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Subodh Gupta
« Adda » / Rendez-vous

Monnaie de Paris presents « Adda / Rendez-vous », the first retrospective exhibition in France of internationally acclaimed contemporary artist, Subodh Gupta.

Gupta (b. 1964) lives and works in Delhi and had trained as a painter before going on to work with a variety of media including painting, performance, video, photography, sculpture, and installation. Subodh Gupta sees the exhibition as a place for meetings, rendezvous that would trigger discussions, exchanges and debates just like the indhi concept «Adda».

Subodh Gupta, Very Hungry God, acier inoxydable, 2006. PINAULT COLLECTION | © Subodh Gupta

Showcasing the diversity of Subodh Gupta’s practice, the exhibition features iconic sculptures using stainless steels pots and pans, such as Very Hungry God (2006), for which Gupta is best known and cast found objects, such as Two Cows (2003), alongside very new works, like Unknown Treasure (2017) and the video titled Seven Billion Light Years (2016). While varied in material, the body of work is defined by the artist’s continuous exploration of ritual and spirituality in veryday life.

Subodh Gupta, Faith Matters, 2007-2010 - Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth - Stefan Altenburger Photography Zürich
As the kitchen is the centre of every Indian household, Gupta’s practice too is grounded in the quotidian pantry and it is from here that he reflects on not only personal and communal practices, but also on how often intimate and seemingly  insignificant objects and experiences can offer a glimpse into the cosmos at large.
 
The exhibition takes place in the historic salons of 11 Conti along the banks of the Seine, extends up the main stairway and continues in the inner courtyard of the Monnaie de Paris with monumental sculptures conceived especially for this retrospective.
 
Two Cows, 2003-2008 - Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth © Stefan Altenburger Photography Zürich

The range of works in the exhibition give insight into the considered use of scale, material, and “the readymade” in Gupta’s oeuvre. Selected pieces will be  on display in conversation with the Monnaie’s permanent collection of metal artifacts to encourage reflection on the medium of metal both in terms of its symbolic value as well as the technical and artistic skill required to manipulate and bring meaning to it. 

There is Always Cinema (I), 2008, Courtesy the artist and GALLERIA CONTINUA © Ela Bialkowska

The exhibition is organized in 6 sections :
  1. The language of the ordinary
  2. Insatiable god
  3. There is always cinema
  4. The gods are in the kitchen
  5. Travel and exile
  6. Celestial bodies

An exhibition under the curatorship of Camille Morineau, Director of Exhibitions and Collections at the Monnaie de Paris and Mathilde de Croix, exhibition curator at the Monnaie de Paris.

Faith Matters (4. The gods are in the kitchen, room Benjamin Franklin) is not currently operational due to maintenance. We are doing our best to fix it as soon as possible. We apologize for this inconvenience. 

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