The objective of the series is to present an overview of the painter’s background, personality, work, the sources of their inspiration, and his or her technique to help the viewer get some insight into the painter’s work. This series has been produced by M/s. Cine Arts India and directed by the well-known film director and television producer, K. Bikram Singh. This screening will present three parts of the series, each of 23 minutes duration, featuring Manjit Bawa, Krishen Khanna and A. Ramachandran.

April 19, 2015 | 6.30 pm | Duration: 103 minutes
Visitors’ Centre, CSMVS, Mumbai

The film explores the life and work of K.G. Subramanyan, one of the foremost figures in modern Indian art and culture. His multi-faceted creative journey as painter, muralist, sculptor, printmaker, illustrator, and writer has made him one of the most versatile Indian artists in the post-independence era. Working with a variety of material and mediums, K.G. Subramanyan’s art practice has always branched out, across the borders of art and craft, classical and folk and environmental and pop art. Through his lucid and precise conceptual formulations, Subramanyan has redefined the premises of tradition and modernity, and his books are testimonies of his fresh perspectives and original thinking. His critical concerns have engaged with the local, the national, and the international in the arts, and a whole generation of artists and art historians have been deeply influenced by his ideas and perceptions.

The film is produced under the “Great Masters” series of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi, and directed by noted film director Goutam Ghose. It is woven around a long conversation with the artist-thinker, following his thoughts in the process of making. It dwells on his intellectual development through his direct involvement in the freedom movement, his studies in Britain, his special association with Baroda and Shantiniketan, his career as an art educator, and his varied engagements with institutional bodies.

The screening is part of our students’ outreach program in various art institutions in Mumbai.

The films are from the MPC Collection.
Admission free.

The screening is part of our students’ outreach program in various art institutions in Mumbai.

The films are from the MPC Collection.
Admission free.

The screening is part of our students’ outreach program in various art institutions in Mumbai.

The films are from the MPC Collection.
Admission free.

December 21, 2013 | 3.00 pm
Cona Collective, Mumbai

The screening is part of our outreach program in various art organisations in Mumbai.

The films are from the MPC Collection.
Admission free.

December 7, 2013 | 6.00 pm
Casba Foundation, Mumbai

The screening is part of our students’ outreach program with various art organisations in Mumbai.

The films are from the MPC Collection.
Admission free.

The screening is part of our students’ outreach program in various art institutions in Mumbai.

The films are from the MPC Collection.
Admission free.

February 25, 26, 28 2013 | 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm
TFAC Studio, Mumbai

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, 2012
Director: Alison Klayman

This is the inside story of a dissident for the digital age who inspires global audiences and blurs the boundaries of art and politics. First-time director Alison Klayman gained unprecedented access to Ai while working as a journalist in China. Her detailed portrait provides a nuanced exploration of contemporary China and one of its most compelling public figures.

Exit Through the Gift Shop, 2010
Director: Banksy

This is a film by street artist Banksy that tells the story of Thierry Guetta, a French immigrant in Los Angeles, and his obsession with street art. The film charts Guetta’s constant documenting of his every waking moment on film, from a chance encounter with his cousin, the artist Invader, to his introduction to a host of street artists with a focus on Shepard Fairey and Banksy, whose anonymity is preserved by obscuring his face and altering his voice, to Guetta’s eventual fame as a street artist himself.

Cindy Sherman: Transformations,1981/2000

Cindy Sherman creates innovative work that explores the place of women in society. With photographs she takes of herself in which she impersonates various fictitious characters, she shows us the numerous roles women play in our world. She depicts woman as house wife, sex symbol, lover, seductress, victim, monster and more; and makes us wonder about our perceptions. Over the past 25 years, she has produced a body of work that depicts the female persona as seen through the filter of the media. Her work has received much acclaim and has been exhibited and collected widely.

Mona Hatoum: Illuminations

The artist Mona Hatoum came to London from Lebanon in 1975. Working initially with performance and video, and in the 1990s with sculpture and installations, she has exhibited widely around the world. In the summer of 2000 Mona Hatoum presented three major new works which marked the inauguration of Tate Britain, London.These works, exhibited under the title ‘The Entire World as a Foreign Land’ developed Hatoum’s interest in the relationship between individual identity and the notion of a broader cultural and geographic identity, or sense of ‘belonging’.