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Abir Karmakar
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Born in 1977 in Siliguri, West Bengal, Abir Karmakar completed his Bachelor’s degree in Visual Art from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, in 2001, and then his Master’s degree in Fine Art from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, in 2003.
Karmakar is known for his casual and voyeuristic self-portraits, in which he places his naked body in intimate settings. His body language and the mysterious...
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Born in 1977 in Siliguri, West Bengal, Abir Karmakar completed his Bachelor’s degree in Visual Art from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, in 2001, and then his Master’s degree in Fine Art from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, in 2003.
Karmakar is known for his casual and voyeuristic self-portraits, in which he places his naked body in intimate settings. His body language and the mysterious eye contact he makes with viewers are provocative, offering them his interpretation of sexuality and the fluid nature of identity in contemporary contexts.
Abir Kamarkar’s solo shows include 'Within The Walls' at Gallerie Mirchandani + Steinreucke, Mumbai, and Gallery Espace, New Delhi, in 2008; ‘In The Old Fashioned way’ at Aicon Gallery, London, in 2007; ‘Interiors’ at Gallere Heike Crutz, Berlin, in 2006; and ‘From My Photo Album’ at the Museum Gallery, Mumbai, in 2005. Amongst the recent group exhibitions in which his works have been featured are 'New Fables: Contemporary Voices' at Gandhara Art Gallery, Kolkata, in 2009; 'Long Gone & Living Now' at Gallerie Mirchandani + Steinreucke, Mumbai, in 2009; 'Threshold: Forging Narratives in South Asian Contemporary Art' at Aicon Gallery, New York, in 2009; 'Mutant Beauty' at Anant Art Gallery, New Delhi, in 2008-09; 'A Mazing' at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, in 2008; and ‘Gallery Weekend’ presented by Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai, at the Baumwollspinnerei Factory Complex, Leipzig, in 2008.
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Born
1977
Siliguri, West Bengal
Education
2003 Master of Fine Arts (Painting), Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
2001 Bachelor of Visual Art (Painting), Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2015 'F(e)AR', SITE Art Space,...
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2015 'F(e)AR', SITE Art Space, Vadodara and Aicon Gallery, New York
2012 'Room, Interrupted in Passage', Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai
2011 'The Morning After', Aicon Gallery, New York
2008 'Within The Walls', Gallerie Mirchandani + Steinreucke, Mumbai; Gallery Espace, New Delhi
2007 ‘In The Old Fashioned way’, Aicon Gallery, London
2006 ‘Interiors’, Gallere Heike Crutz, Berlin
2005 ‘From My Photo Album’, The Museum Gallery, Mumbai
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013 'Peak Shift Effect', Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
2012 'Reconstructing (White) 3', The Loft, Mumbai
2012 'Four Projects', Gallery Ske, Bangalore
2012 'Cynical Love: Life in the Everyday', Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi
2011 'Adbhutam: Rasa in Indian Art', Centre of International Modern Art(CIMA), Kolkata
2011 'Window in the Wall: India and China – Imaginary Conversations', Pearl Lam Fine Arts, Shanghai
2011 'Dolls', Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore
2011 'The Pill', Latitude 28, New Delhi
2010 'Changing Skin', presented by The Fine Art Company at Coomaraswamy Hall, Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalay, Mumbai
2010 'Amongst the Others', presented by Osmosis Gallery at Museum Gallery, Mumbai
2010 'Have I Opposed To You ? New Art from India and Pakistan', Faye Fleming & Partner, Geneva
2009 'Cutting Chai', Sarjan Art Gallery, Vadodara
2009 'A New Vanguard: Trends in Contemporary Indian Art', Saffronart, New York; The Guild, New York
2009 'New Fables: Contemporary Voices', Gandhara Art Gallery, Kolkata
2009 'Long Gone & Living Now', Gallerie Mirchandani + Steinreucke, Mumbai
2009 'Threshold: Forging Narratives in South Asian Contemporary Art', Aicon Gallery, New York
2009 'Shifting Shapes, Unstable Signs', Yale School of Art, Connecticut, USA
2008-09 'Mutant Beauty', Anant Art Gallery, New Delhi
2008 'A Mazing', Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2008 Gallery weekend at the Baumwollspinnerei Factory Complex, Leipzig, Germany, presented by Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai
2008 'Review', Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
2007 ‘Reality Bites’, Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
2007 ‘New Wave: Contemporary Art form India’, Aicon Gallery, London
2007 ‘De-Sizing’, Presented by Bombay Art Gallery at Jehangir Nicholsan Art Gallery, National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai
2007 ‘Beyond Credos’, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
2006 ‘Two x Two’, Sarjan Art Gallery, Vadodara
2006 ‘Red Earth And The Pouring Rain’, Lanxess ABS Gallery, Vadodara
2005 ‘DeTour’, Gallery 88, Mumbai
2004 ‘Fusion’, Bayer ABS Gallery, Vadodara
Participations
2013-14 'Transition', 20th Anniversary Show, Centre of International Modern Art(CIMA), Kolkata
2011 'Of Gods and Goddesses, Cinema, Cricket: The New Cultural Icons of India', Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2010 'India Awakens: Under the Banyan Tree', Essl Museum, Austria
2009 'Purdah 2.0: Body Matters', organized by Engendered at Halvai Gallery, New York
2009 'Failed Plot', part of KIAF 09 at COEX, Seoul
2009 'ARCOmadrid', Spain represented by Gallerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai
2007 ‘The Harmony Show’, Nehru Centre, Mumbai
2006 Annual Exhibition, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
2006 ‘Feb Group Show’, Red Earth Gallery, Vadodara
2005 ‘Feb Group Show’, Red Earth Gallery, Vadodara
2005 ‘The Harmony Show’, Nehru Centre, Mumbai
Honours and Awards
2007 Harmony Award, organized by Reliance Industries, Nehru Centre, Mumbai
2003 Gold Medal, M.A. (Fine, Painting), Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
2007 Harmony Award, organized by Reliance Industries, Nehru Centre, Mumbai
2003 Gold Medal, M.A. (Fine, Painting), Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
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Lot 16
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Absolute Tuesdays
1 November 2022
From My Photo Album
Oil on canvas
23.5 x 23.5 in
Winning bid
$563
Rs 45,600
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Lot 22
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A New Vanguard.
16 Sep-17 Oct 2009
Wallpaper 3
Oil on canvas and inkjet print on vinyl
144.5 x 108 in
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