About this Event
A gallery tour of the exhibition titled "Living Without the Gods" featuring artwork by Chicago-based South Asian American artist Shaurya Kumar. Curated by Dr. Arshiya Lokhandwala, the exhibition fosters dialogue on identity, history, and diaspora.
Kumar is an artist investigating how human societies construct meaning and identity in the absence of monuments and objects that once anchored their cultures. Kumar explores the transformation of artifacts when displaced from their original contexts, reflecting on the modern ruin. Through printmaking, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, photography and installation, he examines crumbled temples, relocated columns, empty tombs, and lost traditions, questioning the fate of cultural relics lost to time, museums, or private collectors.
Dr. Arshiya Lokhandwala is an art historian, curator, and the founding director/curator of Lakeeren Gallery (Mumbai, India). She holds a PhD from Cornell University and teaches South Asian Feminism, within the Art History department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has curated over 200 shows internationally and writes on globalization, feminism, performance, and new media specializing in biennale and large-scale exhibitions.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
South Asia Institute, 1925 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, United States
USD 17.85
