Twinning Cities: Avalon (Bangalore and Toronto)

Exhibition

The inaugural exhibition in this new venue is the first in a series of partnerships between Canadian and foreign artists that is called “Twinning Artists—Twinning Cities,” conceived in collaboration with Partners in Art. AVALON (Bangalore and Toronto) is the first project in the “Twinning” series.

12:00-8:00pm
12:00-8:00pm
4 girls of different ethnicities standing in sage green dresses with umbrellas

Artists: Abhishek Hazra, Oliver Husain,Yashas Shetty,Bharathesh G D

Curators: Shai Heredia and Charles Reeve

Exhibition Information/Summary:

The inaugural exhibition in this new venue is the first in a series of partnerships between Canadian and foreign artists that is called “Twinning Artists—Twinning Cities,” conceived in collaboration with Partners in Art. AVALON (Bangalore and Toronto) is the first project in the “Twinning” series. To launch Avalon, Toronto’s Oliver Husain completed a residency in Bangalore this fall, during which he shot a new film titled Item Number — a backstage drama inspired by architect KM Heinz, which will premiere in Bangalore in late April.

The Toronto exhibition of AVALON, co-curated by Shai Heredia and Charles Reeve, introduces three highly regarded artists from Bangalore — Abhishek Hazra, Yashas Shetty and Bharathesh G D — and incorporates collaborative elements by Oliver Husain. This exhibition explores fantasy through drama — dreams of flamboyant houses with eclectic facades — mythological imaginings of Kannada cinema — visual explorations of local micro organisms… AVALON is a place where art and science confront modernity.

Publication:

Twinning Cities PDF

Public Program Events (list with description if needed):

  • THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 12:00 P.M.
    • Panel discussion featuring artists and curator Shai Heredia
  • FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1 P.M.
    • Film Screening curated by Shai Heredia. This program of archival films (from the late 1950’s to 1970’s) reflects upon independent India’s pursuit of modernity through an inspired engagement with science, technology and spirituality. These rarely seen films offer a historical context to the fantasy of Avalon. 
  • THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 6:30 P.M.
    • Curator’s Tour with Charles Reeve
  • THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 6:30 P.M.
    • Gallery Tour with Pamila Matharu 
    • Pamila Matharu is a Toronto-based interdisciplinary visual artist and educator. Her current project, Future Utopias is featured in a group exhibit Streaming Alterity at Art Gallery of Peterborough.
  • SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 4 P.M.
  • HEINZ performance by Oliver Husain 
4 girls of different ethnicities standing in sage green dresses with umbrellas
Image of a movie poster from Bangalore

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