‘Gandhi In The Gallery’: a visual journey of artworks inspired by Mahatma Gandhi
The HinduGandhi was one of the most photographed men on the planet in his time — a symbol of pacifism, an inspiration to leaders such as Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela, a celebrated father-figure to his countrymen. Sumathi Ramaswamy, James B Duke Professor of History and International Comparative Studies Chair at Duke University, North Carolina, and president, American Institute of Indian Studies, gathers these forms — photographs, artworks and sculptures of Gandhi — in Gandhi In The Gallery - The Art of Disobedience. By assembling and centring on works of art on Gandhi, I hope to have asked new questions about the Mahatma, and make us see him in a new light. To some extent, the 150th anniversary of Gandhi’s birth was an important landmark for me to address — because so many artists also felt compelled to produce new work, but also older works were once again brought back to visibility. The artist most represented in my book is Mumbai-based Atul Dodiya, who has produced such a vast number of complex works on Gandhi — each of which attempt a new interpretation.
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