{"id":502,"title":"SANTHAL FAMILY — Positions Around an Indian Sculpture","date_begin":"2008-02-01T00:00:00.000+01:00","date_end":"2008-05-05T00:00:00.000+02:00","location":{"readable":"Antwerpen","latitude":null,"longitude":null},"assets":{"poster":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/005/165/large/poster%20def.jpg?1325494840","poster_credits":null},"translations":[{"locale":"en","name":"SANTHAL FAMILY — Positions Around an Indian Sculpture","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis exhibition takes as its starting point [*Santhal Family*](http://ensembles.mhka.be/items/5405) a work made by Indian artist Ramkinkar Baij in 1938. Considered to be the first major modernist public sculpture in India, *Santhal Family* combines an interest in the forms of modernism and temple/traditional sculpture with a concern for ground level reality. Depicting a family group from the Santhal tribe carrying their possessions with them to a new place of work, it is a portrait of labour that presents the complexity of its subject without heroism or pathos. Positioned around a single sculpture, which anchors the exhibition and provides a focus for reflection, this project adopts an expansive model that avoids the forced generalisations often associated with so-called ‘regional’ exhibitions. Commissioning new work from contemporary artists as well as with the display of archival material, it sets out to explore the art historical significance of Santhal Family as well as the sculpture’s relationship to contemporary debates concerning art and social change. In particular, it looks at how aesthetic gestures can speak beyond their immediate circumstances and how diverse political and formal elements can coalesce within a single work. Starting with *Santhal Family*, Ramkinkar’s most famous work, this exhibition radiates outwards: first, from the state of Bengal, where the sculpture stands, drawing historic links between left wing politics and the visual arts, literature, theatre and film; then, through the work of contemporary Indian artists familiar with Santhal Family as an iconic work. And finally, through the work of diasporic and non-Indian artists who will consider the sculpture’s importance from afar—as a work that links the art histories of different continents and provides an entry point into the complexity of India’s cultural and political scene.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"nl","name":"SANTHAL FAMILY — Stellingen omtrent een Indiase Sculptuur","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003eDe tentoonstelling vertrekt van [*Santhal Family*](http://ensembles.mhka.be/items/5405), een sculptuur van de Indiase kunstenaar Ramkinkar Baij uit 1938. Deze wordt beschouwd als de eerste belangrijke modernistische, publieke sculptuur in India. Het werk beeldt een familie van de Santhal-stam af, die haar bezittingen meedraagt naar een nieuwe werkplek. Zo maakt Baij een portret van de arbeid, dat de complexiteit van haar onderwerp weergeeft zonder heroïsme of pathos. Door aan hedendaagse kunstenaars de opdracht te geven om nieuw werk te maken en ook archiefmateriaal te tonen, geeft de tentoonstelling de aanzet tot het verkennen van de kunsthistorische betekenis van *Santhal Family*. Ook de relatie van de sculptuur tot hedendaagse debatten over kunst en sociale verandering wordt onderzocht. De tentoonstelling wil onder de loep nemen hoe een esthetisch gebaar uiting kan geven aan iets dat verder reikt dan haar onmiddellijke gebeurtenissen en hoe diverse politieke en vormelijke elementen in één enkel werk kunnen samenkomen. Met *Santhal Family* als aanvangspunt vertakt dit project zich naar buiten toe. Eerst vertrekkend van de staat Bengalen, waar de sculptuur zich bevindt, door historische lijnen te articuleren tussen linkse politiek en beeldende kunsten, literatuur, theater en film. Dan doorheen het werk van hedendaagse Indiase kunstenaars die vertrouwd zijn met Santhal Family als iconisch werk. En uiteindelijk door het werk van diasporische en niet-Indiase kunstenaars die het belang van de sculptuur van op afstand beschouwen – ze zien het als een werk dat de kunstgeschiedenis van verschillende continenten met elkaar in verband brengt en dat een ingang biedt om de complexiteit van India’s cultureel en politiek landschap te begrijpen.