18 March – 7 May, 2023
National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi
National Gallery of Modern Art, the Ministry of
Culture, Government of India, the High Commission of Sri Lanka, New Delhi with
the Geoffrey Bawa Trust Colombo, presents Geoffrey Bawa: It is Essential to
be There – the first major exhibition which draws from the archives to look
at the Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa’s practice.
Celebrating the 75th
Anniversary of Indo-Lanka Diplomatic Relations, this event celebrates the
Cultural Exchange Programme between India and Sri Lanka.
Check out the Exhibition’s YouTube playlist for the 2022 edition of tours, talks and programming.
National Gallery of Modern Art, the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, the High Commission of Sri Lanka, New Delhi with the Geoffrey Bawa Trust Colombo, presents Geoffrey Bawa: It is Essential to be There – the first major exhibition which draws from the archives to look at the Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa’s practice.
Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Indo-Lanka Diplomatic Relations, this event celebrates the Cultural Exchange Programme between India and Sri Lanka.
Check out the Exhibition’s YouTube playlist for the 2022 edition of tours, talks and programming.
“The site gives the most powerful push to a design along with the brief. Without seeing the site I cannot work.
It is essential to be there. After two hours on the site, I have a mental picture of what will be there and
how the site will change and the picture does not change.”
It is essential to be there. After two hours on the site, I have a mental picture of what will be there and
how the site will change and the picture does not change.”
Geoffrey Bawa,
Interview with Channa Daswatte. Colombo, October 1998.
18 March – 7 May, 2023
National Gallery of Modern Art
India Gate, New Delhi 110003,
India
National Gallery of Modern Art
India Gate, New Delhi 110003,
India
Hours:
Tuesday to Sunday from 11 a.m. – 6.30 p.m. Closed on Mondays and national holidays.
Tuesday to Sunday from 11 a.m. – 6.30 p.m. Closed on Mondays and national holidays.
Entrance fee:
The entrance fee of NGMA New Delhi is ₹20 for Indians and ₹500 for foreigners.
The entrance fee of NGMA New Delhi is ₹20 for Indians and ₹500 for foreigners.
Geoffrey Bawa: It is Essential to be There is the first major exhibition which draws from the archives to look at Bawa’s practice. Organised in four thematic sections, exploring relationships between ideas, drawings, buildings and places, the exhibition explores the different ways in which images were used in Bawa’s practice.
Over 120 documents from the Bawa archives, most of which have never been shown publicly previously, will be on view, including a section on unbuilt work and Bawa’s own photographs from his travels.
Over 120 documents from the Bawa archives, most of which have never been shown publicly previously, will be on view, including a section on unbuilt work and Bawa’s own photographs from his travels.
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