Rather than seeking a singular narrative, the exhibition embraces multiplicity
Becoming, an exhibition curated by Siddhi Shailendra at Akar Prakar’s new gallery space in Delhi, brings together works by C. Douglas, Debasish Mukherjee, Ganesh Haloi, Jayashree Chakravarty, Leang Seckon and Manish Pushkale. The new gallery space has been designed by architect Ashish Karode. The space uses a restrained material palette, non-reflective finishes and museum-grade lighting, with an adaptable layout designed to accommodate different scales and formats of work, including painting, sculpture, installations and moving-image practices.
Akar Prakar was founded by Reena Lath and Abhijit Lath in 2004. Speaking about the new space, founders Reena Lath and Abhijit Lath say: “We are glad to move into the next phase of our journey with a renewed vision to include more younger voices and practices while keeping our roots of three generations of building collections in place. Along with a new space, our refreshed identity signifies a more free-flowing approach, much like the gallery itself, envisioned to accommodate fresh voices in contemporary art. “