Shakuntala Kulkarni

Shakuntala Kulkarni (born in Karnataka, 1950) is an Indian contemporary artist whose work highlights the plight of urban women and their spaces.

Shakuntala Kulkarni
Shakuntala Kulkarni
Born
Karnataka
NationalityIndian
Alma materSir JJ School of Art
Known forSculpture, Painting Video Performance Art
Notable work'Of Bodies, Armor, and Cages', 2012
Websitewww.shakuntalakulkarni.com

Career

Trained at Sir JJ School of Art, MSU Baroda & SantiNiketan, Shakuntala Kulkarni explores sculpture, performance, new media and textiles. Working across mediums like glass, acrylic, cane and using video and photography to create installations, her most well known body of work is '‘Of Bodies, Armor, and Cages'[1] created in 2012. This work has also been created as limited edition headgear for raising funds.[2]

Her recent[3] solo exhibition, 'Quieter than Silence'[4] was shown at Chemould Prescott Road in 2023.[5]

Exhibitions

Her work has been shown at the Indian Pavilion[6] at Venice Biennale, Art Unlimited at Art Basel, Dhaka Art Summit, Art Dubai, NGV Triennial[7] and India Art Fair. She has been a part of several other solo and group exhibitions in India and abroad.

Collaborations

Her recent collaboration with Dior for their recent ATW collection[8] featured installations[9] from her notable work -'Of Bodies, Armour and Cages'

Public collections

Shakuntala Kulkarni's works are a part of the collections[10] at KNMA, New Delhi; Jehangir Nicholson Art Foundation in Mumbai, Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai and Sarmaya Foundation, Mumbai

Books

Her art work is a part of the Art for Baby book[11]

References
  1. Sinha, Chinki (May 20, 2019). "Of cane armour and disruption". India Today.
  2. Shah, Gayatri Rangachari (November 17, 2019). "The Mumbai Art Room highlights works by multidisciplinary, contemporary artist Shakuntala Kulkarni". Architectural Digest.
  3. Chavan, Aditi (March 9, 2023). "This new Mumbai art exhibition showcases Shakuntala Kulkarni's lockdown discoveries". Mid-day.
  4. Bailey, Stephanie (July 13, 2023). "Shakuntala Kulkarni's Furious Studies of the Female Body". Art Review.
  5. Bhuyan, Avantika (March 19, 2023). "Drawing is an act of protest for Shakuntala Kulkarni". Mint Lounge.
  6. Maddox, Georgina (May 10, 2019). ""India's big splash at the Venice Biennale 2019"". The Hindu.
  7. Pandey, Bhavya (May 5, 2023). "NGV Triennial 2023 selects Indian artist Kulkarni's work on violence against women". SBS.
  8. Singh, Rishika (March 1, 2024). ""Paris Fashion Week: This Indian artist found a place of honour at the Dior show"". The Indian Express.
  9. Deshmukh, Sakshi (February 28, 2024). "Shakuntala Kulkarni's cane-sculpted installation echoes a bold message at the Dior show at Paris Fashion Week 2024". [Bazaar India].
  10. Kalra, Vandana (September 30, 2019). "There is a need for art education in India: Kiran Nadar". Indian Express.
  11. Shroff, Rudritara (April 8, 2024). Art For Baby. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 9781738503513.
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