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Fifty Years of Magical Thinking: 1960s to 2000s: Group Show

June 12-July 19, 2025 11:00 am

Subcontinent, 2nd Floor, Apeejay Chambers, Murzban Road, Fort, Mumbai

Subcontinent presents its second exhibition, Fifty Years of Magical Thinking. Taking its name from Joan Didion’s seminal memoir, The Year of Magical Thinking, the exhibition explores a time when artists embraced impossible possibilities and fluid realities. For Didion, magical thinking was a survival mechanism amid personal upheaval. This exhibition expands on her concept, delving into the realms of creative imagination, myth-making, and resistance.
Featuring significant artworks from the 1960s to the 2000s, the exhibition showcases the most vital artistic practices of the era by artists from diverse lineages and traditions: KG Subramanyan, Bhupen Khakhar, VR Patel, Madhvi Parekh, Jodhaiya Bai Baiga, Sakti Burman, K Laxma Goud, Rekha Rodwittiya, Surendran Nair, Ratnabali Kant, and Kalu Ram Panchal.

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