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2009 The lack of marmalade was my only real grievance, Chatterjee & Lal, Mumbai
2008 Nature Morte, New Delhi
2007 Let’s Talk, Gallery Barry Keldoulis
2005 Jeez, Gallery Barry Keldoulis
1995 Painting & Works on Paper,Old Bull Arts Center, London
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Artist's Statement
The works deal with changes in cultural norms and the intertwining of East and West. So many aspects of both are fast becoming parts of a world culture, making it easier for people like me to develop a hybrid that exists somewhere between the two. In these works I am also layering memories as a way of dealing with certain issues that will hopefully allow me to reach a greater understanding of their relative value to my life and my art.
In the largest works, e.g. ‘have you ever tried this’ (2008-9), I have started with a base of pages printed from Australian Women’s magazines from the 50’ and 60’s. I happened upon a whole pile of these magazines some years ago, and reading them took me back to a time when, in my own family, my mother was living a very oppressive and subjugated life. My mother worked in a factory all day then came home to cook for up to 20 people. This was a time when women were expected to accept whatever treatment was handed out to them by their husbands’ family, without any complaint. The word ‘divorce’ was absolutely taboo.
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A lack of marmalade was my only real grievance
- March 11 – 31, 2009
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