Prabir Purkayastha's new collection of large black and white photos runs at Sundaram Tagore (547 West 27th St., New York) May 1 to May 31, 2014. There will be a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 1.
In these photos Purkayastha documents colonial architecture in Calcutta--now fading. The project has been eight yeas in the making. In 2006 the artist noted the slowly crumbling Parsi, Christian, Armenian, Jewis and Ango-Indian communities in the city. He was awestruck by the crumbling architecture associated with all these groups. The project grew to include British colonial architecture as well.
Purkayastha’s 2002 exhibition, Aksaha received the Habitat Award for Best Photography Exhibition. This is just one of the awards he's been nominated for or received.
In these photos Purkayastha documents colonial architecture in Calcutta--now fading. The project has been eight yeas in the making. In 2006 the artist noted the slowly crumbling Parsi, Christian, Armenian, Jewis and Ango-Indian communities in the city. He was awestruck by the crumbling architecture associated with all these groups. The project grew to include British colonial architecture as well.
Purkayastha’s 2002 exhibition, Aksaha received the Habitat Award for Best Photography Exhibition. This is just one of the awards he's been nominated for or received.
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