IFA@Ahmedabad: New Developments in Warli Art | Jothi F Xavier | February 13, 2015

An exhibition, New Developments in Warli Art  in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, curated by our grantee, Jothi F Xavier. The exhibition will be followed by a panel discussion on the subject. Friday | February 13, 2015 04:00 PM | Inauguration 07:00 PM | Panel discussion Natarani, Usmanpura, Ahmedabad. Exhibition on view till February 15, 2015 10:00 AM to 08:00 PM Panelists: Amit Ambalal, Arvind Ghosalkar, Esther David, Jothi Xavier, Fr. Rappai Poothokaren, Sujit Bhurkud, Dominic Malkari

Jothi F Xavier is an independent art historian based in Baroda. Jothi’s interest in Warli Art deepened when he had an opportunity to organize a workshop with Warli artists back in 2008. This brought him in contact with the new generation of Warli artists in the Talasari mission.

The Warli tribe in Thane is spread out across the villages of Dahanu, Talasari, Mokhada, Vada, and Palghara among others. The traditional visual arts practice of this region is commonly known as Warli art, painted on mud, charcoal and cow dung-based surfaces with white paint, and decorated with red and yellow dots. As per scholars/historians, the genesis of Warli art can be traced back to pre-historic times. Jothi, through this project is looking to critique the existing framework and develop a new theoretical structure for writing and curating tribal art in India.

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Jothi F Xavier received a grant from IFA under its Arts Research and Documentation programme.