A series of public programs has also been created to complement Constitutions, which runs until January 22, 2022:
Hura and Potnis joined Tamhane for a streamed conversation about the disembodied and overburdened state of the body in the Indian social and political landscape on November 12.
Mani, Goody and Yadav will join Tamhane on January 10 for an online conversation about the emergence of Dalit literature and poetry, as well as implications of caste as violence in consideration of histories of labour and the colonial imprint.
And artist and educator Lynn Kodeih will give a free tour of the exhibition in Arabic on December 8 at 5 p.m.
“I think a lot of people are not so aware of the very complicated histories in India, but people are familiar with the ideas of truth, fascism and the right wing, which we are seeing in many countries right now. So I don’t think these ideas will be foreign to them,” Tamhane says.
“Through the language of contemporary art, I think people will definitely learn about these current histories in India.”
The Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery presents Constitutions until January 22, 2022. The gallery is located on the ground floor of the J.W. McConnell (LB) Building (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.). Visit ellengallery.concordia.ca.
