Asian Contemporary Artist Solo Exhibition Series Ⅱ
Atul Dodiya—Bombay: Labyrinth/Laboratory

Exhibition

Flyer of Atul Dodiya exhibition

The second entry in the “Asian Contemporary Artist Solo Exhibition Series,” this exhibition of Indian artist Atul Dodiya’s work was curated by the Mumbai-based art critic Ranjit Hoskote. The exhibition explored the keywords “labyrinth” (evoking a sense of fear and danger) and “laboratory” (something that is seemingly filled with hidden possibilities) in the facets of the cities depicted in Dodiya’s artworks. As a model demonstrating the psychological effects of the city in a spatial way, representative artworks since the 1990s were exhibited, along with Dodiya’s latest shutter paintings, gates, and ladders, seemingly transforming the venue into a Mumbai (formerly Bombay) film set.

Data
Dates & Venue
(Tokyo)		 June 30–August 4, 2001
The Japan Foundation Forum
Curators Ranjit Hoskote (Art Critic)
Artists Atul Dodiya
Organizers The Japan Foundation Asia Center
Related Programs Gallery Talk “On Atul Dodiya's Work”
June 30, 2001 / The Japan Foundation Forum / Participants: Atul Dodiya, Ranjit Hoskote
Thursday Evening Lecture Series 1
“Indian Contemporary Art: Finding Salvation in Mythology”
July 5, 2001 / The Japan Foundation Forum / Lecturer: Tatehata Akira
Thursday Evening Lecture Series 2 “Atul Dodiya: An Alien Kitch”
July 12, 2001 / The Japan Foundation Forum / Lecturer: Hayashi Michio
Thursday Evening Lecture Series 3 “Indian Art and Modernism”
July 19, 2001 / The Japan Foundation Forum / Lecturer: Oguma Eiji
Thursday Evening Lecture Series 4 “From the Snake Charmer to Cyber Wizkids: World of Contemporary Anglo-Indian Writings”
July 26, 2001 / The Japan Foundation Forum / Lecturer: Sekiguchi Mari
Notes * For the exhibition title, the name “Bombay” instead of “Munbai” was used upon request from the curator.

Catalogue

Cover of Atul Dodiya exhibition catalogue
PDF format followed by Table of Contents

Atul Dodiya—Bombay: Labyrinth/Laboratory
Edited by Furuichi Yasuko

  • Publisher:
    Tokyo: The Japan Foundation Asia Center
  • Year:
    2001
  • Total Number of Pages:
    104
  • Size:
    26 cm
  • Series Title
    Asian Contemporary Artist Solo Exhibition Series; 2
  • Language:
    Japanese (jpn); English (eng)
  • NCID:
    BA54719766

[Contents]

p. 4 Foreword
The Japan Foundation Asia Center
p. 5 ごあいさつ
p. 9 アーティスト・ステートメント
アトゥール・ドディヤ
p. 10 迷宮（ラビリンス）/ 実験室（ラボラトリー）：ボンベイを製造する、アトゥール・ドディヤ的スタイル
ランジット・ホスコテ
p. 20 アトゥール・ドディヤ：誠実なる不純さについて
林道郎
p. 26 断片から多元的なものへ：アトゥール・ドディヤの芸術
スィターンシュ・ヤシャスチャンドラ
p. 33 Plates
p. 75 Artist's Statement
Atul Dodiya
p. 76 LABYRINTH/LABORATORY: Manufacturing Bombay, Atul Dodiya–style
Ranjit Hoskote
p. 85 Atul Dodiya: Sincere Impurity
Hayashi Michio (Assistant Professor, Musashi University)
p. 90 From the Fragmented to the Plural: Atul Dodiya's Art
Sitanshu Yashaschandra (Professor, M.S. University; Poet; Dramatist; Critic)
p. 96 Biography / 略歴
p. 98 List of Works / 作品リスト
p. 102 Notes on Contributors / 執筆者

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Atul Dodiya—Bombay: Labyrinth/Laboratory

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