DAG presents Kali: Reverence & Rebellion, a ground-breaking exhibition that traces Kali’s earliest representations in painting as described in the 5th century Puranic text, the Devi Mahatmyam, through to twentieth century works of artists like Satish Gujral, G. R. Santosh, Rabin Mondal, Nirode Mazumdar and K. Laxma Goud, among others, depicting the goddess in her multiple avatars and across regions, establishing her continuing fascination as a deeply engaging subject in art. The exhibition and its accompanying publication showcase not only the different aspects of her mythology from across India, but also how different groups—devotees, academicians, nationalists, tribal communities, marginalised and social collectives—have perceived and co-opted her iconography, examining her significance through both mythological and contemporary lenses.
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