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Bharat Sikka
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Born in 1973, Bharat Sikka moved from India to New York to pursue his career in photography and to study at the Parsons School of Design there. He received his Bachelor’s degree in photography in 2002, and has since been involved in several commercial projects for various high-profile international magazines. Julian Meijer, who accepted Sikka as a part of his prestigious Julian Meijer photography agency in 2001, says, "There is a thin line...
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Born in 1973, Bharat Sikka moved from India to New York to pursue his career in photography and to study at the Parsons School of Design there. He received his Bachelor’s degree in photography in 2002, and has since been involved in several commercial projects for various high-profile international magazines. Julian Meijer, who accepted Sikka as a part of his prestigious Julian Meijer photography agency in 2001, says, "There is a thin line between art and photojournalism. His humanity is the strength of his work. It is what I hope people see in his pictures."
Sikka’s approach to portrait photography is unlike that of a conventional photographer and more like that of an artist. His portfolio comprises of portraits of other artists, men in and out of their habitual environments, and frames that capture the simplicity everyday life. Capturing all aspects of humanity, Sikka’s images raise a strong sense of compassion in the hearts of his audience.
Bharat Sikka’s recent solo shows include ‘Indian Men’ at the Otto Zoo, Milan, in 2008; ‘Space In Between’ at Chatterjee & Lal, Mumbai, in 2008; shows at the National Museum and Nature Morte, New Delhi, in 2008; ‘Space In Between’ at Nature Morte and Bose Pacia, Kolkata, in 2007; and ’ Families’ at Galerie Valérie Cueto, Paris, in 2005. Amongst his group shows are those held at 1x1 Gallery, Dubai, in 2008; Le Festival des rencontres d'Arles, in 2007; Primo Marella Gallery, Milan, also in 2007; and ‘Maharaja’s’ at Espace Louis Vuitton, Paris, in 2006. In March 2002, Sikka was featured as one of PDN’s 30 most talented Emerging Photographers. In 2003, he was listed amongst the 50 most Influential Photographers by the magazine Flash Art, and in 2005 he won an award for Best Photograph from Time Magazine.
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Born
1973
Education
2002 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Photography), Parson's School of Design, New York
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2013 'Matter Show', Mehboob...
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2013 'Matter Show', Mehboob Studios, Mumbai as part of Focus Photo Festival
2012 'Matter', Nature Morte, New Delhi
2011 'Matter', Nature Morte, Berlin
2010 'The Road to Salvador do Mundo', Sunaparanta Goa Centre for the Arts (SGCFA), Panaji, Goa; Project 88, Mumbai
2009 'Skinny Legs and All', W+K Exp, New Delhi
2009 'The Road to Salvador do Mundo', Nature Morte, New Delhi
2009 'Indian Men', Z2O Galleria / Sara Zanin, Rome
2008 ‘Indian Men’, Otto Zoo, Milan, Italy
2008 ‘Space In Between’, Chatterjee and Lal, Mumbai
2008 National Museum, New Delhi
2008 Nature Morte, New Delhi
2007 ‘Space In Between’, Nature Morte and Bose Pacia, Kolkata
2005’ Families’, Galerie Valérie Cueto, Paris
2003 ‘Indian Men’, Artist Space, New York
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013 'Poses and Views', Nature Morte, Berlin
2011 'India is Now….', Kunstverein Göttingen, Germany
2009 'India 3: New Delhi - Republic of Illusions', Krinzinger Projekte, Vienna
2009 'Architectonica', Seven Art Limited in collaboration with Gallery Nature Morte, New Delhi
2008 'Affair', 1x1 Gallery, Dubai
2007 Le Festival des rencontres d'Arles”
2007 Primo Marella Gallery, Milan
2006 Paris Photo” Anne De Villepoix
2006 ‘Bombayers De Lille’, Lille 3000
2006 ‘Maharaja’s’, Espace Louis Vuitton, Paris
2003 ‘Only Skin Deep’, International Centre for Photography (ICP), New York
2003 ‘Indian men’, Artist Space, New York
2002 ‘Staged/Unstaged’, Riva Gallery, New York
2002 ‘Parsons Fifth Benefit Photography Auction’, Aaronson’s Gallery, New York
2002 ‘Feast 1’, Parsons Common Gallery, New York
2002 ‘Parson’s Senior Photography Exhibition’, Aaronson’s Gallery, New York
2002 ‘Moments Of Clarity’, Sotheby’s, New York
Participations
2012 'The Portrait: Contemporary Indian Photography', Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle
2011 'The Matter Within: New Contemporary Art Of India', Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
2011 'Generation in Transition: New Art from India', Zacheta National Gallery of Art, Warszawa, Poland
2011 'Concurrent India', Helsinki Art Museum Tennis Palace, Finland
2010 'Art Hong Kong 2010', Hong Kong presented by Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
2010 'Where Three Dreams Cross: 150 Years of Photography from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh', Whitechapel Gallery, London; Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland
2009 'Armory Show', New York presented by Bose Pacia / Nature Morte
2008-09 ''Modern India', organized by Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) and Casa Asia, in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture at Valencia, Spain
2006 ‘Armory Show’, New York
2003 Prague Biennial
2008 Tarn et Garonne Landscapes and Portraits, Place des Invalides, Paris
2008 Entry in the Neuflize VIE Collection for Photography for Portraits, Paris
Honours and Awards
2005 Best Photographs 2005 from Time Magazine
2003 50 Influential Photographer from Flash Art
2002 PDN’s 30 Choice of Emerging Photographers
2001 Parsons Scholarship, Parson's School of Design, New York
2005 Best Photographs 2005 from Time Magazine
2003 50 Influential Photographer from Flash Art
2002 PDN’s 30 Choice of Emerging Photographers
2001 Parsons Scholarship, Parson's School of Design, New York
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