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Anju Dodiya
(1964)

Cue (in the harem)



The self is at the center of Anju Dodiya's works. Though not solipsistic, the majority of her works give the viewer access to private moments, lifted from "the private discourse that goes on within oneself when one is alone". Dodiya initially resisted the lure of self-portraiture: Her early works were extremely abstract, and following her first show ("a fictional autobiography"), she tried to refocus her gaze on railway...



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  Lot 27 of 70  

ALIVE CONTEMPORARY DAY SALE | MUMBAI, LIVE
15 FEBRUARY 2014

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Rs 24,00,000
$39,344

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Anju Dodiya
Cue (in the harem)

2006
Watercolour, charcoal and soft pastel on paper and embroidery on mattress
76 x 45 in (193 x 114.3 cm)

The work is a double panelled painting on a metal stand

EXHIBITED AND PUBLISHED:
Throne of Frost, Durbar Hall, Lakshmi Vilas Palace, Baroda; Bodhi Art, Mumbai, 2007

Category: Installation
Style: Figurative


 









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