Since its inception in September 2007, Ganges Art Gallery (Kolkata) has established itself as one of the most dynamic galleries in India, earning a distinctive reputation and critical acclaim. The gallery has curated and organized numerous exhibitions and retrospectives featuring a diverse range of modern and contemporary artists from India, the Indian subcontinent, and the Indian diaspora.
Over the years, the gallery has showcased prominent artists from India, Pakistan, Iran, and Denmark. In addition to collaborating with established artists, the gallery also supports emerging talent from the new generation, working in various mediums such as painting, sculpture, video, photography, and new media.
At the India Art Fair 2025, Ganges Art Gallery presents a showcase of three women artists from diverse global backgrounds, each practicing in their unique style and conceptual framework. Based in India, the USA, and France, these artists' works are conceptually rooted in concerns such as ecology, organic nature, and the social constructs of human-organic relationships.
Latika Katt (b. 1948), based in Banaras, India, is renowned for her formal and conceptual experiments with diverse materials. Her preferred mediums include marble, terracotta, bronze, and wood, which she transforms to represent the transience of life and the inevitable dissolution of living beings into the earth. In this exhibition, Latika presents three works that explore the possibilities of bronze and papier-mâché sculpture, emphasizing the impermanence and subtle transformations of life.
Rashmee Pal Chouteau (b. 1972), based in Le Mans, France, is a meticulous painter who engages viewers in a poetic observation of the real. Her works feature micro-detailed representations of vegetal subjects, rendered with the precision of a botanist's eye. Yet, her forms often blur the lines between the organic and the intimate, evoking a tactile sensation. By invoking the sensuous, Rashmee invites the viewer to experience the sensuality emanating from the flowers and fruits she represents.
Nandini Bagla Chirimar (b. 1967), based in New York City, USA, incorporates autobiographical elements into her work, addressing larger phenomena such as globalization, tradition, identity, memories, grief, and death. She also explores how the meanings of relationships change over time, as evidenced by printed documents like wills. By layering signs and symbols over printed and drawn surfaces, her works resemble palimpsests, evoking the layered experiences that define our lives and identities. In this exhibition, Nandini's foliage drawings, intricately depicted with sensitive lines, embody the faith and reassurance drawn from pristine organic nature.
Together, these three artists—Latika Katt, Rashmee Pal Chouteau, and Nandini Bagla Chirimar— exploring different mediums, offer glimpses into the intricate nature of the relationships between humanity, nature, and the ephemeral .Their works resonate with the universal themes of impermanence, intimacy, and identity, create a harmonious yet thought-provoking dialogue that transcends cultural and geographic boundaries.
Conceptualized by Dr. Soma Bhowmik
Curator, Art Historian
