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Vivek Vilasini
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Born in 1964, in Trishur, Kerala, Vivek Vilasini trained as a Marine Radio Officer at the All India Marine College in Kochi, and then obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Kerala University in 1987 before turning to art and studying sculpture from traditional Indian craftspeople.
In his work Vilasini examines our existing social structures, adapting various expressions of cultural identity prevalent in society...
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Born in 1964, in Trishur, Kerala, Vivek Vilasini trained as a Marine Radio Officer at the All India Marine College in Kochi, and then obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Kerala University in 1987 before turning to art and studying sculpture from traditional Indian craftspeople.
In his work Vilasini examines our existing social structures, adapting various expressions of cultural identity prevalent in society today to raise questions about the continually changing global scenario that every individual struggles to keep pace with. Vilasini’s large-format photographs evoke delicate ironies that impact existing ideologies, and influence the cultural and social consciousness of the viewer.
Vilasini’s work has been exhibited in several solo shows including several editions of ‘Between One Shore and Several Others’ at Birds Gallery, Trivandrum, Arushi Arts, New Delhi, Sumukha Gallery, Bangalore, and the Visual Arts Gallery, New Delhi, in 2007-08; and at the Contemporary Art Gallery, Lalit Kala Academy, Kochi, in 2001. The most recent group shows in which his work has been featured include ‘Beyond the Form’ presented by Bajaj Capital Art House at the Visual Art Gallery, New Delhi, and Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, in 2009; ‘In Focus: Contemporary Indian Photography’ at Crimson - The Art Resource, Bangalore, in 2009; ‘Re-Claim/ Re-Cite/ Re-Cycle’ presented by Latitude 28 at Travancore Art Gallery, New Delhi, in 2009; ‘Metamorphosis: Change and Continuity in Indian Contemporary Art’ at PAC Gallery, Phyllis Weston-Annie Bolling Gallery and the Krohn Conservatory, Cincinnati, in 2009; ‘Bapu’ at Saffronart, Mumbai, in 2009; and ‘Who Knew Mr. Gandhi?’ at Aicon Gallery, London, in 2008. The artist lives and works in Bangalore.
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Born
1964
Trichur, Kerala
Education
1987 Studied Sculptural Practices from Traditional Craftsmen
1984 BA in Political Science, Kerala University
Trained as a Marine Radio Officer, All India Marine College, Kochi, Kerala
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2014 '...and for those who do not...
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2014 '...and for those who do not sing the national anthem in their mother tongue', Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
2011-12 'Between One Shore and Several Others', Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
2011 'Between One Shore and Several Others', Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore
2009 'Vernacular Chants III, 2009', Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai
2008 ‘Between One Shore and Several Others- III’, Birds Gallery, Trivandurum, Kerala
2008 ‘Between One Shore and Several Others- II’, Arushi Arts, New Delhi
2007 ‘Between One Shore and Several Others’, presented by Sumukha Gallery, Bangalore at Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Center, New Delhi
2001 Contemporary Art Gallery, Lalit Kala Academy, Kochi, Kerala
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012 'Diva', Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
2012 'Contemporary: A Selection of Modern and Contemporary Art', prsented by Sakshi Gallery at The Park, Chennai
2012 'Sightings', Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
2011 Gallery Sumukha, Chennai
2011 'Anecdotes', Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
2011 'High-Light', presented by Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai at The Oberoi, Gurgaon
2011 'Tolstoy Farm: Archive of Utopia', presented by Seven Art Gallery at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2011 'Lens-ing It', Ashna Gallery, New Delhi
2011 'The Narrator, Protagonist and the Other', Indigo Blue Art, Singapore
2011 'Against All Odds: A Contemporary Response to the Historiography of Archiving Collecting, and Museums in India', Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2010 'Freedom to March: Rediscovering Gandhi through Dandi', presented by Ojas Art at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2010 'Docu Tour', Gallery BMB, Mumbai
2009-10 'Evidentia', Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore
2009 'If I Were A Saint', presented by The Shrine Empire Gallery at Travancore Gallery, New Delhi
2009 'Recycled', Bose Pacia, Kolkata
