The Govett-Brewster Art Gallery a contemporary art museum in Aotearoa New Zealand presents Open Window – Bepen Bhana: Namaste, Satkara The Curry Bunch, an exhibition on view 7 July–25 November 2012.
Bepen Bhana was born in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand, and is of Gujarati descent. Also a designer and writer, Bhana’s art practice examines constructions of Indian identity through the intersection of Western popular culture and Eastern subcultures. Here, resplendent with bindis, the Brady Bunch is re-imagined belonging to Bhana’s world as a personal response to ideas of cultural identity in foreign lands. Bhana graduated with a Doctorate of Fine Arts from Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland, in 2009 and has recently produced a series of billboard and lightbox works in public spaces in Auckland.
Curated by Meredith Robertshawe.
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New Plymouth 4342
Aotearoa New Zealand
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