Subodh Gupta
(1964)
Hungry God
Subodh Gupta creates irony and awe by turning everyday objects used in domestic spaces into works of art. The present lot is a monumental wave of stacked utensils, in which Gupta plays with scale and meaning. Hungry God "...is made up of a vast number of stainless-steel kitchen utensils stacked in a mound, at an awe-inspiring scale, as a quasi-religious offering. Gupta likens the modern-day kitchen to a secular temple and its implements...
Subodh Gupta creates irony and awe by turning everyday objects used in domestic spaces into works of art. The present lot is a monumental wave of stacked utensils, in which Gupta plays with scale and meaning. Hungry God "...is made up of a vast number of stainless-steel kitchen utensils stacked in a mound, at an awe-inspiring scale, as a quasi-religious offering. Gupta likens the modern-day kitchen to a secular temple and its implements to idols. With this major work he offers a multitude of tiffin-pots, and the food they might produce or carry on a daily basis, to satisfy a 'hungry god'." (Simon Maidment, "Subodh Gupta: Everyday Divine," National Gallery of Victoria, 11 May 2016, online)Hungry God acquires further relevance in its contemporary context.
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38
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76
ALIVE: EVENING SALE OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART
Estimate
$200,000 - 250,000
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ARTWORK DETAILS
Subodh Gupta Hungry God
2005 - 2006
PROVENANCE
EXHIBITEDHungry God , New Delhi: Gallery Nature Morte, 1 - 25 February 2006Urban Manners 2: Contemporary Artists from India , S??o Paulo: SESC Pompeia, 2010Beyond Limits , Derbyshire: Chatsworth House, 13 September - 31 October 2010Subodh Gupta: Everyday Divine , Melbourne: National Gallery of Victoria, 13 May - 16 November 2016Urban Manners 2: Contemporary Artists from India , S??o Paulo: SESC Pompeia, 2010, p. 19 (illustrated)
Category: Sculpture