CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: COURTESY OF JITEN THUKRAL & SUMIR TAGRA; HINDUSTAN TIMES/GETTYIMAGES;NIKREATES / ALAMYPEOPLE & PLACESJiten Thukral & Sumir Tagra
Artis tsTHE VISUAL ARTIST DUO OF JITEN THUKRAL
AND SUMIR TAGRA HAS EXHIBITED MANY A
MEMORABLE ARTWORK AROUND THE
WORLD. THEY TELL US HOW TO EXPLORE
LONDON THROUGH THE EYES OF AN ARTIST.AN ARTY LONDON
THE IDEA OF SEEING A CITY
through the viewfi nder of art
involves intuition and emotional
observation. As a practising
artist duo, we don’t really
understand the word ‘vacation.’
We may be out of the studio,
but the plan to visit a city is a
strategic decision to see things
that may inspire us. A walk on a
foreign bridge is more satisfying
than a forced reading or a public
lecture. British writer Vernon
Lee put it aptly when he said,
“A rich vision of art is a rich
vision of the self.”
As part of cultural
production, we try to seek
what lies behind an exhibition.
Why does an artist make
something? What is the
meaning behind a particularIn Tate Modern, don’t miss out on
Jordan Wolfson’s Colored Sculpture.
The London Mastaba by
Cristo & Jeanne-Claude
is a temporary fl oating
structure on Lake
Serpentine, London.travelandleisureindia.in