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"fr","name":"SANTHAL FAMILY — Regards croisés sur une sculpture indienne","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003eLe point de départ de cette exposition est une œuvre de l’artiste indien Ramkinkar Baij, intitulée *Santhal Family* (1938). Considérée comme la première sculpture moderniste importante destinée à l’espace public en Inde, *Santhal Family* marie un intérêt pour les formes modernistes et les sculptures traditionnelles des temples avec un souci de réalisme concret. La sculpture représente une famille de la tribu Santhal, qui transporte ses maigres avoirs vers un nouveau lieu de travail ; un portrait de travailleurs qui évoque la complexité du sujet, sans héroïsme ni pathos. Construit autour d’une seule sculpture, qui ancre l’exposition et offre une perspective de réflexion, ce projet adopte un modèle évolutif, un crescendo, qui évite les généralisations à outrance, souvent associées aux dites expositions « régionales ». En passant commande de nouvelles œuvres à des artistes contemporains et en présentant du matériel d’archives, l’exposition explore ce que *Santhal Family* signifie, tant dans le cadre de l’histoire de l’art que par rapport au débat actuel autour de l’art et des changements sociaux. Elle se penche en particulier sur les questions : comment la gestuelle esthétique peut-elle véhiculer un message au-delà de son contexte immédiat et comment les divers éléments politiques et formels peuvent-ils se fondre dans une seule œuvre. Partant de *Santhal Family*, l’œuvre la plus célèbre de Ramkinkar, cette exposition s’articule de manière centrifuge : de l’État du Bengale, où se trouve la sculpture, esquissant les liens historiques entre des idéaux politiques de gauche et les arts plastiques, la littérature, le théâtre et le cinéma, à travers les œuvres d’artistes indiens contemporains pour qui Santhal Family est une référence iconique, vers l’œuvre d’artistes issus de la diaspora indienne, ou non indiens, qui appréhendent l’importance de la sculpture à distance – comme une œuvre reliant les différentes histoires de l’art des divers continents et offrant une ouverture vers la complexité de la scène culturelle et politique de l’Inde.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"ru","name":null,"short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","name":null,"short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","name":null,"short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","name":null,"short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[{"id":160,"name":"Boran Hansda ","assets":{"poster":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/013/889/large/boran_handsa_santhal_portraits.jpg?1358934816","poster_credits":null}},{"id":162,"name":"N S Harsha","assets":{"poster":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/017/584/large/MuHka_SanthalFamily_Opbouw_0044_%281%29.jpg?1370203538","poster_credits":"(c)image: M HKA"}},{"id":167,"name":"C K Rajan","assets":{"poster":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/017/686/large/CKRajan.jpg?1370421447","poster_credits":null}},{"id":322,"name":"Goshka Macuga","assets":{"poster":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/017/253/large/GoshkaMacuga.jpeg?1368692524","poster_credits":"(c)image: Bram Goots"}},{"id":324,"name":"Sheela  Gowda","assets":{"poster":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/013/097/large/SheelaGowda.jpg?1358934111","poster_credits":"(c)image: Iniva, London"}},{"id":1059,"name":"Matti Braun","assets":{"poster":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/010/970/large/MuHka_SanthalFamily_Opbouw_0173.JPG?1342528532","poster_credits":"(c)image: M HKA, Bram Goots"}},{"id":1061,"name":"Ritwik Ghatak","assets":{"poster":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/011/017/large/Ritwik_Ghatak.jpg?1342599318","poster_credits":null}},{"id":1063,"name":"I.P.T.A","assets":{"poster":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/018/090/large/ipta_logo.jpg?1372255057","poster_credits":null}},{"id":1064,"name":"Kerala Radicals","assets":{"poster":null,"poster_credits":null}},{"id":1076,"name":"Vivan Sundaram","assets":{"poster":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/011/016/large/vivan_sundaram.jpg?1342598812","poster_credits":null}},{"id":1079,"name":"K.P. 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