Exhibition opens March 12, 2021, 11.00 a.m.
We are happy to support
Urban Fabric, an exhibtion curated by
Suresh Jayaram and
Sagar Shastri.
Bangalore is known for its fabric industry, and the show looks at the city's history of weaving, tailoring, quilting, and the skills/labour of those who have contributed to this diverse material culture and living tradition, looking beyond the fabric to weave a narrative that involves artists who have used textiles in different forms to speak about tradition, change, and conflict.
This community project, that archives the diversity and the cosmopolitan nature of Bangalore, documents the city’s culture through fabric. Tracing shifts from handlooms to power looms, and from hand-tailoring to garment factories, the project brings together works of artists who have focused on the labour, materials, craft skills, micro-narratives, and textile in the city.
Featured artists:
1. Shantamani - Paintings about Binny Mills
2. Archana Hande - Installation with garment labels
3. Lalitha Shankar & Shyamala BJ - Collaborative weaving project
4. Shwetha Venkatachalapathi - Quilts
5. Anita Reddy – Quilts from the Siddi community
6. Umesh Kumar - The Darzi project
7. Surabhi Sharma - Film: Above the Din of Sewing Machines
8. Jeevan Xavier – Material, text, and sound
9. Suresh Kumar – Live Performance
10. Smita Cariappa – Live Performance
11. Renuka Rajiv – Quilts
12. Munira Diwan – Installation
13. Surekha – Video
14. Lavanya Mani – Fabric works
15. Aishwaryan K. – Paintings
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