Gunjan Gupta, a pioneering force in global art and design with a commitment to craft advocacy, makes a comeback with GG Collectibles through an innovative and playful limited series’ Everyday Yesterday’ at the recently concluded India Art Fair in Delhi.
Gunjan’s perspectives on India are communicated via collectible design objects, curatorial roles, and an ongoing practice that questions the rules of society, hierarchy, and, ultimately, oneself.
Highlights from ‘Everyday Yesterday’:
The Pot is ‘HER’ Totem Pole is GG’s signature Matkas tool tables that morph into a series of 4 pots inspired by the sacred feminine, stacked on each other, typically like a totem pole that sometimes uses human forms telling a story of fertility and beauty associated with the primordial form.
The MudaWala Throne: Inspired by the bicycle vendors of India that carry mobile shops on their backs, appearing to be framed in a halo of their ware, the thrones are part of GG’s famous throne series that have been exhibited widely across the world and institutionally acquired. The thrones capture a stack of India’s bamboo stools known as the ‘Muda’ on a seat made of bicycle parts wrapped in leather. The piece is part of MAD Musee Arts Decoratifs in Paris’ permanent collection of chairs.
GG Collectible Jewellery: The first of its kind, the GG Collectible jewellery is an industry game-changer with miniatures of GG’s iconic designs that interpret a chair, Thaali stack, and Matkaa represented as a series of rings in silver and stone.
‘Everyday Yesterday’, comprises conceptual objects in her signature vocabulary of materials, crafting techniques, and unique narratives. The objects explore the complexities of Indian culture, highlighting the balance between expert craftsmanship and resourceful jugaad, by ingeniously combining artistry with functionality, making them international-quality aspirational artworks rooted in Indian culture and tradition.
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