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Chakraborty Ishita. Whispers of the Unheard (Katalog)

Chakraborty Ishita. Whispers of the Unheard (Katalog)

Ishita Chakraborty (*1989) is the winner of the Manor Art Prize Aarau 2024, which is awarded every two years to promote young Swiss art. As part of this award, which provides the occasion for a solo exhibition and publication at the Aargauer Kunsthaus in Aarau, her first monograph is being published. The richly illustrated publication is dedicated to Chakraborty's artistic work from 2017 to the present day. The artist, who grew up in West Bengal, explores the themes of ecology, migration and socio-social inequality in a way that is both critical and poetic.

In three texts in German, English and French, Ishita Chakraborty's working methods are examined from different perspectives. The French political scientist, historian and activist Françoise Vergès locates Chakraborty's work in post-colonial discourse, while the Indian poet, art critic and freelance curator Ranjit Hoskote examines the role of language and text in her oeuvre. Anouchka Panchard, research associate at the Aargauer Kunsthaus and curator of the Manor Art Prize Aarau 2024 exhibition, will explain important works from the last eight years and position them in the Swiss context, where the artist has lived since 2017.

Thanks to numerous texts and accompanying photographs of sketchbooks, studio views, works in production and exhibition views, we are immersed in the artist's working world. In addition to a total of ten central works by Chakraborty, the publication also contains a selection of the artist's poems, which represent another important part of her practice alongside her installations.

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Title: Whispers of the Unheard
Ishita Chakraborty
2025
Contributions: Katharina Ammann, Ranjit Hoskote, Anouchka Panchard, Françoise Vergès
Published by: Ishita Charkraborty
Publishing house: Edition Clandestin, Biel
Design: Megi Zumstein, Luzern
Binding: Thread sewing
Pages: 112
Format: 195 x 270 mm
ISBN 978–3–907262–7 1–9
Printing: La Buona Stampa, Pregassona
German/French/English
in Colour
In stock
CHF 38.00 incl. 2.60% VAT
Mitglied Kunstverein: CHF 33.00

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