Arts Council England and the British Council have made travel and research funds available to the tune of £1.5 million for curators in British museums and galleries to visit India to research artists and collections and put together a grand show in partnership with Indian artists.
Being called "Re:Imagine India," the fund intends to "promote creative collaborations, showcase the best of art and culture from England and India, reach beyond England's key cities and India's metropolitan areas besides connecting artists from England and India with diasporic communities in England".
As part of mission 2017, one of UK's most iconic galleries - the Whitworth in Manchester is tying up with Manchester Art Gallery and Manchester Museum to put together a landmark exhibition "to dispel myths, stereotypes and misunderstandings about Islam and more broadly about India, Pakistan and Bangladesh".
The £400,000 exhibition which will include multi art forms like music, art, decorative objects, textiles and photographs will explore the relationship between Islamic and Hindu cultures and "challenge the misunderstandings surrounding them".
In an exclusive interview to TOI, Dr Maria Balshaw, director of the Whitworth said "We will be exploring the significance of India's long relationship with Manchester. The textiles in particular, tell a rich history of the very significant interchanges and interdependences between the two countries from the 18th century to the present day. Our historic watercolours also offer a rich opportunity to explore and challenge how stereotypes of 'the Orient' were shaped in the 19th century. Our work with Indian contemporary artists allows us explore current political and social formations that shape how India is perceived in Britain".
Dr Balshaw said the exhibition will take place at the Whitworth, Manchester Art Gallery and Manchester Museum, drawing on the collections in all three institutions in Autumn 2017.
"The exhibition will draw on the significant Islamic collections we have at all three institutions. We feel it is important that we demonstrate the richness and importance of these collections to our audiences. We want to look at the relationships between the three countries - India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, help people understand how Indian independence was forged and how religious and cultural differences shaped this. We want people here to understand better this complex political history".
She added "We are keen to meet colleagues at the Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS), to learn more about their marvellous textiles collections. We also want to meet emerging and established Indian contemporary artists whose work we'd like to show in Manchester".
The museum however does not have a definitive list of artists who will be involved as yet.
"We would love to work with Raqs Media Collective. I was lucky enough to be in Delhi at Christmas for the opening of their extraordinary comprehensive exhibition at the National Gallery of Modern Art. We would like to work with the great artist Nikhil Chopra, now based in Goa. We've developed a close relationship with British artist Idris Khan, whose work repeatedly draws on the written traditions of Islam for inspiration. We've also worked with feminist artists like Aisha Khalid, from Pakistan and we hope to be able to connect to her again," Dr Balshaw added.
The Whitworth reopened to the public on February 14 following a £15 million transformation of the gallery and welcomed over 17,938 visitors just during the opening weekend.
Whitworth is part of The University of Manchester. It is home to internationally renowned collections and was created in 1889 as the first English gallery in a park.
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