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INDIA’S FRENCH CONNECTION Amrita Sher-Gil in her studio, 1936 Amrita Sher-Gil in her studio,

February 01 – 13, 2018 New Delhi, India PROGRAMME OF EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS

INDIA’S FRENCH CONNECTION: Indian Artists in France (Exhibition) February 01 - 11, 2018 India Habitat Centre - Visual Arts Gallery

PICASSO: Modern Artists’ Legacy in the 21st Century A Conversation with Bernard Picasso February 07, 2018 | 7:00 pm Silver Oak Conference Room – India Habitat Centre

BEAUX ARTS DE PARIS: Global modernism and the École des Beaux Arts A Conversation with Jean-Marc Bustamante February 08, 2018 | 12:00 pm Gulmohar Conference Room – India Habitat Centre

NAVRATNA | NINE GEMS India’s National Treasure Artists (Exhibition) February 09, 2018 Booth E-11, India Art Fair

Auguste Rodin’s Asian Collection: An artist in dialogue with the universe A Conversation with Catherine Chevillot Musée Rodin, Paris February 10, 2018 | F:00 pm at Talks Programme, India Art Fair

SHARING SPACES An Indo-French Conference on Art and Museums February 11, 2018 | 11:00 am to F:30 pm Gulmohar Conference Room – India Habitat Centre

THE BOOK OF ARTS An initiative by curator Dr. Alka Pande and publisher Marc Parent within Bonjour India DAG’s reading room and bookshop February 11 -13, 2018 | India Habitat Centre

On view at DAG, New Delhi Altaf: A Retrospective January 25 - March 2018

India’s French Connection is accredited under Bonjour India, a platform for innovation and creativity. With thanks to India Habitat Centre’s Visual Arts Gallery and Dr. Alka Pande.

1 To launch its 25th anniversary, DAG has kick-started the celebrations with an important programme of conversations that hope to enrich the dialogue around art in India. This is in keeping with its attempt to ensure that Indian modern art remains a topic of conversation in important fora around the world. A calendar of talks and a conference featuring international and Indian speakers and two world class exhibitions are planned for the month of February to coincide with its events at India Habitat Centre and participation at India Art Fair.

S.H Raza, Untitled, Oil and acrylic on paper, 1958

2 Ram Kumar standing on a bridge in Paris Himmat Shah, Untitled, Terracotta & gold foil, c. 1990s K.K Hebbar, Untitled, (Ballet Dancer), Oil on line Collection: Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi

India’s French Connection: Indian Artists in France

Exhibition: February 01 - 11 | 10:30 am - 7:30 pm India Habitat Centre, Visual Arts Gallery Designed by Adrien Gardère, Scenographer | With texts by Dr. Devika Singh (Centre of South Asian studies, University of Cambridge) and Kishore Singh, (Head-Exhibitions & Publications DAG)

For almost a century now, Indian artists have been drawn to Paris to study the masters, to mix with the modernists, to sip coffee and engage with its intellectuals in its cafes, to study the Impressionists and Cubists who were responsible, in great part, for the spread of modernism that cut across histories and geographies.

Now, for the first time, a major exhibition lays claim to this heritage with a sweeping view of the artists who have been part of this incredible journey. The exhibition, on view to the public at Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi from February 1-11, 2018, traces this history with a curation of important works and creates a segue between two cultures that found a way to overcome the obstacles of history and culture to create an artistic representation that combines the best that India and France have to offer.

Artists

Akbar Padamsee Laxman Pai S H Raza Amrita Sher-Gil Laxman Shreshtha Sakti Burman Anjolie Ela Menon Nalini Malani Sailoz Mookherjea Sunil Das Himmat Shah Nirode Mazumdar V Nageshkar Jogen Chowdhury Paritosh Sen V Viswanadhan Jehangir Sabavala Prokash Karmakar Zarina Hashmi K K Hebbar Prodosh Dasgupta Krishen Khanna Rajendra Dhawan Krishna Reddy Ram Kumar

3 Museo Picasso Málaga copyright@Casey Kelbaugh

PICASSO: Modern Artists’ Legacy in the 21st Century A Conversation with Bernard Picasso

February 07, 2018 | India Habitat Centre (by invitation) Talk | Silver Oak Conference Room | 7:00 pm Followed by a conversation with Dr. Devika Singh, art historian, University of Cambridge

Bernard Ruiz-Picasso

With his mother Christine Ruiz-Picasso, Bernard Ruiz-Picasso co-founded the Museo Picasso Málaga, a centre for Picasso studies which ensures that the work of Picasso is conserved, studied and exhibited. He is President of the Advisory Council of the museum.

He is the Co-Founder of Fundación Almine et Bernard Ruiz-Picasso, an art foundation set up in 2002 which holds a collection of works by Picasso as well as by contemporary artists. The aims of the foundation include the study of works by Picasso, support for contemporary art and participation in exhibitions. An organiser of major Picasso exhibitions internationally, he will be joining us on February 07, for an evening of lively discussion at the India Habitat Centre. Considered to have the largest collection of Picasso's works one can expect fresh insights into the works by the master.

