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Tagore Art Revival: Virtual Show at Konnagar Retreat
Imagine a virtual art show showcasing paintings and drawings by three famous artists named Tagore!
This show is happening at a historic house in India where one of the Tagores used to spend his summers.
The exhibition includes artwork from Abanindranath, Gaganendranath, and Rabindranath Tagore, and is divided into three themes like modern art, Indian nationhood, and the imagination.
The show also tells us about what life was like in India a long time ago and how this special house came to be.
Though you can visit online, the actual house needs repairs because it is getting old, and some new buildings are being built too close.
But because of the virtual show, people around the world can still see and learn about the art and the house.
A virtual exhibition of the art of the Tagore trio launched at Abanindranath Tagore's Konnagar retreat.
The exhibition features 36 captioned artworks by Abanindranath, Gaganendranath, and Rabindranath Tagore.
The exhibition explores themes of Modernity, Nationhood, and the Realm of the Unconscious.
The exhibition provides historical context of colonial Bengal and the garden house's history.
The heritage structure faces challenges including rising damp and nearby construction.
- Who
- Featuring art by Abanindranath, Gaganendranath, and Rabindranath Tagore.
- What
- A virtual exhibition of artwork by the Tagore trio.
- Where
- At Abanindranath Tagore's Konnagar retreat in India, virtually accessible via the Victoria Memorial Hall website.
- When
- Launched August 9th, 2024.
- Why
- To preserve and share the artistic legacy of the Tagores and the historical significance of the Konnagar garden house.
Preservation Efforts
Challenges and Concerns
Focus of Preservation
Preservation Efforts
Efforts focus on digital preservation.
Challenges and Concerns
Physical preservation of the heritage structure faces funding and maintenance challenges.
Key facts
- Exhibition Title
- Modernity, Nationhood and the Unconscious: Abanindranath Tagore and the Garden House in Konnagar
- Location
- Konnagar, West Bengal, India
- Artists Featured
- Abanindranath Tagore, Gaganendranath Tagore, Rabindranath Tagore
- Themes Explored
- Modernity, Nationhood, Realm of the Unconscious
- Exhibition Access
- Victoria Memorial Hall website
- Cost of Project
- ₹16 lakh
Quotes
Soumyen Bandopadhyay
Sir James Stirling Chair in Architecture at the University of Liverpool
“will be very keen to provide support”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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