Nikhil Chopra’s artistic practice ranges between live art, theatre, painting, photography, sculpture and installations. His performances, in large part improvised, dwell on issues such as identity, the role of autobiography, the pose and self-portraiture, reflects on the process of transformation and the part played by the duration of performance. Taking autobiographical elements as his starting point, Chopra combines everyday life and collective history; daily acts such as eating, resting, washing and dressing, but also drawing and making clothes, acquire the value of ritual, becoming an essential part of the show.

The artist lives and works in Goa.

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Tension and Opposition in Performance: Nikhil Chopra

by Critical Collective

During a six-month residency in Paris, where he converted a part of Gallery Continua into a live studio, Nikhil Chopra spoke to Critical Collective, walking us through his “magical world” of painting and performance. He discussed ‘engendering’ as a part of his practice, the interchangeability between

Living in a Museum: Exploring (de)colonisation at The Met

by Ankush Bhuyan

Over a period of nine days in September, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York became an unlikely home for artist and performer Nikhil Chopra. Chopra’s performances typically employ his body as conduit for multiple identities and subjectivities. He paints, dresses and uses props to challenge perceptions

Nikhil Chopra

Tension and Opposition in Performance: Nikhil Chopra

Living in a Museum: Exploring (de)colonisation at The Met

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