Artists Groups & Collectives

Open Circle


Members: Tushar Joag, Sharmila Samant, Archana Hande, Shilpa Gupta

Active Years: 1998-2008

Open Circle was set up by Sharmila Samant and Tushar Joag to seek a creative engagement with contemporary political issues through the integration of theory and praxis. Therefore Open Circle organised annual workshops and symposia for artists from India as well as other (chiefly developing) nations. They addressed social and political issues in their local manifestations as well as in their global ramifications.

WORK

Open Circle
Changing Currents
Installation shot
2006

Open Circle
Changing Currents
Installation shot
2006

Open Circle
Changing Currents
Installation shot
2006

ESSAYS

Open Circle, India

by  Tushar Joag

Open Circle, an artists' initiative based in Mumbai, was formed in 1998. It sought a creative engagement with contemporary social/political issues through integration of theory and praxis. One of Open Circle's main concerns was the cultural homogenization and marginalization of otherness, both in India

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