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Bhasha Chakrabarti

BHASHA CHAKRABARTI

کروٹ | करवट | Karvat Experimenter 26 October–20 December 2024 Colaba, Mumbai
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With every turn the quilt would create new shapes and cast new shadows on the wall.

Experimenter presents ٹورک| करवट| Karvat, U.S. based Bhasha Chakrabarti’s first solo at Experimenter –Colaba, Mumbai and her second solo at the gallery. Taking Ismat Chughtai’s ‘Lihaaf’ as a starting point, the works in the exhibition explore the connected notions of ajeeb (strangeness) and ajaib (wonderous) within the domestic and of the domestic itself as wondrous.

I woke up suddenly in the middle of the night and, I started feeling a strange fear. There was stifling darkness in the room and in that darkness, Begum Jaan’s quilt was rocking back and forth as if an elephant was trapped inside it...By morning, I completely forgot the terrifying scenes of the night. Besides, the quilt looked completely innocent in the morning.

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Ajaibghar Asavari by Bhasha Chakrabarti contemporary artwork sculpture
Bhasha Chakrabarti Ajaibghar (Asavari), 2024 Found furniture, oil paint, single channel sound
78 x 34 x 17 cm
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Ajaibghar Deepak by Bhasha Chakrabarti contemporary artwork sculpture
Bhasha Chakrabarti Ajaibghar (Deepak), 2024 Found furniture, oil paint, stereo sound and LED bulb
60 x 41 x 41 cm
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Ajaibghar Gaurmalhar by Bhasha Chakrabarti contemporary artwork sculpture
Bhasha Chakrabarti Ajaibghar (Gaurmalhar), 2024 Found furniture, oil paint, single channel sound
50 x 34.5 x 20 cm
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Ajaibghar Hindol by Bhasha Chakrabarti contemporary artwork sculpture
Bhasha Chakrabarti Ajaibghar (Hindol), 2024 Found furniture, oil paint, single channel
95.3 x 53.3 x 82.5 cm
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Ajaibghar Kakubha by Bhasha Chakrabarti contemporary artwork sculpture
Bhasha Chakrabarti Ajaibghar (Kakubha), 2024 Found furniture, oil paint, single channel sound
60 x 43 x 39 cm
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Ajaibghar Meghamalhar by Bhasha Chakrabarti contemporary artwork sculpture
Bhasha Chakrabarti Ajaibghar (Meghamalhar), 2024 Found furniture, oil paint, single channel sound
86 x 64 x 39 cm
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Ajaibghar Sarang by Bhasha Chakrabarti contemporary artwork sculpture
Bhasha Chakrabarti Ajaibghar (Sarang), 2024 Found furniture, oil paint, single channel sound
96 x 59 x 25 cm
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Ajaibghar Todi by Bhasha Chakrabarti contemporary artwork sculpture
Bhasha Chakrabarti Ajaibghar (Todi), 2024 Found furniture, oil paint, brass, candles, vintage tea towel, single channel sound
76.2 x 71.1 x 20.3 cm
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Antariksha V by Bhasha Chakrabarti contemporary artwork painting sculpture
Bhasha Chakrabarti Antariksha V, 2024 Oil on found linen kitchen towel
91.4 x 64.8 cm
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Antariksha VI by Bhasha Chakrabarti contemporary artwork painting sculpture
Bhasha Chakrabarti Antariksha VI, 2024 Oil on found linen kitchen towel
71.1 x 56.5 cm
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Antariksha VII by Bhasha Chakrabarti contemporary artwork painting sculpture
Bhasha Chakrabarti Antariksha VII, 2024 Oil on found linen kitchen towel
81.3 x 45.1 cm
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Begamati Samaan - by Bhasha Chakrabarti contemporary artwork sculpture
Bhasha Chakrabarti Begamati Samaan (तिपाई, सिलफ़ची, छपर-खट , ताश के), 2024 Pure silver on linen, Venetian red, rabbit skin glue, marble dust
30.5 x 22.9 cm
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Kaghazi Hai Pairahan by Bhasha Chakrabarti contemporary artwork works on paper
Bhasha Chakrabarti Kaghazi Hai Pairahan, 2024 Pages from Ismat Chughtai’s “Lihaaf” and “Kaghazi Hai Pairahan”, wheat paste, fermented persimmon tannins
168 x 120 cm
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Karvat The Turn Morning by Bhasha Chakrabarti contemporary artwork mixed media painting
Bhasha Chakrabarti Karvat (صبح)/The Turn (Morning), 2024 Oil on linen, collected pigments from iron ore mines at Sandur, Jindal Steel dumpyard, and rocks in Hampi, used clothing, fabric, fiberglass
193 x 304.8 x 35.6 cm
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Karvat The Turn Night by Bhasha Chakrabarti contemporary artwork mixed media painting
Bhasha Chakrabarti Karvat (रात)/The Turn (Night), 2024 Oil on linen, natural pigments from Indigo, madder, lac, cochineal, pomegranate, and betel nut, used clothing, fabric, fiberglass
193 x 304.8 x 45.7 cm
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Soft Firmament Dawn by Bhasha Chakrabarti contemporary artwork painting
Bhasha Chakrabarti Soft Firmament (Dawn), 2024 Oil on linen
193 x 213.4 x 4.4 cm
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Soft Firmament Dusk by Bhasha Chakrabarti contemporary artwork painting
Bhasha Chakrabarti Soft Firmament (Dusk), 2024 Oil on linen
193 x 213.4 x 4.4 cm
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About the Artist

Bhasha Chakrabarti is interested in exploring how artwork, even when grounded in local materials and symbols, can speak to issues beyond the local by situating her practice within global conversations around race, gender, and power.

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