SAVE THE DATE: SHELLY JYOTI, NEWSLETTER SUMMER OF 2017

SAVE THE DATE: SHELLY JYOTI, NEWSLETTER  SUMMER OF 2017

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October 2-30, 2017

NATIONAL GALLERY FOR MODERN ART, BENGALURU
In conjunction with
Indira Gandhi national Centre for Arts, SRC
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REUNION ||

WOMAN MADE GALLERY
685 Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Il 60642

Opening Reception : July 7, 2017 |6-8 pm
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INDIGO NARRATIVES: AN ODE TO NEEL DARPAN 2009-17
MAY-JUNE 2017
THE MUSEUM FOR NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF INDIA,
JANPATH , NEW DELHI , INDIA

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THE KHADI MARCH: JUST FIVE METERS BY SHELLY JYOTI
APRIL 2017
LALIT KALA AKADEMI , NEW DELHI , INDIA

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ABOUT: Shelly Jyoti

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A textile artist, fashion designer, a poet and an independent curator

Working with various media and excavating from history, shelly Jyoti’s art celebrates the subaltern, the folk, and the voices of the unsung heroes and voices, which need to be sung again. Her work as an artist is centered on historical iconographic elements within the cultural context of Indian history exploring and constructing the hermeneutics of period histories, its contemporary representation of socio-political inquiry within her art practice.

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Re-Union 2, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA- July 7 -August 12, 2017

Re-Union 2, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA- July 7 -August 12, 2017

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Documentary film

MAPING AJRAKH TEXTILE TRADITIONS IN CONTEMPORARY ART AND CRAFT: THE ART OF SHELLY JYOTI

This short documentary film by Shelly Jyoti features the processes of Ajrakh textile traditions and craftsmen collaboration with contemporary visual artists. It explores newer dimensions, the critical relationship between the materials and traditional processes used in Ajrakh production and to develop a deeper understanding of the critical role that cloth, fiber, natural dyes, and environment each play maping Ajrakh traditions in contemporary art and craft.