Agradoot: Agents of Change

In ‘Agradoot’, exhibition at Art Alive Gallery, works by 11 contemporary artists, who have been active agents of change in the field of arts, are on display. The artists in the show are intergenerational, working in different mediums, expressing their concerns, and using their art as ‘Agradoot’ itself.

The group show presents works by 11 contemporary artists Madhvi Parekh, Shobha Broota, Jayashree Chakravarty, Arpana Caur, Jayasri Burman, Tara Sabharwal, Pranati Panda, Kanchan Chander, Sharmi Chowdhury, Radhika Surana and Ayesha Seth Sen.

The exhibition is an attempt to explore and interrogate the cathartic and metamorphic role women play in all vital areas of art, culture, and society. Image and text have gone hand in hand for many visual artists. Often it is theory that drives the art, and often intuitive art gives way to the underpinnings of a theoretical discourse. The artists handpicked for the exhibition combine the interplay of self-taught and structured art education, experimentation with materials, and a play of ideas.

The diversity of their visual language makes their societal concerns related to identity, sexual politics, gender, empowerment, skill sets, and knowledge systems visible.