Transregional Academy
So 24 Nov 2019
– Sa 30 Nov 2019
India and the World: New Arcs of Knowledge
Organized by Nachiket Chanchani (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor/ Art Histories Fellow 2018/19) in collaboration with Art Histories and Aesthetic Practices (Berlin), the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (Kolkata), Dakshina Chitra Museum (Chennai) and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (Mumbai).
Shakuntala Kulkarni, Photo Performance, B/6 Saraswat Co-Op Building, Gamdevi, 2010-12. © Shakuntala Kulkarni and Chemould Prescott Road.
Academy brochure (abstracts and program)
Studying the visual and material culture of the Indian subcontinent constitutes a gateway toward understanding much of the intellectual and cultural heritage of the globe, from antiquity to the present day. The assemblages of objects and images produced and used in the subcontinent—Buddhist stupas, sprawling temple-cities, Mughal carpets, Chettiyar homes, Satyajit Ray films, bazaar paintings, family photographs and much else—represent more than the inheritance of the subcontinent. This Academy brings together artists, curators, and scholars who are critically investigating such objects and images, and are interested in explicating how they are equally the heritage of many others cultures and communities. Many of them have emerged from encounters with other mediums and with other regions, which, in turn, have been reflected, reshaped, and reformed by the art of subcontinent.
The Transregional Academy will be held at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya in Mumbai, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, and at Dakshina Chitra Museum in Chennai in various formats including a symposium, site visits, experiential learning sessions, and discussions.
Steering Committee
Prof. Dr. Nachiket Chanchani (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)
Dr. Hannah Baader (Art Histories and Aesthetic Practices, Berlin/ Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max-Planck-Institut)
Prof. Dr. Rosinka Chaudhuri (Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta)
Prof. Dr. Tapati Guha-Thakurta (Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta)
Dr. Deborah Thiagarajan (Dakshina Chitra Museum/ Madras Craft Foundation, Chennai)
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Wolf (Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max-Planck-Institut)
More information can be found on the Academies Blog of Forum Transregionale Studien.
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Walking Tour of the UNESCO World Heritage Victorian Gothic and Art Deco buildings of Mumbai with Mustansir Dalvi. (photo: Jule Ulbricht)
Walking Tour of the UNESCO World Heritage Victorian Gothic and Art Deco buildings of Mumbai with Mustansir Dalvi. (photo: Jule Ulbricht)
At the Center for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, Kolkata. F.l.t.r.: Pimmanus Wibulsilp, Sandipan Mitra, Vrind Agrawal, Shraddha Bhatawadekar, Hannah Baader, Gerhard Wolf, and Tapati Guha-Thakurta. (photo: Jule Ulbricht)
At Victoria Memorial, Kolkata. (photo: Jule Ulbricht)
Saumya Agarwal and Mohit Manohar at Victoria Memorial, Kolkata. (photo: Jule Ulbricht)
Mohit Manohar, Jessica Bachman, and Gerhard Wolf at Victoria Memorial, Kolkata. (photo: Jule Ulbricht)
Nachiket Chanchani introducing the Academy at the Center for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (CSSSC), Kolkata. (photo: Jule Ulbricht)
At the Center for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (CSSSC), Kolkata. F.l.t.r.: Nachiket Chanchani, Prachi Deshpande, and Tapati Guha-Thakurta. (photo: Jule Ulbricht)
Panel discussion with Hannah Baader, Nathasha Kimmet, and Joeeta Pal at CSSSC, Kolkata. (photo: Jule Ulbricht)
Jessica Bachman and Vivek Gupta at the symposium hosted by CSSSC, Kolkata. (photo: Jule Ulbricht)
Panel discussion with Lakshmi Subramanian, Nuno Grancho, and Sarojini Lewis at CSSSC, Kolkata. (photo: Jule Ulbricht)
Visiting the Visual Archive at CSSSC, Kolkata. (photo: Jule Ulbricht)
Visiting the Visual Archive at CSSSC, Kolkata. (photo: Jule Ulbricht)
The Academy participants in front of Dakshina Chitra Museum, Chennai. (photo: Jule Ulbricht)
Round Table Conversation ‘The Indian Home as an Archive’ with Deborah Thiagarajan, Benny Kuriakose, Sadanand Menon, and Rathi Jafer at Daskhina Chitra Museum, Chennai. (photo: Jule Ulbricht)
Final wrap-up discussion at Daskhina Chitra Museum, Chennai. (photo: Jule Ulbricht)
Home appliances at Daskhina Chitra Museum, Chennai. (photo: Jule Ulbricht)
Mobile temple on wheels at Daskhina Chitra Museum, Chennai. (photo: Jule Ulbricht)
Academy participants at Mahabalipuram. (photo: Jule Ulbricht)
Academy participants at Mahabalipuram. (photo: Jule Ulbricht)
Left side of the Descent of the Ganges, a giant open-air rock relief at Mahabalipuram. (photo: Jule Ulbricht)
Academy participants in front of the Descent of the Ganges at Mahabalipuram. (photo: Jule Ulbricht)
Shore temple close to the Bay of Bengal at Mahabalipuram. (photo: Jule Ulbricht)
Discussion about the Shore temple at falling night, Mahabalipuram. (photo: Jule Ulbricht)
Shore temple at falling night, Mahablipuram. (photo: Jule Ulbricht)
Hands-on workshop at Dakshina Chitra Museum, Chennai. (photo: Jule Ulbricht)
An Academy participant paints a palm leaves at hands-on workshop at Dakshina Chitra Museum, Chennai. (photo: Jule Ulbricht)
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