F École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris Jean Marc Bustamante

BEAUX ARTS DE PARIS: Global Modernism and the École des Beaux Arts A Conversation with Jean Marc Bustamante

February 08, 2018 | India Habitat Centre (by invitation) Talk | Gulmohar Conference Room | 12:00 noon Followed by a conversation with Dr. Devika Singh,art historian, University of Cambridge

Jean-Marc Bustamante

The École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, located across the Seine from the Musée du Louvre in the heart of Paris, is heir to the Académie founded in the 17th century by Louis XIV. History, long preserved state art collections and contemporary artistic creation come together in this institution, which occupies

an essential place on the world stage of art and culture. Through its longstanding international activity, the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris has contributed to the familiarisation of future artists with European and international institutions and practices, notably through its quality international programmes, developing artistic partnerships around the world.

Artist and principal of École des Beaux Arts de Paris since 201F, Bustamante’s first paintings created from photographs marked the beginning of this medium in the art field. Bustamante represented France at the Venice Biennale in 2003.

The conversation with Jean Marc Bustamante would lead to a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Alka Pande, curator, India Habitat Centre.

5 Model of Navratna exhibition by Adrien Gardère Raja Ravi Verma, Yashoda and Krishna, Oil on canvas, Late 19th century

Navratna | Nine Gems India’s National Treasure Artists

February 09, 2018 | India Art Fair DAG, Booth E-11 NSIC Grounds, Okhla Industrial Area, New Delhi

In the early-to mid-1970s, the Indian government decided to honour nine artists with the entitlement of ‘National Treasure Artists’.

Every year, DAG creates a ‘museum’ at the India Art Fair, to help art-lovers discover Indian modern art in an experiential manner. In its 25th year, DAG has decided to honour India’s nine National Treasure Artists with an exhibition themed around their works. All the artists differed in their practice and style, and were varied in their choice of mediums. Interestingly, six of them had their roots in Bengal (Kolkata), and the mantle of ‘nationalism’ can be extended to all of them. They represent the finest practitioners of modernism from the early 20th century (though Ravi Varma practiced mostly in the 19th century). Each of them brings a unique perspective to the platform of Indian art. Highlights of the exhibition include canvases by Raja Ravi Varma and Amrita Sher-Gil, an extremely rare sculpture by Amrita Sher-Gil, paintings of the Himalayas by Nicholas Roerich, postcards by both Abanindranath Tagore and Nandalal Bose, and portraits by Rabindranath Tagore. The scenography for the exhibition has been created by Paris-based Adrien Gardère.

Artists

RAJA RAVI VARMA RABINDRANATH TAGORE NANDALAL BOSE NICHOLAS ROERICH GAGANENDRANATH TAGORE JAMINI ROY AMRITA SHER-GIL ABANINDRANATH TAGORE SAILOZ MOOKHERJEA

6 The Thinker (190F), Musée Rodin - Paris Catherine Chevillot

Auguste Rodin’s Asian Collection: An artist in dialogue with the Universe February 10, 2018 | presented by DAG at India Art Fair Talks Programme | 4:00 pm

From his heyday until his death in 1917, Rodin collected more than 6,000 artefacts, antiquities from Europe to Egypt and Asia, including Japan and India. The museum-like collection was installed at the core of his studio and many pieces were displayed at his home, inspiring him with their timeless feminine figures and converging towards a universal aspiration and form. An Indian classical dancer, Durga, who performed at the Opera de Paris in 1916, was his friend and disciple at the end of his life and it is said that studies of her portraits might still exist.

As an echo of DAG's Navratna Exhibition at India Art Fair, paying homage to India's National Treasure Artists, Catherine Chevillot, director of Musée Rodin, will present the life and work of August Rodin, focusing on his passion and curiosity for Asia and India, as a private collector and an artist. With images she will share some insight on his fascination for Indian Classical art forms.

Catherine Chevillot is the Director of the Rodin Museum, Paris. She worked previously at the Museum of Grenoble and Musée d'Orsay. She has been running the Musée Rodin since 2012 and oversaw an extensive renovation campaign at the Hôtel Biron, where the museum’s collections are present. The building reopened to the public on November 12, 2015. Catherine Chevillot is a specialist in 19th and 20th century sculpture, and has produced numerous exhibitions and published catalogues in this field such as Oublier Rodin [Forgetting Rodin], Paris, 2009, the directory A nos grands hommes [To our great figures] a database of 5,000 sculpted monuments (INHA, 200F, soon to be published online. Her PhD in art history, was entitled ‘Paris, a melting pot for sculpture’ (1900-191F).

