Dean of the College, Art History and Visual Culture Program, Asian Studies Program, and Center for Civic Engagement Present
“We, the People”: Dyeing and Thinking with Cochineal
Thursday, October 19, 2023
https://bard.zoom.us/j/88987644342
10:10 am – 11:30 am EDT/GMT-4
10:10 am – 11:30 am EDT/GMT-4
Artist Talk with Varunika Saraf (Zoom)
I am interested in the complex histories of South Asia and how they shape our current sociopolitical realities. In this illustrated lecture, I will share my experience of dyeing with Cochineal, specifically what drew me to this particular dye and how I use it to address issues of marginalized histories and the role of the past in the making of the present.
Dr Varunika Saraf is an artist and art historian based in Hyderabad. Saraf has participated in several group shows such as Sangam/Confluence, Heidelberger Kunstverein (2020), Critical Constellations, Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art, New Delhi (2019), Days Without a Night, Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi (2018), and Phantoms of Asia, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco (2012). She is the recipient of Asia Society’s Asia Arts Future Award (2023). In 2016, Saraf received the Amol Vadehra Art Grant. She was the Summer Research Fellow at the Getty Research Institute, Visiting Fellow at the Max-Planck Institute, Florence, NTICVA Visiting Fellow at the V&A Museum and the CWIT fellow at the Centre for South Asian Studies, University of Cambridge. Saraf holds a PhD and an MPhil (Visual Studies) from JNU and an MFA (Painting) from the University of Hyderabad. In 2023, she participated in the Sharjah Biennale 15, where she received an honorable mention for her embroidered series, We, The People. Saraf is currently represented by Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai.
Dr Varunika Saraf is an artist and art historian based in Hyderabad. Saraf has participated in several group shows such as Sangam/Confluence, Heidelberger Kunstverein (2020), Critical Constellations, Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art, New Delhi (2019), Days Without a Night, Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi (2018), and Phantoms of Asia, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco (2012). She is the recipient of Asia Society’s Asia Arts Future Award (2023). In 2016, Saraf received the Amol Vadehra Art Grant. She was the Summer Research Fellow at the Getty Research Institute, Visiting Fellow at the Max-Planck Institute, Florence, NTICVA Visiting Fellow at the V&A Museum and the CWIT fellow at the Centre for South Asian Studies, University of Cambridge. Saraf holds a PhD and an MPhil (Visual Studies) from JNU and an MFA (Painting) from the University of Hyderabad. In 2023, she participated in the Sharjah Biennale 15, where she received an honorable mention for her embroidered series, We, The People. Saraf is currently represented by Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai.
For more information, call 845-758-7184, or e-mail [email protected].
Time: 10:10 am – 11:30 am EDT/GMT-4
Location: https://bard.zoom.us/j/88987644342