Udham Singh Reading Room. London. 21st September to 18th November 2012.
Punjab’s Icons: Sagoo’s Exercise in Remembrance
Tajender has suceeded in doing two things; firstly providing access to a beloved Punjab icon to a new audience via the choice of venue and secondly opening up the debate on the secular / religious nature of the icon’s actions. Both points will be remembered for the pioneering medium of exhibition used.
Textiles, paper and heraldic colours adorning the reading room do more than prick the imagination, they blow a gale force into the psyche. In some ways the vividness of the room are a delicate balance to the colours often association with the popular images of Udham Singh. Black and White photos, black typewritten scripts of the Police reports are countered with pastel yellows and reds, solid textile print essays remind the visitor of seriousness of the exhibition.
Recounting all the names that Udham Singh was known for is also an admirable task, as it invites the visitor to consider that an itinerant Sikh could be a freedom fighter that was also called Frank Brasil. Finally referencing academic works and engaging with the commentariat make this exhibition a dialectic joy. Go and see it.
Viewing is by appointment, which only adds to the verbosity of the experience.
Pop Samiti Studio
Limehouse Town
646 Commercial Road
London
E14 7HA
Open every Friday, Saturday & Sunday 12 – 6pm.
Admission Free
THE SINGH TWINS: Art in Motion
Please find attached details of the forthcoming exhibition by The Singh Twins which is on 27 March – 24 May 2009 at Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum. singhtwins_private-view_web
Private View Thursday 26 March, 6–7.30pm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum
Royal Pump Rooms, The Parade, Leamington Spa, CV32 4AA
Tel: 01926 742700
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Forced Journeys: Artists in Exile in Britain c1933 – 45
20 January – 19 April
45 The Ben Uri Gallery, 108a Boundary Road, London, NW8 0RH, England
This exhibition will survey more than 80 works by over 20 artists exiled to this country; those included will range from the more established Adler, Meidner, Schwitters and Uhlman to the less known Eisenmayer, Mayer-Marton and Frankfurther. The exhibition is held in conjunction with, and as part of, the Courtauld Institute’s new MA course led by Dr Shulamith Behr and Visiting Professor Sander Gilman of Emory University, Atlanta USA.
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