[Reader-list] [Announcements] Rock show at Kitab mahal, Fort from 26th till 30th December 2006

[Kitabmahal, The Fourth Floor]

The Fourth Floor Gallery
IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE 
On 26th December 2006 from 6.30 am onwards 
Rock music is easily one of the most potent languages in the world
and has been as an agent of socio-political commentary, besides being
one of the finest art forms in popular culture.

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Rock and pop cultures have been related to art in more than one way.
Artists of all times have been influenced by or have been in close
proximity with musicians and their works. Singers and composers, such
as Bob Dylan, Paul Mc Cartney, John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, and Frank
Zappa have been included in poetry anthologies around the world. They
have had an immense influence on the pop artists of the sixties, such
as Andy Warhol, Roschenberg, and Litchenstien. Music groups of the
fifties and sixties like The Mothers of Invention and The Grateful
Dead were vocal about their non-conformist and revolutionary
attitudes. They catapulted the American pop culture and their works
contained concrete social commentary. Frank Zappa pioneered the
anti-commercialization movement in popular art, and contributed to
the scenario of improvisational post-modernist idioms. In 1969, the
biggest ever music and arts fair was held in a farmland in North
America called the Woodstock Festival, which saw one of the biggest
gatherings of artists and musicians from across the globe. In the
seventies, the rock group Pink Floyd emerged as the first
post-industrial group, which drew inspiration from the Surrealist
painters of Europe including Salvador Dali, Max Ernst, Paul Delaveux,
Ives Tanguey, and Rene Magritte. There is enough proof in history that
music and art have grown hand-in-hand drawing influences from each
other.      
In this show, simply titled Rock, I propose to celebrate the marriage
of music and art by bringing together musicians and visual artists
within a single context. The exhibition will be woven around some of
the finest rock songs of all times. I will provide the lyrics of a
rock song (along with a brief background about its making, composer,
songwriter, and the band) to each participating artist who will be
asked to interpret the same in any manner feasible to him or her.
There will be around twenty songs, and my band Defying Gravity will
perform these songs live and unplugged on the opening night. Each
artist will be required to give one or two works for this show. The
selection of the songs will be based upon its appeal and impact on
popular culture. It will also be based on the song’s social or
political comment the prevailing institutions. The catalogue will
explain why the song has been selected and what impact has it had on
society. I believe that this show will provide an excellent
opportunity to showcase the versatility that an artist requires in
his/her work, and the capacity to exchange influences. Above all, I
propose that this show would be a platform for artists to interact
with musicians and exchange ideas.  

E X H I B I T I O N      V E N U E
Kitab Mahal, 4th Floor, 192, D N Road, Fort, Mumbai 400 001

from 26th December till 30th December 2006 (11.00am – 7.00pm)

  Phone : 2207 9119 / 2207 4772 / 2207 1771 
 

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