February 01 – 13, 2018

New Delhi, India

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PROGRAMME OF EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS

India’s French Connection is accredited under Bonjour India, a platform for innovation and creativity. With thanks to India Habitat Centre’s Visual Arts Gallery and Dr. Alka Pande.

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INDIA’S FRENCH CONNECTION: Indian Artists in France (Exhibition)February 01 - 11, 2018 India Habitat Centre - Visual Arts Gallery

PICASSO: Modern Artists’ Legacy in the 21st Century A Conversation with Bernard PicassoFebruary 07, 2018 | 7:00 pm Silver Oak Conference Room – India Habitat Centre

BEAUX ARTS DE PARIS: Global modernism and theÉcole des Beaux ArtsA Conversation with Jean-Marc BustamanteFebruary 08, 2018 | 12:00 pm Gulmohar Conference Room – India Habitat Centre

NAVRATNA | NINE GEMSIndia’s National Treasure Artists (Exhibition) February 09, 2018 Booth E-11, India Art Fair

Auguste Rodin’s Asian Collection: An artist in dialogue with the universeA Conversation with Catherine ChevillotMusée Rodin, ParisFebruary 10, 2018 | F:00 pm atTalks Programme, India Art Fair

SHARING SPACESAn Indo-French Conference on Art and MuseumsFebruary 11, 2018 | 11:00 am to F:30 pm Gulmohar Conference Room – India Habitat Centre

THE BOOK OF ARTSAn initiative by curator Dr. Alka Pande and publisher Marc Parent within Bonjour India

DAG’s reading room and bookshop February 11 -13, 2018 | India Habitat Centre

On view at DAG, New DelhiAltaf: A RetrospectiveJanuary 25 - March 2018

To launch its 25th anniversary, DAG has

kick-started the celebrations with an important

programme of conversations that hope to enrich

the dialogue around art in India. This is in keeping

with its attempt to ensure that Indian modern art

remains a topic of conversation in important fora

around the world. A calendar of talks and a

conference featuring international and Indian

speakers and two world class exhibitions are

planned for the month of February to coincide

with its events at India Habitat Centre and

participation at India Art Fair.

S.H Raza, Untitled, Oil and acrylic on paper, 1958

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Exhibition: February 01 - 11 | 10:30 am - 7:30 pm

India Habitat Centre, Visual Arts Gallery Designed by Adrien Gardère, Scenographer | With texts by Dr. Devika Singh (Centre

of South Asian studies, University of Cambridge) and Kishore Singh,

(Head-Exhibitions & Publications DAG)

India’s French Connection: Indian Artists in France

Artists

Akbar Padamsee

Amrita Sher-Gil

Anjolie Ela Menon

Himmat Shah

Jogen Chowdhury

Jehangir Sabavala

K K Hebbar

Krishen Khanna

Krishna Reddy

Laxman Pai

Laxman Shreshtha

Nalini Malani

Nirode Mazumdar

Paritosh Sen

Prokash Karmakar

Prodosh Dasgupta

Rajendra Dhawan

Ram Kumar

S H Raza

Sakti Burman

Sailoz Mookherjea

Sunil Das

V Nageshkar

V Viswanadhan

Zarina Hashmi

For almost a century now, Indian artists have been drawn to Paris to study the masters, to mix with the

modernists, to sip coffee and engage with its intellectuals in its cafes, to study the Impressionists and

Cubists who were responsible, in great part, for the spread of modernism that cut across histories

and geographies.

Now, for the first time, a major exhibition lays claim to this heritage with a sweeping view of the artists who

have been part of this incredible journey. The exhibition, on view to the public at Visual Arts Gallery, India

Habitat Centre, New Delhi from February 1-11, 2018, traces this history with a curation of important works

and creates a segue between two cultures that found a way to overcome the obstacles of history and

culture to create an artistic representation that combines the best that India and France have to offer.

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K.K Hebbar, Untitled, (Ballet Dancer), Oil on lineHimmat Shah, Untitled, Terracotta & gold foil, c. 1990sCollection: Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi

Ram Kumar standing on a bridge in Paris

February 07, 2018 | India Habitat Centre (by invitation)

Talk | Silver Oak Conference Room | 7:00 pm

Followed by a conversation with Dr. Devika Singh, art historian, University of Cambridge

Bernard Ruiz-Picasso

With his mother Christine Ruiz-Picasso, Bernard Ruiz-Picasso co-founded the Museo Picasso Málaga, a

centre for Picasso studies which ensures that the work of Picasso is conserved, studied and exhibited. He is

President of the Advisory Council of the museum.

He is the Co-Founder of Fundación Almine et Bernard Ruiz-Picasso, an art foundation set up in 2002 which

holds a collection of works by Picasso as well as by contemporary artists. The aims of the foundation

include the study of works by Picasso, support for contemporary art and participation in exhibitions. An

organiser of major Picasso exhibitions internationally, he will be joining us on February 07, for an evening

of lively discussion at the India Habitat Centre. Considered to have the largest collection of Picasso's works

one can expect fresh insights into the works by the master.