7 Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum, Mumbai Tasneem Zakaria Mehta

To lead the schedule of exhibitions and programmes celebrating 25 years of DAG, a Conference on Art and Museums will be held on the premises of India Habitat Centre on Sunday February 11, 2018. It brings together key speakers from India and France, including the major Indian public and private art institutions. Topics of discussion :

“A museum is a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits the tangible and intangible heritage of humanity and its environment for the purposes of education, study and enjoyment” – ICOM, 2007

This definition of the International Council of Museums is a reference in the international community. Through these discussions we would attempt to address: • How the concept of museums is evolving in relation to developments in the global museum environment and the new models, public or private, invented in China, South-East Asia, the Middle East? • Private vs Public Museums: who controls our cultural heritage? • What is the situation with art museums in India? Opening Remarks | 11:30 am Kiran Karnik, President, India Habitat Centre (tbc) | Alexandre Ziegler, French Ambassador to India | Ashish Anand, CEO of DAG Keynote speech Sophie Makariou, President Musée Guimet, Paris | 11:45 am

Followed by a conversation with Fabrice Bousteau, chief editor, Beaux Art Magazine.

The Musée Guimet, located in Paris, has a rich collections of art from the representations of the Indian civilizations. These include objects from the field of Classical Indian art and ancient archaeology from the Indian subcontinent.

8 Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum Manuel Rabate

A Museum of Civilisations? | 12:15 – 1:45 pm

With a collection traditionally as its core, what is the mission of the museum today as it engages with education and cultural programmes? Is the Museum of the 21st Century becoming a Museum of Worlds, in the context of connected megapolise? And within the digital era, has it turned into a forum producing knowledge 24x7? Is the traditional Museum of Fine Arts becoming a Museum of Civilisations and of cultural dialogue?

With : - Manuel Rabate, Director General, Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum - Catherine Chevillot, Director, Museé Rodin - Sabyasaachi Mukherjee, Director, CSMVC Museum, Mumbai - Kiran Nadar, Chairperson, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art - Tasneem Zakaria Mehta, Art Historian and Hon. Director, Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum, Mumbai Introduced by Ashok Adiceam, Director Public Affairs, DAG, and moderated by Judith Benhamou-Huet, journalist, Reports/Les Échos and Le Point

A Global History of Art? | 2:45 – 4:30 pm

In parallel to the global museum movement, the history of art is being necessarily rewritten within the global context. How are other stories of art, cross fertilities from different geographies, convergences and differences being included in the museum’s programming? This session will highlight the processes and connections among cultures, and will also focus on the ideation at work in the current globalised art world.

With : - Prof. Eric de Chassey, Director General, National Institut of History of Art, Paris - Jean Marc Bustamante, Artist and Principal, École des Beaux Arts de Paris - Yashodhara Dalmia, Art historian and Curator - Dr. Alka Pande, Art Historian and Art Expert IHC - Anjolie Ela Menon, Artist - Rajiv Sethi, Founder, Asian Heritage Foundation

Introduced by Kishore Singh, Head-Exhibitions & Publications, DAG, and moderated by Georgina Adam, author and journalist, Financial Times and The Art Newspaper.t

THE BOOK OF ARTS February 11 - 13, 2018 | India Habitat Centre

The Book of Arts, is an Indo-French initiative by curator and art expert Dr. Alka Pande and publisher Mr. Marc Parent. It aims at being the annual meeting for publishers, art curators, educationists and experts in art history.

The programme is organised within the framework of Bonjour India, is hosted at the India Habitat Centre. Opening on Sunday, February 11, 5:30 pm at the IHC Amphitheatre. It will feature keynote address by Prof. Eric de Chassey, Director General of National History of Art Institute Paris and Dr. Alka Pande

Éric de Chassey is director of the French National Institute of Art History (INHA) and professor of Modern and Contemporary Art History at the École normale supérieure in Lyon, France. Between 2009 and 2015, he was Director of the French Academy in Rome - Villa Medici. He has published extensively on the arts and visual culture from the 20th and 21st centuries as well as curated numerous exhibitions, in France and the rest of the world.

DAG’s Reading Room and Bookshop

DAG Publication is invited to curate a display of DAG books. Conducted over a whole day, it will connect the readership, including the younger audiences, with the future of art book publishing, along with all the digital innovations and the revolution happening in the framework of art itself.

10 CONTACT

Email : [email protected] Telephone: 011 – F6005332

DAG Locations: Event Locations: New Delhi India Habitat Centre 1, Hauz Khas Village Lodhi Road New Delhi – 110016 New Delhi – 110003 Phone : 011-2F682001-05 Mumbai 58, Dr. V.B. Gandhi Marg, India Art Fair NSIC Grounds, Okhla Kala Ghoda, Industrial Area Fort Mumbai, New Delhi – 1100F8 Maharashtra F00001 Phone: 011 F711 9800 New York The Fuller Building F1 East 57 Street, Suite 708 New York, NY 10022