A Singular Journey: The career and life of Riten Mozumdar (1927-2006) | A talk by Ushmita Sahu and Mortimer Chatterjee | August 19, 2020

We are delighted to invite you to a talk by Ushmita Sahu and Mortimer Chatterjee, on the life and work of artist-designer Riten Mozumdar—one of the most significant figures in the history of modern Indian design. In his lifetime, Mozumdar worked and exhibited nationally and internationally, and opened up Indian design to creativity and innovation. Yet the scholarship on his contribution remains scarce, and on the margins of Indian art and design history. The talk will focus on certain areas of undocumented cultural, political and institutional histories, to address this lacuna with Riten Mozumdar at the centre of its enquiry.

The talk will be held on zoom. Click here and register to attend the session.

About the Speakers

Ushmita Sahu is a visual artist, scholar and independent curator based in Santiniketan, West Bengal.

She received a grant from India Foundation for the Arts, under the Arts Research programme, with support from Titan Company Limited.

Mortimer Chatterjee is a gallerist. He runs the Chatterjee & Lal gallery in Mumbai, along with his partner Tara Lal.