The Many Lives of the Cat, is inspired by art historian B.N. Goswamy’s book The Indian Cat: Stories, Paintings, Poetry, and Proverbs.
I met curator Khushi Bansal at MAP who took me through this interesting exhibition that shows how Indian artists have portrayed the cat as a subversive, political, mischievous, and whimsical figure.
Showcasing works of Jamini Roy, K.G. Subramanyan, Chandana Hore and Bhupendra Baghel, among many others there are textile labels, matchboxes, sculptures, sketch books and more.
Check out a doll next to the sketchbooks that was probably used for a Golu display at some point, because it’s a terracotta figure. Incidentally, the conservation team did a fantastic job conserving that, because it was very broken, it was very faded, and they really were able to restore it.
Read the full story that first appeared in Robb Report here:
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