It Was Never Concrete, a solo show of Ayesha Singh

Artworks by Ayesha Singh

Date and Time : 
22nd August : 6:00 pm Add to Calendar 22/08/2019 18:00 22/08/2019 19:30 Asia/Kolkata Opening of It Was Never Concrete, a solo art show of Ayesha Singh Event Page : https://www.delhievents.com/2019/08/it-was-never-concrete-solo-show-art-exhibition-ayesha-singh-shrine-empire-gallery-defence-colony.html Shrine Empire Gallery, D 395, Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024 DD/MM/YYYY - Opening
23rd August to 5 October : 11:00 am - 6:00 pm (Sundays & Public holidays closed)  Add to Calendar 23/08/2019 11:00 05/10/2019 18:00 Asia/Kolkata It Was Never Concrete, a solo art show of Ayesha Singh Event Page : https://www.delhievents.com/2019/08/it-was-never-concrete-solo-show-art-exhibition-ayesha-singh-shrine-empire-gallery-defence-colony.html Shrine Empire Gallery, D 395, Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024 DD/MM/YYYY- Exhibition on View

Entry : Free

Venue : Shrine Empire Gallery, D 395, Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024
Venue Info : www.shrineempiregallery.com | Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Lajpat Nagar(Violet Line)'

Event Description : It Was Never Concrete, a solo show of Ayesha Singh

The exhibition presents Ayesha's new works. The series of works on view explore how the specific social, political and historical context of the city is manifested in its architecture.

The
exhibition, ‘It was never concrete’ presents new works made by the artist in response to
the city of Delhi, where the artist currently lives and works. The series of works on view
explore how the specific social, political and historical context of the city manifests in its
architecture. Singh’s works reveal the power structures embedded in the cityscape, and
the aspirations and destiny that they embody.

Curatorial Statement by Anushka Rajendran:
“The shape-shifting force of history assembles and reassembles itself. And built architecture is perhaps an ostensible symptom of its ebb and flow, aggression and benevolence, knowledge and folly. In Delhi, an ancient city that has seen the rise and fall of empires, regimes that ran on megalomania and machismo have been malleable to similar narratives that have replaced it.
Structures that emanate grandeur are not static, but destined for occupation, disuse and
regeneration. Their domes and columns collide and adhere; embellishments drop into the abyss of verandahs that have lost their footing; stairways that dreamed of the stars become enveloped by the refuse of industrial dreams; institutions emerge to crumble. Ayesha Singh explores the fragility of “ornaments of authority1”, their transience, impermanence and inevitable shifts in the meanings that they embody.

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