Swati Khurana
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Swati Khurana is a contemporary artist. She was born in New Delhi, India in 1975. She emigrated to New York in 1977, where she lives and works.[1] She graduated from Poughkeespie Day School in 1993.[2] She holds a B.A. in History from Columbia University and M.A. in Studio Art & Art Criticism from New York University.[3]
Work
Khurana works in embroidery, collage, drawing, and installation, exploring gender and rituals that are particular to Indian immigrant culture.[4] Her videos have been described "delightful, wry" in the The New York Times [5] and "dreamy" in Time Out New York.[6]
In the "Texting Scrolls" project, Khurana transcribes viewers' text messages into handmade scrolls.[7] "Texting Scrolls" has been part of the Art in Odd Places festival,[8] Kriti Festival at University of Illinois-Chicago,[9] "A Bomb, With Ribbon Around It" exhibition at the Queens Museum,[10] Dumbo Arts Festival.,[11] and Brooklyn Museum.[12] For Parijat Desai Dance Company, Khurana co-designed projections for 'Songs to Live For' with Neeraj Churi, staged at Tribeca Performing Arts Center, where "eternally calm and august figures—exalted Mughal royalty—watch in painted silence as the dancers bring to life scenes of the age-old story of love and devotion."[13]
In the essay "Seducing Structures and Stitches: Reappropriating Love, Desire and the Image," Uzma Rizvi wrote that "the stitched canvases of the 'Bridal Trousseau' series are both retro-feminist and very contemporary. Needlework, in itself, is a heavy referent within a postcolonial feminist context. These canvases are literally stitched images of the self."[14]
Exhibitions
Khurana has exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution,[15] Exit Art,[16] Zacheta National Gallery of Art (Warsaw).[17] About her solo exhibition at Chatterjee & Lal in Mumbai, she was "touted as one of the most promising young Indian artists in the international contemporary art scene."[18]
Solo shows
- Love Letters & Necessary Fictions Chatterjee & Lal, Mumbai 2010.
- Engendered Diaspora Vibe Gallery, Miami, 2007.
- Garden of Export Delights A/P/A Gallery, New York University, 2001.
External links
References
- ^ "A Digital Archive Of Asian/Asian American Contemporary Art History". Asian American Arts Centre.
- ^ "Compass" (PDF). Poughkeepsie Day School Alumni.
- ^ "40 Years of Women Artists at Douglass Library". Institute for Women and Art.
- ^ McGlown, Misha. "Rituals, Resistance, and Assimilation". Of Note Magazine. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ Holland, Cotter. "ART IN REVIEW; 'Artist in the Marketplace'". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ Banai, Nuit. "Neo, Neo-Dada". Time Out New York. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ Lee, A.C. "Literary Festival Examines Digital Age". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Presenting visual and performance art in unexpected public spaces". Art in Odd Place.
- ^ Merchant, Preston. "Kriti Festival Rocks South Asian Arts in Chicago". The Aerogram.
- ^ Toukhy, Katherine. "A Bomb, With Ribbon Around It". Jadaliyya.
- ^ "Photos and Video from SUBLIME at DUMBO Arts Festival". SAWCC.
- ^ "The Brooklyn Museum Honors Women's History Month" (PDF). Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Reviews: Parijat Desai Dance Company (PDDC)". Dance Enthusiast.
- ^ Rizvi, Uzma. "Seducing Structures and Stitches: Reappropriating Love, Desire and the Image". Academia.edu. Catalogue Essay.
- ^ "Beyond Bollywood". Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ Heller, Maxwell. "TRACKS: Sultana's Dream and the SAWCC". Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Generation in Transition". Zachęta – Narodowa Galeria Sztuki. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ Doshi, Riddhi. "Matrimonial Art: A Unique Form". DNA.