biography of Bhupen KHAKHAR (1934-2003)
Personal data
Birth : 1934 - Baroda, India
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : India
Address
Baroda, IndiaEducation
1962 – 1964 : Faculty of Fine Arts – Maharaja Sayajira University of Baroda (Diploma – Art Criticism) – Baroda, India
Professional data
Work and Life
1976:First travel abroad in the ex-Sovietic Union
1976:Travel in London, United Kingdom, where he is accommodated by Howard Hodgkin
1976:Travel in Italy
1972:Meets the english painter and art collector Sir Howard Hodgkin at the 2nd Triennal India In New Delhi, India
1969:Founder, with other artists and writers, of the magazine “Vrishchik” (scorpio)
1965:First solo exhibition
Starts working as a professional artist at the beginning of the 70s
Childhood in Mumbai(Bombay), India
Begins painting in the late ’50s / early ’60s
Lives and works in Baroda (Gujarat), India
Awards
2000
2000 : Prince Claus Award – The Hague, Netherlands
Awarded by : Prince Claus Fund – Hoge Nieuwstraat 30 – The Hague, Netherlands
Work
Categorie and medium
Painting : Mixed media - Oil/canvas 
Print-Multiple : Engraving - Print 
Drawing-Watercolor : Collage - Watercolour Subject
Traditional cultureeroticism
men
society problems
Movements and styles
Naive ArtWorks
| Jatra | |
| Date of creation : 1997 Medium : Oil/canvas | |
| The Goldsmith | |
| Date of creation : 1997 Medium : Oil/canvas | |
| An Old Man from Vasad Who Had Five Pennises Suffered from Runny Nose | |
| Date of creation : 1995 Medium : Watercolour/paper Size : 110 x 110 cm | |
| Salman Rushdie: The Moor | |
| Date of creation : 1995 Medium : Oil/canvas Subject : portrait | |
| How Many Hands Do I Need to Declare my Love to You? | |
| Date of creation : 1994 Medium : Watercolour | |
| Glass Mural | |
| Date of creation : 1989 In collaboration with : Vivan SUNDARAM, Nalini MALANI | |
| Yayati | |
| Date of creation : 1987 Medium : Oil/canvas | |
| Fishermen in Goa | |
| Date of creation : 1985 Medium : Oil/canvas | |
| My Dear Friend | |
| Date of creation : 1983 Medium : Oil/canvas | |
| You Can't Please All | |
| Date of creation : 1981 Medium : Oil/canvas | |
| The Celebration of Guru Jayanti | |
| Date of creation : 1980 Medium : Oil/canvas | |
| The Weatherman | |
| Date of creation : 1979 Medium : Oil/canvas | |
| Man with Bouquet of Plastic Flowers | |
| Date of creation : 1976 Medium : Oil/canvas | |
| Portraits of my Mother and my Father Going to Yatra | |
| Date of creation : 1971 Medium : Oil/canvas Size : 107 x 107 cm | |
| Residency Bungalow | |
| Date of creation : 1969 Medium : Oil/canvas Size : 91 x 91 cm | |
| Parsi Family | |
| Date of creation : 1968 Medium : Oil/canvas | |
| Phoren Soap | |
| Medium : Engraving Size : 7 x 7 inch | |
| White Palace | |
| Medium : Print in colors Size : 18 x 18 inch | |
| Head | |
| Medium : Watercolour/paper Size : 10 x 14 inch | |
| Friends | |
| Medium : Watercolour/paper Size : 15 x 22 inch | |
| Curtain | |
| Medium : Watercolour/paper Size : 9 x 12 inch | |
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2002
Bhupen Khakhar. Retrospectiva
MNCARS Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia – Madrid, Spain
2002
1986
MNAM Musée National d’Art Moderne – Centre National d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou – Paris, France
1986
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2003
Art Chicago 2003
Navy Pier’s Festival Hall – Chicago IL, United States
05/09/2003 – 05/12/2003
Represented by : Walsh Gallery – 118 N. Peoria Street – Chicago IL, United States
Group exhibitions
2002
Gulam Mohammed Sheikh and Bhupen Khakhar
Walsh Gallery – Chicago IL, United States
2002
2001
In Conversation
Gallery Espace – New Delhi, India
10/2001
Architects and Artists in Synchrony
Cymroza Art Gallery – Bombay, India
10/2001
On Paper – Contemporary Water Color in India
BPM Bose Pacia Modern – New York NY, United States
09/04/2001 – 10/26/2001
Indian Painting
VisAsia – The Australian Institute of Asian Culture and Visual Arts – Sydney NSW, Australia
04/06/2001 – 07/02/2001
Century City: Art and Culture in the Modern Metropolis
Tate Modern – London, United Kingdom
02/01/2001 – 04/29/2001
1998
Private Mythology: Contemporary Art from India
The Japan Foundation Forum – Tokyo, Japan
10/17/1998 – 10/29/1998
1992
Documenta IX
Museum Fridericianum – Kassel, Germany
06/13/1992 – 09/20/1992
1990
Splash: Images on Glass
Chemould Art Gallery – Bombay, India
1990
1972
Second Triennale India
Lalit Kala Akademi – National Academy of Fine Art – New Delhi, India
1972
Bibliography (Selected)
On the artist
Books
2002
Vitamin P – New Perspectives in Painting
Publisher: Phaidon Press – Regent’s Wharf – London, United Kingdom
Author: Collectif
2002
ISBN : 071484246X
Films
1990
Figures of Thought
Author: Khopkar Arun – India
1990
Monographies
1998
Bhupen Khakhar
Publisher: Chemould Art Gallery – Bombay, India
Publisher: Mapin Publishing – Ahmedabad, India
Author: Hyman Timothy
1998
ISBN : 819-00862-0-0
Periodicals
2001
JUNCOSA Enrique – Bhupen Khakhar
in: Arte y Parte n° 34 p. 26
Santander, Spain
08/2001-09/2001
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