More than 100 artists from across the country issued a joint statement-plea on 8 April to vote "against hate politics" and "usher in a new and inclusive government that respects democracy and secular values" in the run-up to the 17th Lok Sabha elections. Delhi-based multi-disciplinary artist Ranbir Kaleka was one of the signatories. This should not come as a surprise. Especially if seen in light of Kaleka's latest solo exhibition titled 'In Fear Of A New Dawn'—a brooding collection of video art installations which feature juddering islands, gray balls of tumbleweed, a coffin-like block of burnt wood, among other spectral images like the severed head of a donkey and doppelgangers staring and merging into each other.
9 April 2019
