EXHIBITION
Dressing Up: Pushpamala N Phantom Lady or Kismet,
Return of the Phantom Lady and
The Navarasa Suite
≪Shringara≫The Navarasa Suite from the series Bombay Photo Studio, 2000-2003 @ Pushpamala N
Phantom Lady or Kismet, 1996-1998 © Pushpamala N
Return of Phantom Lady, 2012 © Pushpamala N
Return of Phantom Lady, 2012 © Pushpamala N
≪Bhayanaka≫The Navarasa Suite from the series Bombay Photo Studio, 2000-2003 @ Pushpamala N
2025.6.27 FRI - 8.17 SUN
11:00 - 19:00
Open daily / Free admission
ARTIST
Pushpamala N
© Pushpamala N
Pushpamala N (born 1956) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Bangalore, India. Initially trained as a sculptor, she began creating ‘photo-performances’ and staged tableaux in the mid-1990s, assuming various roles to craft elusive and thought-provoking narratives. Her work engages with themes including the construction of the feminine and the scaffolding of the nation-state. Described as “the most entertaining artist-iconoclast of contemporary Indian art,” Pushpamala inserts herself into the frame, positioning herself at the centre of social inquiry and exploring the artist’s role as both creator and product of historical forces.
Her work has been on view at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Tate Modern, London; MUCEM, Marseilles; Jimei et Arles Photo Festival, Xiamen; 11th Forum Expanded, Berlinale; Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg; Museum of Art and Photography, Bangalore; Vancouver Art Gallery; Houston Fotofest; Chobi Mela Dhaka; Busan Biennale; and Kochi Muziris Biennale. She was Artistic Director of the Chennai Photo Biennale 2019.
