India’s first Private Art Museum Presents Online Series, 'Revelations'

1. www.knma.in India’s first Private Art Museum Presents Online Series, 'Revelations'

2. About us Established at the initiative of the avid art collector Kiran Nadar, the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) opened its doors to the public in January 2010, as the first private museum of art exhibiting Modern and contemporary works from India and the sub-continent. Located in the heart of New Delhi, India’s capital city, KNMA as a non-commercial, not-for- profit organization intends to exemplify the dynamic relationship between art and culture through its exhibitions, publications, educational, and public programs.

3. India’s first Private Art Museum Presents Online Series, 'Revelations' Popular Delhi Museum, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art online series of workshops, programs, movie screenings and lectures for art lovers is a way of bringing Museum near me when things are still closed due to restrictions on gatherings at public places. To bring museums engagement program close to people or Museum near me effort by Popular Delhi Museum, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art. India’s first Private Art Museum presented the online series, ‘Revelations’ where artists expound on their practice, sharing moments of creative discovery and insights into their art-making. The fourth from the series unfolds a dialogue between Rajendar Tiku and Roobina Karode.

4. Rajendar Tiku was born in 1953 in the village of Wadwan in Kashmir. He completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Science and then Law from Kashmir University in 1974 and 1976 respectively, before pursuing a five year course in sculpture from the Institute of Music & Fine Arts, Srinagar. Tiku’s sculptural practice is marked by his innovative workings with diverse materials including stone, bronze, wood and terracotta; where he often combines different elements to create a unique visual language. Thematically, Tiku’s work explores the idea of the ‘abandonedhomeland,’ memories and migration, having been a survivor of the forced mass migration from the Kashmir Valley.

5. Tiku has taught at the Institute of Fine Arts, Jammu and Srinagar and was also a Visiting Professor at Musashino Art University, Tokyo. He is the recipient of several awards and honours including the Gottlieb Foundation Grant for his work/project ‘Tradition, Continuity and Contemporaneity’; Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant in 2005, for his work and execution of monumental stone sculpture in reference to places of heritage importance in India; Senior Fellowship of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, 1997-98; Government of India; 8th Triennale India Award (International) for Sculpture, 1994; The National Award for Sculpture, 1993. In 2013, Tiku was awarded the Padma Shri in the field of Visual Arts, with special reference to his creative treatment of form and the innovative methods of material combination along with his idea of ‘sculpture as materialization of thought. Selected exhibitions include Womb & the Sprout, Threshold Art Gallery, New Delhi, 2017; Metaphors in Matter, Gallery Espace, New Delhi, 2008 and Bronze, organized by Lalit Kala Akademi, held at Gallery Espace, New Delhi, 2006 among others. For the original version on Wordpress.com visit at: https://knmadelhi.wordpress.com/2022/01/06/indias-first-private-art- museum-presents-online-series-revelations/

6. Location KIRAN NADAR MUSEUM OF ART Address (New Delhi): 145, DLF South Court Mall, Saket, New Delhi, Delhi 110017 Address (Noida): Plot No. 3 A, Sector 126, NOIDA, U.P. Call us at (New Delhi): 011-4916 0000 Call us at (Noida): 0120-4683289 Email Id: knma@hcl.com Website: https://www.knma.in/