Interactive Session with Jatin Das

INTERACTIVE SESSION WITH ARTIST JATIN DAS Jatin Das will discuss his journey from Mayurbhanj, Orissa to JJ School of Art, Mumbai and finally back to Orissa to set up an important arts centre. Reminiscing about the Bombay (Mumbai) of the 1960s, he will speak about its leadership in the cultural milieu and the synergy of the creative community of the time. He will discuss the role of the Bhulabhai Desai Memorial Institute and outline the establishment and thinking of creative communities in different cities as encountered by him. Das will also speak about setting up his own art institute, the JD Centre of Art in Bhubaneshwar, Orissa and about the artist as a collector, with specific reference to his pankha collection which is housed at the Centre. Located opposite the second century Khandagiri Jain caves in Bhubaneshwar, The JD Centre of Art was established in 1997 by Jatin Das, as a non-commercial private institute. The JDCA's aim is to further the cause of the traditional and contemporary visual arts by bringing together tribal, folk, classical and the contemporary under one roof. A contemporary artist with a deep interest in traditional art froms, Jatin Das has a collection of over 8000 traditional hand fans or pankha. His collection has been shown in different cultural institutions of the world. Das will highlight parts of this collection talking about traditional crafts and the practice of collecting. Jatin Das is an artist born in 1941 Mayurbhanj, Odisha. He studied in Sir JJ School of Art, Bombay, and his works are in public and private collections in India and abroad. He has been conferred the Padma Bhushan, one of the highest civilian awards by the President of India. He has participated in several international shows, including Konstforum-Norrköping Sweden 2012, 2nd Biennale Cuba 1985, Tokyo Biennale 1984, Venice Biennale 1978 among others. He is also Professor of Art at Jamia Milia University and has lectured at several art and architectural colleges and museums including NID Ahmedabad, Victoria and Albert Museum London, Cambridge University UK, Harvard University USA, Van Gogh Museum, Reitberg Museum, Germany. An exhibition of Jatin Das's works will be on view at the Jehangir Art Gallery from 3rd October - 16th October 2017 The talk is free and open to public, only Museum entry charges apply