SANTHAL FAMILY
Ensemble
M HKA acquired the SANTHAL FAMILY ensemble on the occasion of the exhibition Santhal Family: Positions Around an Indian Sculpture in 2008. Within SANTHAL FAMILY M HKA introduces the work of contemporary Indian artists and places these works against a background of Indian art history starting with 'Santhal Family' by Ramkinkar Baij.
Includes work by Sheela Gowda, Boran Hansda, N S Harsha, K P Krishnakumar, Goshka Macuga en C K Rajan
Items
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When was modernism?
Goshka Macuga, When was modernism?, 2008. Installation, mixed media, variable dimensions.
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Orgasm
N S Harsha, Orgasm, 2007. Installation, wood, scythe, suitcase.
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Untitled
Kerala Radicals, C K Rajan, Untitled, 1992-1996. Collage, collage, paper, 25 x (210 x 290 mm).
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Santhal Portraits
Boran Hansda , Santhal Portraits, 2008. Sculpture, terracotta.
Actors
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Goshka Macuga
Goshka Macuga works as a curator and makes installations that function as 'total artworks'. Using material loaned from both artists and archi
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Ramkinkar Baij
Ramkinkar Baij, known as the father of modern Indian sculpture, trained and later taught at Rabindranath Tagore’s university in Santiniketan,
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Sheela Gowda
Sheela Gowda (°1957, Bhadravati, India) lives and works in Bangalore, India. Gowda is a trained painter, but has taken a sculptural path and
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Boran Hansda
Boran Hansda (Handsa) belongs to the Santhal community and lives in a village near Santiniketan where he received his artistic training. He m
