The Guild is
delighted to present Far
Reaching Earth, Far Extending Sky, Spread like a Mat, Covered like a
Bowl: The Works of Rajkumar Korram, a
solo show, opening soon at The Guild. The exhibition will cover
sculpture, painting and photography, telling the stories of life as seen
through the artist’s vibrant and insightful lens.
Visit us at the show preview
on Saturday, 26 July, 2025, from
noon onwards. We hope to see you there!
“His rare, remarkably sophisticated
worldview, and how he sees-and artistically expresses-the interface
between nature and culture, collapses identitarian and anthropocentric
biases and evokes astonishing, uncanny material relations between us and
our world…” – Rahee Punyashloka
Rajkumar Korram (b.
1971, Bastar, Chhattisgarh) is a founding member of Dialogue Interactive
Artists Association (DIAA), Kopaweda, Kondagaon where he serves as the
President currently. Some of his collaborative projects are Chawal ki
Kahani, Pilla Gudi and Nalpar, a project in
collaboration between artists and community members in Bastar since
2000. He has been a participant in a number of the Samvad series of
seminars. Rajkumar has widely exhibited his artworks in India and
abroad. His important exhibitions include Starting from the Desert:
Ecologies on the Edge, curated by Marco Scotini, 2nd Yinchuan
Biennale, Museum of Contemporary Art, Yinchuan, China, 2018; Edge of
Desire: Recent Art in India, curated by Chaitanya Sambrani, an
exhibition which travelled to Perth, New York, Mexico City, Monterrey,
Berkeley, New Delhi, Mumbai 2004–07; Modes of Parallel Practice: Ways
of World Making, Interactive project at Shilpi Gram with Navjot
Altaf and Bhanumati Padamsee, Kabiram and Gessuram at Sakshi Art Gallery
Mumbai and Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, as part of Asian Art Triennale; Communication:
Channels for Hope, Fukuoka, Japan, curated by Raiji Kuroda
(1997–1998). Rajkumar has been awarded Sanskriti Doot award by Samata
Sahitya Academy, Chhattisgarh state, Cultural Ambassador award by Samata
Sahitya Academy, Chhattisgarh state. |
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