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Priyanshi S Reimagines Gallery Art Through a Lived-In Home
Priyanshi S has organized an art exhibition that feels more like a home than a traditional gallery.
It includes artworks alongside furniture, books, lights and other objects.
She wants visitors to decide for themselves what feels important.
At home, objects can have different meanings depending on who is there and how they are used.
The exhibition can also change while it is open.
Some artworks may leave when they are bought, while others may be added or altered.
Priyanshi believes artworks continue to develop new stories in different places.
She says galleries should change with audiences while still helping people look closely at art.
‘The Still Life of Sentiments’ runs at GAP Contemporary in New Delhi from September 11 to October 10.
Curator Priyanshi S combines contemporary art with furniture, books, lighting, design and everyday objects.
The home-inspired setting challenges fixed hierarchies between artworks, objects and people.
Works may be added, removed or changed during the exhibition, especially when pieces are sold.
Priyanshi argues that galleries must evolve with changing audiences without making the gallery system obsolete.
- Who
- Curator Priyanshi S and the artists whose works appear in the exhibition.
- What
- ‘The Still Life of Sentiments’ presents contemporary art in a home-like setting alongside furniture, books, lighting, design and everyday objects.
- Where
- GAP Contemporary in New Delhi.
- When
- September 11 to October 10.
- Why
- To challenge fixed gallery hierarchies, encourage personal connections with art and consider how artworks live in changing contexts.
Key facts
- Exhibition
- The Still Life of Sentiments
- Curator
- Priyanshi S
- Venue
- GAP Contemporary, New Delhi
- Exhibition dates
- September 11 to October 10
- Previous gallery identity
- Gallery Art Positive, after more than two decades
- Format
- Contemporary art shown with furniture, objects, books, lighting and design
- Exhibition changes
- Works may be added, removed or altered during the run, particularly when pieces find new homes
Quotes
Priyanshi S
Curator of The Still Life of Sentiments at GAP Contemporary
“The artwork is born in an artist’s studio, and is immortal hence, at least in the memory of the people who have seen, or interacted with it.”
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“The aim with the exhibition is to break these constructed hierarchies and enjoy each piece for its own story.”
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