Geoffrey Bawa: National Gallery of Modern Art to host exhibition on Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa | India News
NEW DELHI: The National Gallery of Modern Art and the High Commission of Sri Lanka, New Delhi have partnered with the Geoffrey Bawa Trust in Colombo to bring together an exhibition on the acclaimed Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa.
The show, Geoffrey Bawa: It is Essential to be There, is the first major exhibition which draws from the archives to look at Bawa’s practice. Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Indo-Lanka Diplomatic Relations, this event celebrates the Cultural Exchange Programme between India and Sri Lanka.
Exploring relationships between ideas, drawings, buildings and places, the exhibition explores the different ways in which images were used in Bawa’s practice. Over 120 documents from the Bawa archives will be on display, including a section on unbuilt work and Bawa’s own photographs from his travels. This exhibition was first presented in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from February–April 2022.
Although Bawa’s work has been exhibited at multiple venues in Sri Lanka, UK, USA, Australia, India, Brazil, Singapore, and Germany, this is the first exhibition to focus on the archive, and the first retrospective exhibition of his work to be shown internationally since 2004.
The Geoffrey Bawa Trust received generous financial support from Kohler India as initiating partner to produce this exhibition.
The exhibition will be open on March 17 and will be up for viewing till May 7, 2023.
The show, Geoffrey Bawa: It is Essential to be There, is the first major exhibition which draws from the archives to look at Bawa’s practice. Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Indo-Lanka Diplomatic Relations, this event celebrates the Cultural Exchange Programme between India and Sri Lanka.
Exploring relationships between ideas, drawings, buildings and places, the exhibition explores the different ways in which images were used in Bawa’s practice. Over 120 documents from the Bawa archives will be on display, including a section on unbuilt work and Bawa’s own photographs from his travels. This exhibition was first presented in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from February–April 2022.
Although Bawa’s work has been exhibited at multiple venues in Sri Lanka, UK, USA, Australia, India, Brazil, Singapore, and Germany, this is the first exhibition to focus on the archive, and the first retrospective exhibition of his work to be shown internationally since 2004.
The Geoffrey Bawa Trust received generous financial support from Kohler India as initiating partner to produce this exhibition.
The exhibition will be open on March 17 and will be up for viewing till May 7, 2023.