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PICASSO: Modern Artists’ Legacyin the 21st CenturyA Conversation with Bernard Picasso

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Museo Picasso Málaga

February 08, 2018 | India Habitat Centre (by invitation)

Talk | Gulmohar Conference Room | 12:00 noon

Followed by a conversation with Dr. Devika Singh,art historian, University of Cambridge

Jean-Marc Bustamante

The École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, located across the Seine from the Musée du Louvre in the

heart of Paris, is heir to the Académie founded in the 17th century by Louis XIV. History, long preserved

state art collections and contemporary artistic creation come together in this institution, which occupies

an essential place on the world stage of art and culture. Through its longstanding international activity, the

École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris has contributed to the familiarisation of future artists

with European and international institutions and practices, notably through its quality international

programmes, developing artistic partnerships around the world.

Artist and principal of École des Beaux Arts de Paris since 201F, Bustamante’s first paintings created from

photographs marked the beginning of this medium in the art field. Bustamante represented France at the

Venice Biennale in 2003.

The conversation with Jean Marc Bustamante would lead to a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Alka

Pande, curator, India Habitat Centre.

BEAUX ARTS DE PARIS: Global Modernism and the École des Beaux Arts A Conversation with Jean Marc Bustamante

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École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris Jean Marc Bustamante

February 09, 2018 | India Art FairDAG, Booth E-11

NSIC Grounds, Okhla Industrial Area, New Delhi

Navratna | Nine GemsIndia’s National Treasure Artists

In the early-to mid-1970s, the Indian government decided to honour nine artists with the

entit lement of ‘National Treasure Artists’ .

Every year, DAG creates a ‘museum’ at the India Art Fair, to help art-lovers discover Indian

modern art in an experiential manner. In its 25th year, DAG has decided to honour India’s nine

National Treasure Artists with an exhibit ion themed around their works. All the artists

differed in their practice and style, and were varied in their choice of mediums. Interestingly,

six of them had their roots in Bengal (Kolkata), and the mantle of ‘nationalism’ can be

extended to al l of them. They represent the f inest practit ioners of modernism from the early

20th century (though Ravi Varma practiced mostly in the 19th century). Each of them brings

a unique perspective to the platform of Indian art. Highlights of the exhibit ion include

canvases by Raja Ravi Varma and Amrita Sher-Gil , an extremely rare sculpture by Amrita

Sher-Gil , paintings of the Himalayas by Nicholas Roerich, postcards by both Abanindranath

Tagore and Nandalal Bose, and portraits by Rabindranath Tagore. The scenography for the

exhibit ion has been created by Paris-based Adrien Gardère.

RAJA RAVI VARMA

NICHOLAS ROERICH

AMRITA SHER-GIL

RABINDRANATH TAGORE

GAGANENDRANATH TAGORE

ABANINDRANATH TAGORE

NANDALAL BOSE

JAMINI ROY

SAILOZ MOOKHERJEA

Artists

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Raja Ravi Verma, Yashoda and Krishna, Oil on canvas, Late 19th centuryModel of Navratna exhibition by Adrien Gardère

February 10, 2018 | presented by DAG at India Art FairTalks Programme | 4:00 pm

Auguste Rodin’s Asian Collection:An artist in dialogue with the Universe

From his heyday unti l his death in 1917, Rodin collected more than 6,000 artefacts,

antiquities from Europe to Egypt and Asia, including Japan and India. The museum-like

collection was instal led at the core of his studio and many pieces were displayed at his

home, inspiring him with their t imeless feminine f igures and converging towards a universal

aspiration and form. An Indian classical dancer, Durga, who performed at the Opera de Paris

in 1916, was his fr iend and disciple at the end of his l i fe and it is said that studies of her

portraits might sti l l exist.

As an echo of DAG's Navratna Exhibition at India Art Fair, paying homage to India's National

Treasure Artists, Catherine Chevil lot, director of Musée Rodin, wil l present the l ife and work

of August Rodin, focusing on his passion and curiosity for Asia and India, as a private

collector and an artist . With images she wil l share some insight on his fascination for Indian

Classical art forms.

Catherine Chevil lot is the Director of the Rodin Museum, Paris. She worked previously at the

Museum of Grenoble and Musée d'Orsay. She has been running the Musée Rodin since 2012

and oversaw an extensive renovation campaign at the Hôtel Biron, where the museum’s

collections are present. The building reopened to the public on November 12, 2015.

Catherine Chevil lot is a special ist in 19th and 20th century sculpture, and has produced

numerous exhibit ions and published catalogues in this f ield such as Oublier Rodin

[Forgetting Rodin], Paris, 2009, the directory A nos grands hommes [To our great f igures]

a database of 5,000 sculpted monuments (INHA, 200F, soon to be published online. Her PhD

in art history, was entit led ‘Paris, a melting pot for sculpture’ (1900-191F).

