Chemould Prescott Road
La galerie Chemould Prescott Road a été inauguré le 2 février 2007. Fondée par Kekoo et Khorshed Gandhy, la galerie a la particularité d’avoir exposé et représenté le travail d’artistes majeurs, issus de la première vague de l’art moderne et contemporain en Inde, au travers d’expositions personnelles. Shireen Gandhy, actuelle directrice depuis 1988, est particulièrement intéressée par l’art qui affiche une approche interdisciplinaire dans la pratique et les médias.
La galerie Chemould Prescott Road, équipée pour recevoir des installations, est située dans un bâtiment centenaire de style colonial britannique avec de hauts plafonds et une vue spectaculaire sur l’héritage architectural de Mumbai. Il se compose d’un espace central d’exposition d’environ 1600 mètres carrés et d’espace plus petit agréablement situé dans le plus grand et idéal pour montrer des œuvres qui nécessitent un lieu plus intime.
Chemould Prescott Road was inaugurated on 2 February 2007. A privately owned commercial art gallery, it was started as a branch concern of Gallery Chemould, one of India’s oldest (Est. 1963), leading contemporary art galleries, based in Mumbai. Founded by Kekoo and Khorshed Gandhy, the Gallery has the disctinction of having exhibited and represented the works of major artists, emerging from the first waves of India’s modernist and contemporary art movements, in their first solo shows. Shireen Gandhy, Chemould’s current director since 1988, is particularly interested art that displays an interdisciplinary approach to practice and media.
Chemould Prescott Road, equipped with state of the art facilities, is housed in a hundred year old British colonial building with high ceilings and the spectacular view of Mumbai’s heritage architecture. It accommodates a central gallery area of approximately 5000 square feet and a smaller display area ensconced within the larger one ideally suited for showing artworks that require intimate viewin.
Chemould Prescott Road > Nalini Malani
Nalini Malani
Memory : Record / Erase, 2002
Vidéo
Courtesy Chemould Prescott Road, Bombay et de l’artiste
Ph. Oak Taylor-Smith
Memory : Record / Erase, 2002
Video
Courtesy Chemould Prescott Road, Bombay and the artist
Ph. Oak Taylor-Smith
Chemould Prescott Road > Mithu Shen
Mithu Shen
I Chew, I Bite, 2011
Dents, matériaux divers
Installation in situ
Courtesy Chemould Prescott Road, Bombay et de l’artiste
Ph. : Oak Taylor-Smith
I Chew, I Bite, 2011
An installation with teeth and mixed media
Site specific
Courtesy Chemould Prescott Road, Bombay and the artist
Ph. : Oak Taylor-Smith
Chemould Prescott Road > Hema Upadhyay
Hema Upadhyay
This Space in between You and Me, 2011
Terre, graines
9 x 3.6 mètres
In Situ
Courtesy Chemould Prescott Road, Bombay et de l’artiste
Ph. : Oak Taylor-Smtih (haut)
Ph. : Alicia Luxem (bas)
This Space in between You and Me, 2011
Soil, seeds
9 x 3.6 meters
Site specific
Courtesy Chemould Prescott Road, Bombay and the artist
Ph. : Oak Taylor-Smtih (up)
Ph. : Alicia Luxem (down)
