Exhibition: When is Space? – Conversations on Contemporary Architecture, at Jaipur

When in Space - JaipurWith works by artists / architects:

Abin Design Studio, Anagram Architects, Anthill Design, Anuj Daga, Architecture Brio, Aayojan School of Architecture, Bhagwati Prasad, Dhruv Jani, Dronah, Gigi Scaria, Sir JJ College of Architecture & Mustansir Dalvi, Mad(e) in Mumbai, M. Pravat, Mancini, Mark Prime, Milind Mahale, Mathew & Ghosh, Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, Parul Gupta, M/s. Prabhakar B Bhagwat, Prasad Khanolkar, Randhir Singh, Raqs Media Collective, Sameep Padora + Associates, Samir Raut, Samira Rathod Design Atelier, Seher Shah, Teja Gavankar, The Busride Design Studio, The Urban Project, Vikas Dilawari, Vishal K Dar.

The Curatorial Team includes: Anuj Daga (Assistant Curator), Milind Mahale (Product Designer), Dipti Bhaindarkar, Dhruv Chavan, Kaushal Vadake with support from School of Environment and Architecture.

‘When is Space?’ intends to investigate the contemporary modes and methods of architecture and space making practices in India. Through provocations that emerge from ideas of Sawai Jai Singh and Charles Correa, the exhibition invites artists and architects to respond through spatial interventions within JKK.

What does it take for space to happen? Can mathematical logics be mobilised to (re)invent form and space? What happens when established built-form and landscape typologies are interrogated and transformed? Can there be an urban form that can afford the multiplicity of the collective? ‘When is Space?’ positions these inquiries at the centre of this exhibition, by bringing together multiple and diverse responses, conceived as one large project.

Commissioned by

Exhibition: When is Space? - Conversations on Contemporary Architecture, at Jaipur 2

Pooja Sood , Director General, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur
www.jawaharkalakendra.rajasthan.gov.in

INAUGURATION
21 January 2018 at 1800 hrs

CONFERENCE
22-23 January from 1000 hrs – 1830 hrs

VENUE

Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur
Web: www.whenisspace.in

The exhibition is free and open to public.

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