Probir Gupta is an artist, politician, curator and activist based in New Delhi

New Delhi

New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...

. Over the years, the direction of his works has changed course, and he has tried various techniques to convey his messages. Gupta was born in Calcutta. His painting

Painting

Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...

s and installations

Installation art

Installation art describes an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Generally, the term is applied to interior spaces, whereas exterior interventions are often called Land art; however, the boundaries between...

 are often based on pieces of found scrap metal that he has scavenged from military sites around Delhi. His imagery references the dangers and anxiety present in the early days of British colonialism

Colonialism

Colonialism is the establishment, maintenance, acquisition and expansion of colonies in one territory by people from another territory. It is a process whereby the metropole claims sovereignty over the colony and the social structure, government, and economics of the colony are changed by...

 in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 and the political ramifications of that history.

Selected exhibitions

2007

Art For The World, Hanger Bicoca, Milano

To Whomsoever It May Concern, Bodhi Art, New York

Found Objects, Anant Art Gallery, Delhi

2005

At Half Mast, Gallery Nature Morte

Gallery Nature Morte

Gallery Nature Morte is an art gallery that deals predominantly in Indian contemporary art. It currenty has three locations, galleries in New Delhi, Gurgaon , and Berlin . Gallery Nature Morte is partners with Bose Pacia Gallery in New York.- History :The gallery's founder, Peter Nagy originally...

, Kolkatta

2002

Borsos Mikolos Museum, Gyor, Hungary

International Artists Exhibition, Egyptian Cultural Center, Vienna

2001

Gallery East, Fremantle, Australia

2000

Snapshot, Contemporary Museum, Baltimore

1999

4th St. Petersburg International Biennale of Contemporary Art

1994

Works on Wood, Galerie Espace, New Delhi

1992

Galerie Paul Cavalier, Paris

1985

Galerie Bernanos, Paris

External links

• Probir Gupta at Gallery Nature Morte
• Probir Gupta on ArtNet.com
• Further information, images and texts from the Saatchi Gallery
• More information from ArtFacts.net