DeathMarch 292023

Vivan Sundaram

Vivan Sundaram, Indian contemporary artist (born 1943)

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When
Wednesday, March 29 20233 years ago
Category
DeathA notable person who died on this day.
Era
21st century · 2020s
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Vivan Sundaram

At a glance

Born 1943-01-01; died 2023-03-29.

Known as: painter, artist, and video artist. Citizenship: India, British Raj, and Dominion of India.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Vivan Sundaram was an Indian contemporary artist. He worked in many different media, including painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, installation, and video art, and his work was politically conscious and highly intertextual in nature. His work constantly referred to social problems, popular culture, problems of perception, memory, identification and history. He was married to art historian and critic Geeta Kapur.

Early life

Educated at: Slade School of Fine Art and Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.

Early life and education Vivan Sundaram was born in Simla , Simla Hill States , British Raj in 1943. His parents were Kalyan Sundaram , Chairman of Law Commission of India from 1968 to 1971, and Indira Sher-Gil , sister of noted Hungarian-Jewish Indian modern artist Amrita Sher-Gil . His grandfather Umrao Singh Sher-Gil is considered one of the pioneers of photography in India. [ 1 ] Sundaram was educated at The Doon School ,

Path and career

Work People watching an installation named Black Gold done by Vivan for Kochi-Muziris Biennale Sundaram worked in many different media, including painting, sculpture , printmaking , photography , installation , and video art , and his work was politically conscious and highly intertextual in nature. [ citation needed ] His works in the 1980s showed a tendency towards figurative representations, and dealt with problems of identity. His works constantly refer to social problems, popular culture,

Death Sundaram died following a brief illness in New Delhi , on 29 March 2023, at the age of 79. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He was married to art historian and critic Geeta Kapur . ^ "Artist Vivan Sundaram dies at 79" . Scroll. 29 March 2023 . Retrieved 29 March 2023 . ^ Vivan Sundaram, one of India’s most prolific artists, passes away

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