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Amar Kanwar

Amar Kanwar, The Peacock's Graveyard, 2023. (Film still) Digital video installation, 7 screens, dimensions variable, 28 mins, 16 sec. Courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery

ART CITIES:London-Amar Kanwar 

Over three decades, Amar Kanwar  has developed a distinctive body of lyrical films and multi-video installations rooted in the specific context of the Indian subcontinent. While charged with regional specificity and deeply personal histories, his works grapple with some of the most pressing issues of our time, moving seamlessly between …

Installation view, Amar Kanwar: Such a Morning, Marina Goodman Gallery, 2018, Courtesy the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery

ART-PRESENTATION: Amar Kanwar

In 1984, while Amar Kanwar was studying history at the University of Delhi, two events occurred that impacted his subsequent philosophical and …

Amar Kanwar, The Lightning Testimonies, 2007, Eight-channel video installation, color and b/w, sound, Duration 32 min 31 sec, Co-production Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary and Public Press-New Delhi, Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary Collection, Courtesy the artist

ART-TRIBUTE:Amar Kanwar,Part II

Amar Kanwar’s work focuses on such issues as nationalism, politics, justice, power, violence and sexual abuse in the Indian subcontinent. His installations …

Amar Kanwar, The Scene of Crime, 2011, Single-channel video installation, color, sound, 42 min., overall dimensions variable, Coproduction for Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, with the support of Centre Pompidou, Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary Collection, Courtesy the artist and marian Goodman Gallery-Paris/New York

ART-TRIBUTE:Amar Kanwar,Part I

Amar Kanwar’s work focuses on such issues as nationalism, politics, justice, power, violence and sexual abuse in the Indian subcontinent. His installations …

Amar Kanwar, Such a Morning (Video Still), 2017 , Digital video, color, sound; 85 min., Single channel, looped,Ed. Of 6, © Amar Kanwar, Courtesy the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery -New York, Paris & London

ART CITIES:London-Amar Kanwar

Amar Kanwar is an artist shaped by a commitment to social activism. Born in New Delhi where he lives, he works strictly …

Amar Kanwar, The Sovereign Forest, Installation view at Documenta 13, Photo: Henrik Stromberg

ART CITIES:Singapore -Amar Kanwar

Amar Kanwar has distinguished himself through films and multi-media works, which explore the politics of power, violence and justice. His multi-layered installations …