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Kurchi Dasgupta

Kurchi Dasgupta (born 1974 in Kolkata, West Bengal) is an Indian painter, art critic, actor and translator. She currently lives between Kathmandu, Nepal and Kolkata, India.

Kurchi Dasgupta
Born
Kurchi Dasgupta

1974[1]
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Known forVisual Art, Art Criticism, Translation, Acting
MovementOil Painting, Conceptual Art, Performance, Miniature
AwardsUniversity Gold Medal, Jadavpur University (1998)

Background

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Dasgupta gained a diploma in commercial art in 1994 and earned a Master of Arts degree in Comparative Literature from Jadavpur University, Kolkata in 1998. She was the chief executive officer of the Society for the Preservation of Satyajit Ray Films (The Ray Society) for two years until 2006.[2] She was also the head of Lotus Print publishing house for three years. She shares her time between Kathmandu and Kolkata at the moment, with her son and husband.

Selected group exhibitions

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Upcoming: 2019 Bunte Nachbarinnen Berlin (to be curated by Karla Woisnitza)

2019 Solidarity – Jetzt erst recht[3][4] ACC Gallery Weimar, Weimar (March – May)

2018 She in South Asia Ganges Art Gallery, Kolkata (which she co-curated) (February)

2017 Things Lost/Remembering the Future[5][6] Ganges Art Gallery, Kolkata (which she co-curated) (March)

2016 Ardor Indian Cultural Centre, Kolkata (March)

2015 Suladharini[7] Indian Cultural Centre, Kolkata (August)

2014 Understanding Gender[8] Artist Proof Gallery, Kathmandu (March)

2013 United Art Fair in Delhi, India (September)

2013 Kalajatra Siddhartha Art Gallery, Kathmandu, Nepal (August)

2013 Random Reveries[9][10] Bikalpa Art Center, Kathmandu, Nepal (August)

2013 Objects as Locus of Hybridity and Hybrid Making: Transhistorical, Transcultural, and Global Explorations[11] Tasmeem Doha Design Biennale at Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar (March)

2012 Evolving Within[12] Nepal Art Council, Kathmandu, Nepal (September)

2012 From Portrait to Self-Portrait Kathmandu Center for Contemporary Art, Kathmandu, Nepal (November) (curated by Antonio Nodar)

2012 Rejoicing Spring[13] Manny's Exhibition Space, Kathmandu, Nepal (March)

2011 Ganesha Nepal Art Council, Kathmandu, Nepal (September)

2007 Art in Mind Brick Lane Gallery, London, UK (July)

Selected solo exhibitions

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2010 Bishoy Mahabharata[14] The Nehru Centre, Mayfair, London (September).

2010 Bishoy Mahabharata[15][16] Imago Dei Gallery, Kathmandu (August).

2010 The Mahabharata: An Impression[17] Siddhartha Art Gallery, Kathmandu (January).

2008 World Cinema: A Dialogue Millennium Gallery, London (September).

Selected curation

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2019 Over a Glass of Wine (co-curated with Matthew McCarthy) (ACC Gallerie, Weimar, Germany)

2018 She in South Asia (co-curated with Amritah Sen) (Ganges Art Gallery, Kolkata)

2018 Small Histories: Memory as Practice, Memory as Ethics[18] (co-curated with Amritah Sen) (Ganges Art Gallery, Kolkata)

2017 Things Lost/Remembering the Future[19] (co-curated with Amritah Sen) (Ganges Art Gallery, Kolkata)

Writings

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She is a regular contributor to magazines and prestigious e-zines, including:

Frieze[20] (London)

Asian Art News (Hong Kong)

Art Asia Pacific[21] (Hong Kong)

Art India (New Delhi)

Art and Deal (New Delhi)

Depart[22] (Dhaka)

Hyperallergic[23] (New York)

Ibraaz[24] (Dubai)

Nukta Art Magazine (Karachi)

The Himalayan Times (Kathmandu)

The Kathmandu Post[25] (Kathmandu)

Selected residencies

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2018 ACC Weimar International Studio Program.[26][27] Weimar (October 2018 – February 2019)

2012 Redefining Kathmandu Valley[28] Lasanaa Art Hub, Kathmandu (April)

Selected workshops

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2019 'Unlearning Places'. Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin (January)

2013 'End Violence against Women'. National Academy of Fine Art (October)

2013 'Free Impression: Freedom of Expression'. Workshop with Thomas Kilpper, Lasanaa Live Art Hub, Kathmandu (October).

