Indian artist Benode Behari Mukherjee's collages from the late 1950s and 1960s created following his loss of sight will be the focus of an upcoming exhibition in London.
Set to open on January 9 at the David Zwirner gallery, "Benode Behari Mukherjee: After Sight" will be the first solo presentation in Europe devoted to Mukherjee.
A pioneering Indian modernist known for his visual style influenced by Indian, East Asian, and eastern art practices and traditions, the artist was among the first students at Kala Bhavana, the fine-arts institute founded by Rabindranath Tagore.
Born blind in one eye and myopic in the other, the artist lost his eyesight completely in 1957.
"Rather than ceasing to produce visual art, Mukherjee expanded his practice, continuing not only to create drawings but also to explore more tactile media, such as sculpture and especially collage," the David Zwirner gallery said in a statement.
On view at the show will be a range of these late period collages.
Exhibition in London to focus on works by Indian modernist Benode Behari Mukherjee
The Week
6 January 2020
