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Lot 180: ANJU DODIYA

Est: $900,000 HKD - $1,200,000 HKDSold:
Christie'sHong Kong, Hong KongMay 24, 2008

Item Overview

Description

ANJU DODIYA
(Born in 1964)
Circus of Insomnia
signed and dated
acrylic and ink on velvet mattress
213 x 116.8 x 12.7 cm. (84 x 46 x 5 in.)
Executed in 2004

Artist or Maker

Exhibited

Mumbai, Sakshi Art Gallery, After Dark, 2004.
New York, Bose Pacia Modern, Anju Dodiya, 2006.

Literature

G. Sinha, After Dark, Mumbai, 2004
R. Hoskote and G. Patel, Anju Dodiya, New York, 2006

Notes

Anju Dodiya includes aspects of self-portraiture in many of her works. The protagonists of her meticulous watercolours, intense charcoal drawings and sumptuous acrylic paintings on upholstery and mattresses are all fictive alter-egos cast into a variety of whimsical, theatrical and sometimes violent scenarios. Masquerade and theatre are central motifs, and objects and personas from these imaginary realms: elaborate masks, costumes, magicians, actors, and harlequins: all permeate the paintings. Her compositions and imagery are drawn from a wide spectrum of sources ranging from Medieval and Renaissance painting and tapestry and Japanese Ukio-e prints to European films and mass media images.

Auction Details

Asian Contemporary Art (Evening Sale)

by
Christie's
May 24, 2008, 07:30 PM ChST

2203-8 Alexandra House 16-20 Chater Road, Hong Kong, HK