Selected talks

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2019 'Radical Women Artists of South Asia', Albertinum, Dresden, Germany (February)[29]

2019 'Memory as Solidarity', ACC Galerie, Weimar, Germany (February)

2019 Radical Women Artists of South Asia', ACC Galerie, Weimar, Germany (March)

2018 Panelist, 'Writing Recent Exhibition Histories of Large-Scale Recurring Exhibitions in South Asia',[30] Dhaka Art Summit

2014 Panelist, Colombo Art Biennale: "The 'C' Word, Defining Curating Practice" (January 31), "Regional Histories, Regional Art Perspectives" (February 1)

2013 Panelist, AICA (International Art Critics Association) Conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Art in Nepal at AWON (November); Femininity and Sexuality in the works of Women Artists of Nepal at Martin Chautari, Kathmandu

2013 Brief Overview of her works at Tasmeem Doha at Virginia Commonwealth University, Qatar (March)

2012 Importance of Theory in Art Practice, Martin Chautari, Kathmandu (May).

Published translations

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2009 A Torn Quilt Tale (translated into English),[31] pub. by National Book Trust, India

2008 Possessions (translated into English),[32] pub. by Sahitya Akademi, India

2004 The Death Trap (translated into English),[33] pub. by Rupa & Co.

Acting profile

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One World Theatre productions:

Upcoming: True West (2019)

Three Sisters[34] (2018)

The Laramie Project Ten Years Later[35](2017)

The Laramie Project[36][37](2015)

Telling a Tale[38] (2013)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kurchi Dasgupta".
  2. ^ "Kurchi Dasgupta – About the artist". Saatchi Gallery. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
  3. ^ "Solidarität – jetzt erst recht | Solidarity – now more than ever :: ACC-Weimar". acc-weimar.de. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Memory as Solidarity | Kurchi Dasgupta, Kathmandu / Weimar – ACC Galerie". Kulturcarré (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Exhibition: Things Lost/Remembering the Future". The Floating Magazine. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  6. ^ Radar, Art. ""Things Lost/Remembering the Future": South Asian artists at Ganges Art Gallery | Art Radar". Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Suladharini". The Statesman. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Opening up on gender". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com.np. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Random Reveries". Bikalpa Art Center. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Random reveries: Thoughts on the everyday".
  11. ^ "TASMEEM EXPLORATION PLATFORM" (PDF). www.tasmeemarchive.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Four elements – et cetera – The Kathmandu Post". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Rejoicing Spring an Artistic Display – Hall of frame – Friday Weekly". www.fridayweekly.com.np. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Mahabharat gets a new look from Nepal". Sify. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  15. ^ "About town- Nepali Times". archive.nepalitimes.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  16. ^ TwoCircles.net (September 2010). "Mahabharat gets a new look from Nepal – TwoCircles.net". Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  17. ^ "Epic impressions". The Himalayan Times. 23 January 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  18. ^ "The cryptic mind of the artist". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  19. ^ "Exhibition: Things Lost/Remembering the Future". The Floating Magazine. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  20. ^ "Kurchi Dasgupta | Frieze". frieze.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  21. ^ "ArtAsiaPacific: Making History Colombo Art B Iennale". artasiapacific.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  22. ^ "Depart Magazine|contributors". www.departmag.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  23. ^ "Kurchi Dasgupta". Hyperallergic. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  24. ^ "Response to Platform 8 by Kurchi Dasgupta". Ibraaz. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  25. ^ "Kurchi dasgupta – The Kathmandu Post". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  26. ^ "Heute 19 Uhr: Memory as Solidarity | Kurchi Dasgupta". www.uni-weimar.de (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  27. ^ "Vortrag :: ACC-Weimar". wieland-weimar.de. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  28. ^ "Redefining Kathmandu Valley – LASANAA". Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  29. ^ "Medea muckt auf // Radical Women Artists of South Asia". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  30. ^ Dhaka Art Summit (8 April 2018), DAS 2018 Talks: Writing Recent Histories of Large Scale Recurring Exhibitions in South Asia, retrieved 18 July 2019
  31. ^ . ISBN 8123762003. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  32. ^ "Possessions by Shyamal Gangopadhyay – Sahitya Akademi – BookGanga.com". www.bookganga.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  33. ^ Gangopadhyay, Sunil (August 2005). The Death Trap. ISBN 8129100894.
  34. ^ "Russian classic play Three Sisters set to raise curtains with Nepali touch". The Himalayan Times. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  35. ^ "Nepali Times | The Brief » Blog Archive » Hate is not a Nepali value". Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  36. ^ "The Laramie Project". Theatre Village Nepal. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  37. ^ Huët, Stéphane. "Intolerance for hate | Nepali Times Buzz | Nepali Times". archive.nepalitimes.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  38. ^ "Telling a Tale : Kitchen Dramas". Theatre Village Nepal. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
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