A Man of Words and Strokes : Bhupen Khakhar
Exhibition Review -Aishwarya Walvekar A Man of Words and Strokes Amidst the controversy of Bhupen Khakhar’s works at Tate Modern - You Can’t Please All and The Guardian’s critic Jonathan Jones labelling it as ‘an old-fashioned, second-rate artist’, stands the revealing and potent exhibition of Khakhar’s work at the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi. Titled Many Facets of an Artist: Collections from Bhupen Khakhar Estate, the exhibition is a voyage through Khakhar’s works and collections unfolding facets of him being an artist. The exhibition being curated by the National Gallery of Modern Art is fairly put, although lacks originality and experimentation. It unfurls the varied mediums and methods used by the Khakhar, from pencil sketching, ink on paper, watercolor, oil on canvas to etching, linocuts, lithographs, screen prints. Among the installation are sofas painted by him and a paan stall. The exhibition also displays his vivid work on cerami...