Tamil IndiaGlitz: 2nd edition of ART CHENNAI

Chennai announces the 2nd edition of ART CHENNAI,South India’s Largest Festival of contemporary and Contemporary Art

ART CHENNAI 2012 will showcase a broadened horizon in Art – modern and contemporary paintings, sculptures, photography, concept, installation, digital and function art.

8 exciting days – 35 art shows – displays by India’s leading artists and galleries-special shows and lines – inspiring art conferences-artist residency-art auction-to let the sector in: curated by dr. Chaitanya Sambrani – Catastrophe – Interactive Marina beach project curated by Koumudi Patil – student connect programme – video art – public installations – art performances.

CHENNAI- Feb 22, 2012: Riding high at the success of its inaugural edition last year, Art Chennai is prepared to rock the art fraternity with its 2nd edition scheduled from March 10-18, 2012 at multiple public locations. With 8 exciting days of uninterrupted art, 35 art shows and over 2000+ displays and installations at various galleries & public spaces like shopping malls, IT parks, Marina beach in addition to at art galleries and Chennai’s finest hotels, ART CHENNAI 2012 has established itself to be a vital annual fixture within the art market.

ART CHENNAI 2012 is being supported by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Department of Tourism in Tamil Nadu who've shown a keen interest in building this initiative this year and within the years to come.With leading Indian galleries and art collectors, historians, artists and critics from everywhere in the country coming together to celebrate the best in modern and contemporary Indian art, the 2nd edition continues to put itself because the best at the South Indian art market.

The current edition will see deal with bringing art toward common man with 3 special interactive initiatives for publics such as

• One-of-its kind public beach art project for common man on the Marina Beach called the Catastrophe by Koumudi Patil and other eminent artists corresponding to Subodh Kerkar, Sanchayan Ghosh, Vaishali Narkar, Sanjeev Khandekar. The 4 projects namely Wind Vane Memoir, Floats of memory, I'M angry, Objects of the seas on the way to be executed on Marina beach for three days at different spaces only to be destroyed either by the sea, the audience or the artist himself.• With never seen before installations in South India i.e. Ghost: Transmemoir Mixed media installation by Bose Krishnamachari, Last Pass by Riyas Komu, Bhogi/Rogi: (consumption/disease) by Sheba Chhachhi, Flying Dreams by Paresh Maity, Sculpture ‘CONSTUCT’ by Natraj Sharma spanning across Ascendas, Express Avenue, Lalit Kala Akademi and Taj Coramandel.• Chennai’s first broad-based, public photographic art project titled “A Week within the Lifetime of Chennai” to create a public document of Chennai by submitting photographs as a way to be displayed as large-scale prints in select public spaces during Art Chennai week.

An exclusive Student Connect Initiatives has been announced for college kids with educational motive and to have interaction them in art. A select internship programme was designed to work alongside Dr. Chaitanya Sambrani for college kids from ‘art’ background during ART Chennai 2012 to know and appreciate art expositions. Another initiative have been designed keeping in mind the more youthful & larger audience from the age 15 years to 21 years called ART Smart. This initiative aims at capturing the essence of ‘Chennai & Life’ within the type of the entire disciplines in art including Mixed Media, Paintings, Sculptures, Graphics, Drawings and Photographs.

A greater focus this edition may be on ‘To Let the sector In: Narrative and beyond in Contemporary Indian Art’ a four-part project addressing the work of 3 generations of artists currently active in India. The project is being directed by Chaitanya Sambrani involving four components, a huge exhibition featuring the work of 25-30 contemporary Indian artists, a 90-minute film concerning the work of the artists within the exhibition, 5 session seminar addressing themes relevant to the project (Chennai, 16th-18th March 2012) with presentations by art historians, curators, artists and gallery owners and a book launch which mixes the fully illustrated exhibition catalogue with selected proceedings from the seminar.

The ART CHENNAI 2012 has broadened its horizons from the regular art fair to incorporating art performances under its umbrella just like the Yoga Art Performances and other cultural performances by Gundecha Brothers at the opening night, a Comedy Night featuring Cyrus Broacha & Vikram Sathaye at Music Academy or Music Performance by Strings at Sri Mutha Venkatasubbarao Concert Hall.

This event is a party that spans all of the city with over 2000 displays and installations at various galleries, public spaces just like the beach and events at Chennai’s finest hotels. What’s more, it provides a platform that inspires debate, art appreciation and investment like never before.

Highlights of ART CHENNAI 2012

• A Premier Boutique Art Fair with 6 outstation galleries on the Taj Coromandel• Special previews by 15 Chennai Galleries• 4 part project themed ‘To Let the arena In : Narrative and beyond in Contemporary Indian Art at Lalit Kala Akademi Chennai• 5 session Speaker conference by art historians, curators, artists and gallery owners• Public art project on the Marina beach• 5 Installations at public places• 38 artists participating within the Art Residency 2012• Select Internship Program for college students with Dr. Chaitanya Sambrani• 2 Student Connect Programs targeted at young chennaites• Video Mapping Conceptualized by Sameer Sethi• Auction for the good thing about Rotary Club of Chennai

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Attached: Final Exhibitor, Gallery, Installation & further event details at the 2nd edition of Art Chennai 2012About Art Chennai:

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