Curated by Nuria Enguita and Lucia Aspesi

Pirelli HangarBicocca presents “Remains,” Italy’s first major solo show of works by Sheela Gowda. Featured in the monumental and undivided space of the Navate, the exhibition is a unique opportunity to discover more than twenty years of Gowda’s production. In addition to new works, the show includes a wide selection of site-specific installations and sculptures, as well as watercolors and prints, ranging from 1992 through the present day, giving shape to an unprecedented experience of her practice.
Sheela Gowda (born in Bhadravati, Karnataka, India, 1957; lives and works in Bangalore) has developed her practice through a constant dialog and exchange between local artistic traditions and international forms of art. She initially trained in painting at the Ken School of Art, Bangalore, at M.S. University, Baroda, and at Visva-Bharati University at Santiniketan. At that time, these academic contexts were shaped by a remarkable Indian modernist tradition, along with a contemporary interpretation of classical Indian art and an interest in vernacular, popular imagery and craft traditions.

4 April - 15 September 2019

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Courtesy of the artist and Pirelli HangarBicocca
Photo: Agostino Osio