Subodh Gupta: Common Man

by Sara Harrison, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Subodh Gupta, et al.

Subodh Gupta (born 1964) agglomerates everyday Indian household objects such as cooking utensils into monumental entities such as mushroom clouds or skulls, often sabotaging the fiction of intrinsic value through witty inversion and conjunction. Among the fruits of his methods are sculptural works such as bronze mangos, Hindu-swastika ceiling fans and worn-out sandals placed alongside three-dimensional Mona Lisas. Gupta's mostly found materials, which...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3037641436
• ISBN13: 9783037641439
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Jrp Ringier
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.7" x 11.4"