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The Thinker (190F), Musée Rodin - Paris Catherine Chevillot

To lead the schedule of exhibit ions and programmes celebrating 25 years of DAG, a

Conference on Art and Museums wil l be held on the premises of India Habitat Centre on

Sunday February 11 , 2018. It brings together key speakers from India and France, including

the major Indian public and private art institutions.

Topics of discussion :

“A museum is a non-profit , permanent institution in the service of society and its

development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates

and exhibits the tangible and intangible heritage of humanity and its environment for

the purposes of education, study and enjoyment” – ICOM, 2007

This definit ion of the International Council of Museums is a reference in the international

community. Through these discussions we would attempt to address:

• How the concept of museums is evolving in relation to developments in the global museum

environment and the new models, public or private, invented in China, South-East Asia, the

Middle East?

• Private vs Public Museums: who controls our cultural heritage?

• What is the situation with art museums in India?

Opening Remarks | 11:30 amKiran Karnik, President, India Habitat Centre (tbc) | Alexandre Ziegler, French Ambassador

to India | Ashish Anand, CEO of DAG

Keynote speechSophie Makariou, PresidentMusée Guimet, Paris | 11:45 am

Followed by a conversation with Fabrice Bousteau, chief editor, Beaux Art Magazine.

The Musée Guimet, located in Paris, has a r ich collections of art from the representations of

the Indian civi l izations. These include objects from the f ield of Classical Indian art and

ancient archaeology from the Indian subcontinent.

SHARING SPACES An Indo-French Conference on Art & MuseumsFebruary 11, 2018 | India Habitat Centre (by invitation)

Talk | Gulmohar Conference Room | 11:00 am to 4:30 pm

Lunch | Gulmohar Bridge | 1:45 pm

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Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum, Mumbai Tasneem Zakaria Mehta

A Museum of Civilisations? | 12:15 – 1:45 pm

With a col lection tradit ional ly as its core, what is the mission of the museum today as it engages

with education and cultural programmes? Is the Museum of the 21st Century becoming a Museum

of Worlds, in the context of connected megapolise? And within the digital era, has it turned into a

forum producing knowledge 24x7? Is the tradit ional Museum of Fine Arts becoming a Museum of

Civi l isations and of cultural dialogue?

With :

- Manuel Rabate, Director General , Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum

- Catherine Chevil lot, Director, Museé Rodin

- Sabyasaachi Mukherjee, Director, CSMVC Museum, Mumbai

- Kiran Nadar, Chairperson, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art

- Tasneem Zakaria Mehta, Art Historian and Hon. Director,

Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum, Mumbai

Introduced by Ashok Adiceam, Director Public Affairs, DAG, and moderated by Judith

Benhamou-Huet, journalist , Reports/Les Échos and Le Point

A Global History of Art? | 2:45 – 4:30 pm

In paral lel to the global museum movement, the history of art is being necessari ly rewritten within

the global context. How are other stories of art , cross ferti l it ies from different geographies,

convergences and differences being included in the museum’s programming? This session wil l

highl ight the processes and connections among cultures, and wil l also focus on the ideation at

work in the current global ised art world.

With :

- Prof. Eric de Chassey, Director General , National Institut of History of Art, Paris

- Jean Marc Bustamante, Artist and Principal , École des Beaux Arts de Paris

- Yashodhara Dalmia, Art historian and Curator

- Dr. Alka Pande, Art Historian and Art Expert IHC

- Anjol ie Ela Menon, Artist

- Rajiv Sethi , Founder, Asian Heritage Foundation

Introduced by Kishore Singh, Head-Exhibit ions & Publications, DAG, and moderated by Georgina

Adam, author and journal ist , Financial Times and The Art Newspaper.t

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Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum Manuel Rabate

The Book of Arts, is an Indo-French init iative by curator and art expert Dr. Alka Pande and

publisher Mr. Marc Parent. It aims at being the annual meeting for publishers, art curators,

educationists and experts in art history.

The programme is organised within the framework of Bonjour India, is hosted at the India

Habitat Centre. Opening on Sunday, February 11 , 5:30 pm at the IHC Amphitheatre. It wil l

feature keynote address by Prof. Eric de Chassey, Director General of National History of Art

Institute Paris and Dr. Alka Pande

Éric de Chassey is director of the French National Institute of Art History (INHA) and

professor of Modern and Contemporary Art History at the École normale supérieure in Lyon,

France. Between 2009 and 2015, he was Director of the French Academy in Rome - Vil la

Medici . He has published extensively on the arts and visual culture from the 20th and 21st

centuries as well as curated numerous exhibit ions, in France and the rest of the world.

DAG’s Reading Room and Bookshop

DAG Publication is invited to curate a display of DAG books. Conducted over a whole day, it

wil l connect the readership, including the younger audiences, with the future of art book

publishing, along with al l the digital innovations and the revolution happening in the

framework of art itself.

THE BOOK OF ARTSFebruary 11 - 13, 2018 | India Habitat Centre

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Prof. Eric de ChasseyFrench National Institute of Art History,Paris 2017©Ludwig-Favre

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