"Re-take of Amrita" by Vivan Sundaram

22 September – 29 October 29, 2005

Co-presented with Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography.

401 Richmond St. W, Suite 120, Toronto

Opening Reception: Thursday, 22 September, 6-8pm

Vivan Sundaram, a senior artist based in New Delhi, India, digitally reworks family photographs made by his grandfather, Umrao Singh Sher-Gil. Playing a starring role in many of the works is the artist’s aunt Amrita Sher-Gil, one of India’s iconic modern artists. Sundaram’s works collapse time and space, transforming objects of history into contemporary fictions. The politics of the past are foregrounded in an interrogation that is ultimately about the present.

Vivan Sundaram was born 1947 in Shimla and now lives and works in New Delhi, India. He has had numerous solo exhibitions in India, Europe, Canada, and most recently the U.S. His work has been included in numerous group exhibitions and international biennials including Kwanju (1997) and Johannesburg (2000).

In conjunction with this exhibition:

SAVAC International Lecture Series presents Peter White
Saturday, 24 September, 2:30pm
Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave., University of Toronto

ArtsWeek Gallery Tour
Saturday, 1 October, 3:00 pm
Gallery 44, 401 Richmond St. W., Suite 120, Toronto
FREE
Come join Katy McCormick and Rachel Kalpana James for a guided tour of Vivan Sundaram’s exhibition Re-take of Amrita. This will be an excellent opportunity to learn about India’s most influential contemporary artists and to see his most recent works.
Presented by SAVAC and Gallery 44