NALINI MALANI (B. 1946)
NALINI MALANI (B. 1946)

Manipulating Reality

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NALINI MALANI (B. 1946)
Manipulating Reality
each: signed and dated 'N. Malani '88' (lower right); further inscribed, titled and dated 'Manipulating Reality Triptych 48" x 110" N. Malani '88' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas; triptych
47 1/3 x 32¾ in. (120.5 x 83.4 cm.); 47 1/3 x 43¾ in. (120.5 x 111.3 cm.); 47 1/3 x 32 5/8 in. (120.5 x 83 cm.)
Painted in 1988
Provenance
Formerly from the Collection of Chester and Davida Herwitz

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Lot Essay

'Manipulating Realities' was part of the series leading up to 'Old Arguments' [...] which had portraits of Frida Kahlo, Amrita Sher-Gil and myself with the one iconic image that characterizes our individual works. 'Manipulating Realities' was a fore runner to this work. This painting addresses the angst of being a woman artist in India and trying to find recourse through the language of Frida and Amrita.' (In conversation with the artist)

Nalini Malani's works have been exhibited at a number of important museums and biennales. A retrospective of her work recently took place at the Musée des Beaux Arts, Lausanne (2010). Other seminal exhibitions include Sydney Biennale (2008); a solo exhibition at the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin (2007); Venice Biennale (2005); Istanbul Biennale (2003) and a solo show at The New Museum in New York (2002).

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