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Shireen Gandhy and Shaleen Wadhwana [L-R], at Chemould Prescott Road 2023, Image Credit© Darshana Parab
On the occasion of Chemould in Bombay turning 60 years old, we invite you to immerse in our intergenerational celebration. Chemould Frames was started by Kekoo Gandhy at the heels of Indian independence in 1947. It served as the salon for artists of the time such as F. N. Souza, S. H. Raza, M. F. Husain and more. It grew into Gallery Chemould at its iconic location on the first floor of Jehangir Art Gallery from 1963 where the partnership of Khorshed and Kekoo Gandhy fostered what we now know as Indian contemporary art.
From 1988, Shireen Gandhy helmed the gallery directorship and in 2007 it relocated to its current home, Chemould Prescott Road. This timeline has been punctuated by anniversary exhibitions in its 25th year, 40th year and its 50th year.
To mark this seminal year of 2023, the gallery has archived its extensive history - being the first in India to do so. Over 15,000 items like letters, awards, invitation cards, albums, catalogues, press clippings, photographs, CDs, mounted slides, stamps, emails, telegrams are part of documentation from India, Switzerland, Italy, Afghanistan, UAE, Germany, UK, USA and Australia. -
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Shireen Gandhy, Shaleen Wadhwana, Atyaan Jungalwala[L-R], at Chemould Archives 2023, Image Credit©Harshada Mane
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Atyaan Jungalwala with mother Shireen Gandhy [L-R], 2023, at Chemould Prescott Road,
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Sunaina Kewalramani and Atyaan Jungalwala [L-R], 2023, at Chemould CoLab,
Image Credit © Darshana Parab“As the third generation of the Chemould Family, to witness the gallery's 60th year is a legacy that cannot be taken for granted. Having started Chemould CoLab in 2022 to nurture younger artists and to create a space that builds new careers - we are so pleased to be participating in this endeavour. As a part of this celebration, we have invited our young artists to be a part of Chemould60 by responding to artists that are part of the current Chemould Prescott Road stable of artists. Creating these intersections, our young artists have been given prompts that will nudge, provoke and create new conversations.”
-Atyaan Jungalwala, Co-founder of Chemould Colab
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On View and Forthcoming
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CheMoulding: Framing Future Archives
60 Years of Gallery Chemould | Group Show 15 September - 24 October 2023On the occasion of Chemould in Bombay turning 60 years old, we invite you to immerse in our intergenerational celebration. Chemould Frames was started by Kekoo Gandhy at the heels... -
Continuum (after Jitish Kallat)
60 Years of Gallery Chemould | Group Show 14 September - 18 November 2023To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Chemould Prescott Road, we are delighted to present an exhibition titled 'Continuum' (after by Jitish Kallat) featuring 10 emerging Indian artists, opening on Thursday,...
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Otherwhile
Jitish KallatExhibition booklet for Jitish Kallat's solo exhibition Otherwhile at Chemould Prescott Road, 4 Dec 2022 - 5 Jan 2023. Features the essay Otherwhile: Jitish Kallat’s Art of Pure Quantities by...
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