Kolkata: Run in the Alley

The exhibition Kolkata: Run in the Alley offers a unique vision of the metropolis Kolkata (previously known as Calcutta) in India. The project stems from the art in residence project CARF, which in recent years brought a series of Netherlands-based artists to Kolkata to explore the city under the guidance of Bengal artists. During the work periods, the visiting and Bengal artists befriended each other. In Marres, they make a joint exhibition where they merge techniques, disciplines, and perspectives to create an intensely layered image of the city, in which bamboo scaffolding scenography, dokra-inspired bronze sculptures, cardboard-pulp furniture, accordion books, scrolls, tapestries and drawings are interwoven. Additionally, works by masters such as Binode Bihari Mukherjee, Sarbari Roy Choudhury, Ganesh Haloi, Somnath Hore, as well as historical pieces by the fashion designer Riten Mozumdar are on display. Most the Indian artists are exhibiting in the Netherlands for the first time.

Kolkata: Run in the Alley is curated by Praneet Soi and Manuel Klappe.

Artists
Nilanjan Bhattacharya, Tim Breukers, Arunima Choudhury, Gautam Choudhury, Sarbari Roy Choudhury, Bonno van Doorn, Sanchayan Ghosh, Nobina Gupta, Ganesh Haloi, Somnath Hore, Henri Jacobs, Manuel Klappe, Maartje Korstanje, Sachi Miyachi, Riten Mozumdar, Benode Behari Mukherjee, Sumantra Mukherjee, Ruchama Noorda, Srikanta Paul, Ganesh Pyne, Piyali Sadhukhan and Saumik Chakraborty, Ushmita Sahu, Amritah Sen, Sarbajit Sen, Paula Sengupta, Praneet Soi, Arthur Stokvis and Koen Taselaar.

About Marres
Marres, House for Contemporary Culture, is located in the heart of the old town of Maastricht in the South of the Netherlands. Marres develops a new vocabulary for the senses in collaboration with artists, musicians, designers, scientists, and perfumers. In addition to bringing a lively program of exhibitions, presentations and performances, Marres also features a beautiful garden and a wonderful Mediterranean restaurant.