National Gallery of Modern Art, Bengaluru has extended the dates of its exhibition ‘Regional Modernity — The Madras Art Movement 1960s-1980s; Painting and Sculpture’ till May 9.
The exhibition has been curated by Ashrafi S Bhagat.
The exhibition will have representation of artists who shaped and contoured the modernity in the south popularly known as ‘The Madras Art Movement’. It was a modern regional phenomenon, which through the lens of tradition began forming its special characteristic from mid-1950s.
Its initiation was the concerted efforts of pioneers in painting and sculpture.
This art movement had a character and identity which was different and distinct.
Published 30 April 2017, 14:33 IST