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Ranjani Shettar, Sing along (2008-9), Courtesy of the artist and Talwar Gallery New York / New Delhi
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Mar 21, 2009 – July 7, 2009
Mondays–Tuesdays (11am–5:45pm)
Thursdays (11am–8:45pm)
Fridays–Sundays (11am–5:45pm)
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$12.50
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Bulbous wicker material thins to a curly finish; iron lotus chips meekly huddle together like bathing sea lions; a flotilla of stainless-steel foliage hangs sleepily under the gentle pull of lacquered muslin cloth. Such is the dreamy, sensual nature of Indian sculptor Ranjani Shettar's work — material birthed from a deft combination of traditional craft technique and a modern industrial aesthetic. Perhaps most striking is the biomorphic forms' immediacy: they remain universally accessible and emotive, despite toying with heavily philosophical considerations. All the while, Shettar's sculptures provide an insightful counterpoint to (or perhaps an embodiment of) the transformation brought by a high-tech boom to her hometown of Bangalore, and by extension, all of India.
