Taking inspiration and fostering the spirit of Connaught Place, The Past has a Home in the Future, curated by Jackfruit Research and Design at the Dhoomimal Gallery showcased Connaught Place as the powerhouse for politics and cultural production. Running from November 7 to December 7, 2024 at Dhoomimal Gallery, this unique concept blended the essence of the place and its enduring creative discourse, ensuring to offer a synchronic and diachronic narrative of the place and people, particularly through the tale of the host gallery.
Structured in three consecutive sections, with archival imagery and artworks, and specially commissioned projects in textiles, ceramics, visual arts and sound, the art aficionados rejoiced the spirit and bond that artists, designers, and the people of Connaught Place embraced through DMG and other institutions.
The show also organised two engaging talks, ‘An Architect Working in Connaught Place’ by Architect AGK Menon and ‘Tehbazari Futures’ by Kruti Shah and Sebastian Trujillo-Torres from Chaal Chaal Agency. Guests including Artist Seema Kohli, Former Judge of Supreme Court Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Artist Nupur Kundu, Art Curator and Critic Jyoti Kathpalia, Artist Samar Jodha, Actress Nisha Singh, and Writer and Craft Activist Laila Tyabji graced the exhibition.
“The Dhoomimal Gallery has been a centre for dialogue and artistic exchange,” said Uday Jain, director of the gallery. This month-long presentation will highlight Connaught Place as a powerhouse of political and cultural production by combining its spirit with its innovative discourse. A visual extravaganza at Dhoomimal Gallery, art connoisseurs, enthusiasts, and critics, can witness the evolution of the place.”
Featuring the archival works from various institutions, including Mahatta & Co., Pablo and Richard Bartholomew, Alkazi Foundation for the Arts, Riten Mozumdar, and SL Parasher, alongside contemporary designers, the gallery displayed the reminiscence of CP in a creative manner.
Participants participating included Ms. Puneet Brar, Rema Kumar, Pooja Saxena, KP Reji and Guild Art, Chaal Chaal Agency, Anwar Chitrakar, Anandit Sachdev, Dhruv Vaish, Veda Raheja, Salwans, Rikhi Ram, Chatterjee & Lal + Ushmita Sahu, Gagan Singh + Chatterjee & Lal.
Event Details
Exhibition Dates: November 7 – December 7, 2024
Exhibition Time: 11:00AM-7:00PM
Exhibition Venue: Dhoomimal Gallery, G-42, Connaught Circus, New Delhi-110001