Chandraguptha Thenuwara's memorial exhibition in July, will take place at three locations, marking 40 years since the events of 1983 anti-Tamil pogrom.
Delusion which will open at Saskia Fernando Gallery will present Thenuwara's annual exhibition of new works in response to the sociopolitical climate in Sri Lanka. The exhibition will continue his inquiry into issues of militarism, religious extremism, conspiracy theories, Sinhala chauvinism, narrow-minded nationalism, anti-western agitation, socialism etc.
As an extension of this exhibition, the complete sculptural installation Covert will be presented to the public, a part of which was exhibited at the 2022 Venice Biennale, at the Lionel Wendt Art Gallery. Through an infinite vortex of interlocking motifs - lotuses, soldiers, stupas and barrels - constructed out of wire which link and fuse, layer upon layer, like the meanings of the motifs themselves - the artist invites the viewer to reflect on the social and political history of the island.
Parallel to these, Chandraguptha Thenuwara will present an exhibition of artworks by six artists from Sri Lanka curated by him at the JDA Perera Gallery. Fragile: to commemorate the un-commemorated things is an attempt to understand the impact of Sri Lanka's tumultuous history of violence and injustice and the issues that persist in various parts of the island.
Press release courtesy PRSFG.
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