Despoiled Shore
| Artist | Nalini Malani |
|---|---|
| Year | 1993 |
| Medium | acrylic, charcoal on gypsum board and hardboard |
| Dimentions | 244×1074×- |
| Country | India |
| Year of acquisition | 1998 |
| Collection no. | 1147 |
| Explanation | In 1991 Nalini Malani collaborated with an Indian actress on a performance based on a play by German dramatist Heiner Müller. The play is a contemporary reinterpretation of the Greek drama "Medea." This painting was made as part of the stage set for the performance. Beginning on the left side of the screen, with the depictions of Western anthropologists being guided by local people, Medea and the betrayal of Jason her husband, combatting women, and scenes alluding to the encroachment of Western culture, the ancient revenge play is overlaid with the history of colonialism. Lastly, on two panels, there is a tragic scene of the Mumbai Riots which broke out during the production of the play. A pioneering female artist, highly productive since the 1980s, Nalini Malani re-envisions Medea as a life-size woman, and by doing so emphatically confronts not only gender but also the violence and domination that has been repeated throughout human history. |
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