, she began creating 'photo-performances' and staged mises-en-scène (constructed scenarios) in the mid-1990s, assuming various roles to craft elusive and thought-provoking narratives. Her work engages with themes including the construction of the feminine and the scaffolding of the nation-state. Described as "the most entertaining artist-iconoclast of contemporary Indian art," Pushpamala N inserts herself into the frame, positioning herself at the centre of social inquiry and exploring the artist's role as both creator and product of historical forces.
At KYOTOGRAPHIE 2025 Pushpamala N will exhibit three major work series, including The Arrival of Vasco da Gama, which was recently exhibited at Tate Modern. Based on the 1898 Orientalist painting by José Veloso Salgado, Pushpamala N inserts herself into the role of Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese explorer credited as the first European to discover a new sea route to India, which opened up Asia to European colonialism. Also exhibited will be her Mother India, an ongoing investigation into historical representations of Mother India. Through these works, the artist's body becomes the body politic, tongue-in-cheek and imbued with humour, while she re-enacts various personifications of India throughout history through an exploration of archival material, popular culture, ethnography, archeology, epigraphy and eugenics.
At KYOTOGRAPHIE 2025 Pushpamala N will exhibit three major work series, including The Arrival of Vasco da Gama, which was recently exhibited at Tate Modern. Based on the 1898 Orientalist painting by José Veloso Salgado, Pushpamala N inserts herself into the role of Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese explorer credited as the first European to discover a new sea route to India, which opened up Asia to European colonialism. Also exhibited will be her Mother India, an ongoing investigation into historical representations of Mother India. Through these works, the artist's body becomes the body politic, tongue-in-cheek and imbued with humour, while she re-enacts various personifications of India throughout history through an exploration of archival material, popular culture, ethnography, archeology, epigraphy and eugenics.
Schedule | Apr 12 (Sat) 2025-May 11 (Sun) 2025 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1200, Students ¥1000 *Please check the official website for information regarding Kyotographie Passport tickets. | ||||
| Website | https://www.kyotographie.jp/en/programs/2025/pushpamala-n/ | ||||
| Venue | The Museum of Kyoto https://www.bunpaku.or.jp/en/ | ||||
| Location | 623-1 Higashikatamachi, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 604-8183 | ||||
| Access | 3 minute walk from exit 5 at Karasuma Oike Station on the Karasuma subway line, 7 minute walk from exit 16 at Karasuma Station on the Hankyu line, 15 minute walk from exit 6 at Sanjo Station on the Keihan line. | ||||
| Phone | 075-222-0888 | ||||
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