Cambridge: MAA & Kolkata: Adivaani/One of Us. Exhibition Catalogue: 136pp; Full Colour; ISBN 978-0-947595-24-1
Written by Mark Elliott, Senior Curator (Anthropology), Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge; Foreward by Nicholas Thomas; Afterward by Ruby Hembrom >>
Over one hundred artefacts, paintings and photographs from the collections of MAA, many of which have never been exhibited before, will be complemented by artworks by contemporary artists from the communities represented, commissioned with support from the Art Fund.
Focusing on communities known variously as Indigenous, ‘Tribal’ or Adivasi (literally ‘original inhabitants), the exhibition will showcase extraordinary and fascinating objects, many of which tell equally intriguing stories.
Over one hundred artefacts, paintings and photographs from the collections of MAA, many of which have never been exhibited before, will be complemented by artworks by contemporary artists from the communities represented, commissioned with support from the Art Fund.
Focusing on communities known variously as Indigenous, ‘Tribal’ or Adivasi (literally ‘original inhabitants), the exhibition will showcase extraordinary and fascinating objects, many of which tell equally intriguing stories. From the Nagas and other peoples in the hills of Northeast India to the Gonds, Todas and Chenchus of the South and the Santhals and Bhils in the East and West of the country, the displays will present strikingly diverse stories of India, collecting, colonialism and British involvement in the subcontinent.
Exhibition Catalogue: 136pp; Full Colour; ISBN 978-0-947595-24-1
Source: Another India: Explorations and Expressions of Indigenous South Asia | University of Cambridge
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Rare artworks from tribal communities go on show in Cambridge
Elliot’s conviction that it’s a story that needs to be told is endorsed by Ruby Hembrom, the director of Kolkata-based adivaani, “a platform for Adivasi expression,” who collaborated with Elliot. In an afterword to the catalogue that accompanies the exhibition, Hembrom writes, “These objects amplify the voices of invisible peoples… of invisible pieces….”
Source: Vidya Ram on the rare artworks from Indian tribal communities on show in Cambridge – The Hindu
Address: http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/art/other-histories-of-india/article17892699.ece
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