The title, “INTO THE HALF LIGHT AND SHADOW GO I,” is inspired by the opening line from “Bodh (Sensation),” serving as a gateway to the curatorial framework of the exhibition. It connects Jogen Chowdhury’s art to a tradition of informed and self-reflective artistic responses to the human condition. The curatorial concept aims to explore how the artist has been willing to engage with signs of human angst from his early works, including academic exercises that foreshadow his concerns about social reality. This renewed emphasis provides a broader art historical context, positioning Jogen Chowdhury as a flag-bearer of mid-twentieth-century Indian modernism, which favored enigmatic and self-reflective images over explicit and agenda-based expressions.
AD : Explore Gallery Art Exposure’s latest show “Into The Half Light And Shadow Go I”
November 1, 2023
