Curator Sandhini Poddar discusses the exhibition V. S. Gaitonde: Painting as Process, Painting as Life, on show until 10 January 2016 at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection.
V.S. Gaitonde: Painting as Process, Painting as Life
Until 10 January 2016 PEGGY GUGGENHEIM COLLECTION | VENICE, ITALY
Painting as Process, Painting as Life is the first retrospective dedicated to celebrated Indian modern painter Vasudeo Santu Gaitonde (1924-2001).
Gaitonde’s work presents an unparalleled opportunity to explore the development of Indian modern art in the metropolitan centers of Mumbai and New Delhi from the late 1940s through the end of the 20th century.
Born in Nagpur, India, Gaitonde began developing a non-objective style in the late 1950s, employing palette knives and paint rollers and often using torn pieces of newspaper to create floating, abstract forms. This move towards non-objectivity echoes the history of the Guggenheim Foundation and the global circulation of art and ideas.
The exhibition includes over 40 major paintings and works on paper drawn from leading public institutions and private collections across Asia, Europe, and the United States.