2009 'Dear Jabir', The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai
2009 'A New Vanguard: Trends in Contemporary Indian Art', Saffronart, New York; The Guild, New York
2009 'Beyond the Form', Bajaj Capital Art House; Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi and Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2009 'In Focus: Contemporay Indian Photography', Crimson- The Art Resource, Bangalore
2009 'Re-Claim/ Re-Cite/ Re-Cycle', presented by Latitude 28 at Travancore Art Gallery, New Delhi; Bose Pacia, Kolkata
2009 'Metamorphosis: Change and Continuity in Indian Contemporary Art', Artworks, Cincinnati in Partnership with PAC Gallery, Phyllis Weston-Annie Bolling Gallery and the Krohn Conservatory
2009 'Bapu', Saffronart, Mumbai
2009 'Material Texts', Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi, Kerala
2008-09 'Signs Taken for Wonders: Recent Art from India and Pakistan', Aicon Gallery, London
2008-09 'Hot Shots', The Viewing Room, Mumbai
2008 ‘Popular Reality’, Stainless Art Gallery, New Delhi
2008 ‘Who Knew Mr. Gandhi?’, Aicon Gallery, London
2008 The Viewing Room, Mumbai
2008 Gallery Kolkata, Kolkata
2008 Gallerie Christian Hosp, Austria
2008 'Affair', One x One Gallery, Dubai
2007 ‘Saptarishi: Encounter With Steel’, The Stainless Gallery, New Delhi
2007 ‘Reading Paint’, Soulflower Gallery, Bangkok
2007 ‘Modern to Contemporary’, Gallery Kolkata, Kolkata
2007 Srishti Gallery, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
2007 ‘Panchatantra’, Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi, Kaerala
2007 ‘Arts for Peace’, Hera Art Gallery, Rhode Island
2006 ViArt Gallery, Gallery Romain Roland, New Delhi
2006 ‘Rock’, Gallery Art Resource Trust, Mumbai
2006 ‘A Compensation for What Has been Lost’, Travancore House, New Delhi
2006 ‘Waging Peace’, Hera Art Gallery, Rhode Island
2006 ‘Satyagraha: Indian and South African Artists’, New Delhi & Dublin
2005 ‘Eternal Recurrence’, Shangri-La Hotel, New Delhi
2005 'Double Enders', Mumbai, New Delhi; Bangalore, Karnataka and Kochi, Kerala
2004 'Reclaiming the Lotus', Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi
2004 ‘I, Me, Myself’, Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi, Kerala
2003 ‘Solitude’, Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Center, New Delhi and Artist Center, Mumbai
2002 ‘Everybody’s Space’, Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi, Kerala
2002 ‘Exhibition of Drawings’, Dravidia Gallery, Kochi, Kerala
1998 ‘Six Artist Group’, at Alliance Francaise, Dubai
1997 Photographic Exhibition, Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah
1996 ‘Six Artist Group’, Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah
1996 Alliance Francaise, Dubai
1991 Works Selected by M.F. Hussain at Vadhera Art Gallery and Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi
Participations
2013 'Poseurs', Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai as part of Focus Photo Festval
2012-13 Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2012, Kochi
2011-12 'India: Lado a Lado / Arte Contemporânea Indiana (India: Side by Side / Indian Contemporary Art)', part of the Exhibition ÍNDIA! presented by Brazilian Ministry of Culture and Banco do Brasil at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro; Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, São Paulo; SESC Belenzinho, São Paulo and Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Brasília
2011 'Crossroads : India Escalate', India Pavilion at Prague Biennale 5
2011 'Take 2', Arushi Art Gallery, New Delhi
2011 'Of Gods and Goddesses, Cinema, Cricket: The New Cultural Icons of India', Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2011 'Time Unfolded', Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), New Delhi
2010 'Art Celebrates 2010', represented by Gallery Threshold at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi to coincide with the hosting of the Commonwealth Games
2010 'On the Road to the Next Milestone', part of the Exhibition 'Indian Highway', at Herning Museum of Contemporary Art (HEART), Herning
2009 'India Xianzai: Contemporary Indian Art', Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Shanghai
2009 'ARCOmadrid', Spain represented by The Guild, Mumbai
2008-09 ‘India: Public Places, Private Spaces’, Minneapolis Institute Of Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
2008 Presented by 1x1 Art Gallery at Art Paris, Abu Dhabi
2008 Annual Show, Triva Contemporary, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
2007 ‘Kashi 10 Light Years’,Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi, Kerala
2007 ‘India: Public Places, Private Spaces: Contemporary Photography and Video Art’, Newark Museum, New Jersey
2005 The Reap Project, London
1999,97 Sharjah Biennale
1998 UAE Fine Arts Society Annual Exhibition at Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah
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