Line of Control

Line of Control is a stainless steel installation by contemporary artist Subodh Gupta, who is known for his large sculptures made of utensils. After being displayed at the Tate Modern Triennale in London, the installation has been brought to India by the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art. The installation is a 36 x 36 feet mushroom-shaped cloud that at once has the energy of a volcanic burst and the poise and peace of a Bodhi tree. Drawing from an essay by art critic S Kalidasa on the installation, Subodh Gupta says, “Line of Control stereotypically brings to mind geopolitical conflict but I have used it here as a poetic metaphor, to transgress and subvert its known meaning and wittily present a cloud burst of another kind—of prosperity, peace and harmony.”

Line of Control, until December 2012, 10:30 am to 6:00 pm, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, 145 DLF South Court Mall, New Delhi.

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