K. M. Madhusudhanan
Madhusudhanan (born 1956 in the coastal district of Alappuzha, Kerala, India) is an Indian film maker and artist, also known as K. M. Madhusudhanan.[1][2] His debut feature film, Bioscope has received many awards. He is working with different media in art, including sculpture, printmaking installation art and film.
Madhusudhanan കെ.എം. മധുസൂദനൻ | |
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Madhusudhanan in 2023 | |
| Born | 1956 |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, painter |
| Spouse | Anuradha Madhusudhanan |
| Children | Neelambari Madhusudhanan |
| Parent | Manickam & Thankammal |
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| Website | www |
Early life and education edit
K. M. Madhusudhanan was born in 1956 in Alappuzha, a coastal district in Kerala.[3] He studied Painting at College of Fine Arts Trivandrum, Kerala, and Print Making at the Faculty of Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. He Studied Painting at College of Fine Arts Trivandrum, Kerala and Print Making at the Faculty of Fine Arts at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.
Work edit
He lives in his home state of Kerala.[3] Madhusudhanan's artistic practice flows seamlessly across media.[4] His fascination with images, especially the advent of the moving image and its place in human history, is reflected in a series of films, paintings, drawings, video art and sculptural installations. The feature film Bioscope (2008 film) (2008) is one of his foremost works. It is based on the journey of the then new art form of cinema during the colonial India.He is deeply concerned with issues of war, colonisation, India's film history and manmade borders. Marxism and Buddhism have been decisive influences on his art. 'The Marx Archive: The Logic of Disappearance' [5] is an ongoing project consisting of drawings, sculptural installations and video. From this series, 90 charcoal drawings were shown at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, 2014, curated by Jitish Kallat. Selection from the same series and a new series called The Penal Colony' [6] were shown at the Venice Biennale, 2015, curated by Okwui Enwezor. His films have been awarded international and national awards and have been shown extensively in film festivals, art galleries, museums, including Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York
- 2014- The Marx Archive - The Logic of Disappearance (installation) collection: Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi [5][1]
- 2014- 2015- Penal colony (Installation) Collection : collection: Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi
- 2008- Bioscope (2008 film): Feature Film, produced by National Film Development Corporation of India
- 2007- History is a Silent Film (Video Art)[1]
- 2018- Rage, rage against the dying of the light (Light Installation)
Exhibitions edit
Museum and institutional shows edit
- 2017 Part Narratives, curated by Gayatri Sinha, Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Mumbai.
- 2016Pond Near the Field: Five Artists from Kerala, collateral event by Kiran Nadar Museum of Art with Kochi Muziris Biennale at Madhavan Nayar Foundation, curated by Roobina karode.
- 2015Pond Near the Field: Five Artists from Kerala, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), curated by Roobina karode
- 2015The Penal Colony, and The Marx Archive: The Logic of Disappearance, 56th Venice Biennale
- 2014-15The Marx Archive: The Logic of Disappearance, Kochi Muziris Biennale, curated by Jitish Kallat
Solo edit
- 56th Venice Biennale, Italy: 'All the World's Futures', Curated by Okwui Enwezor: 9 May 2015 - 22 November 2015[7]
- Kochi Muziris Biennale, Noida, India: 'Whorled Explorations', curated by Jitish Kallat: 12 December 2014 - 29 March 2015[8]
- Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, Noida, India: Pond Near the Field: 25 November 2015 - 29 February 2016[9]
- Delhi Art Fair, Vadehra Art Gallery: 28 January 2016 - 31 January 2016[10][11]
- 2016Penal Colony, Vadehra Art Gallery[12]
- 2016Meanwhile, What About Socialism? Solo booth at AV Festival, New Castle, UK[13]
- 2017Babel, The Guild Art Gallery, Alibaug
- 2018Granite lamp and mirror, Vadehra gallery, New Delhi[14]
- 2019Gandhi between borders , 1+1 gallery, Dubai.
- 2021Mynaakam - in touch edition 5- Vadehra gallery, New Delhi
Group edit
- 2021Lokame tharavadu- curated by Bose Krishnamachaari, organised by Kochi Muziris biennale, Alappuzha, Kerala[15]
- 2020Abudhabi Art fair, 1+1 gallery, Dubai [16]
- 2018Collection of undoing, 1+1 Gallery, Dubai.
- 2018India Re-worlded: Seventy years of investigating a nation, Curated by Arshiya Lokhanwala, Gallery Odessey, Mumbai
- 2018India Re-worlded:seventy years of investigating a nation, Curated by Arshiya Lokhan wala, Gallery Odessey, Mumbai.
- 2020Abudhabi Art fair, 1+1 gallery, Dubai.
- 2021‘Lokame tharavadu’ curated by Bose Krishnamachaari, organised by Kochi Muziris biennale, Alappuzha, Kerala
Select group shows edit
- 2017Horses in the Air, Vadehra Art Gallery
- 2016Art Basel, Hong Kong, Vadehra Art Gallery
- 2013Fighting Against Electric Bulbs, India Art Fair, New Delhi
- 2012Aesthetic Bind, Citizen Artist: forms of address, Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai, curated by Geeta Kapur
- 2011You Don't Belong, Curated by Ashish Rajadhyaksha
- 2011VAF @ The Guild
- 2009New Indian Film and Animation at ICA, LASALLE Singapore, in collaboration with The Guild, Mumbai
- 2009Shrine Empire Gallery, New Delhi
- 2009Video Wednesday, Gallery Escape, New Delhi
- 2009Relative Visa, Bodhi Art Gallery, Mumbai
- 2009Fajr International Film Festival, Iran
- 2009NJISACF, New Jersey, USA
- 2009High Museum of Art, Atlanta, USA
- 2008Everything, Willem Baars Project, Amsterdam
- 2008Osian's Cinelan Asian & Arab Film, India
- 2008Thrissoor International Film Festival, India
- 2008Sao Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil
- 2008South Asian International Film Festival, New York
- 2008South Asian International Film Festival, San Francisco
- 2008International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg, Germany
- 2008River to River Film Festival, Florence
- 2007Prospects Contemporary Art from India, Rome Film Festival, Rome
- 2007Berwick upon Tweed Film & Media Arts Festival, UK
- 2007Outstanding Short Films from International Festival, Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) New York
- 2002Uppsala International Short Film Festival
- 2002International Short Film Festival in Drama, Greece
- 2002Opening Film: Busan Asian Short Film Festival, Korea
- 2002Tampere International Film Festival, Finland
- 2002Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival
- 2002Intonational Short Film Festival, Granada, Spain
- 2001Chilean International Short Film Festival, Chile
- 2001Outstanding Short Films from International Festivals Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) New York
Filmography edit
- Balamaniyamma- Documentary, English, Malayalam, 1997[17]
- O.V. Vijayan- English, Malayalam, Documentary, 2000[18]
- Self Portrait- Short Fiction, Hindi, 2001[19]
- History is a Silent Film, Short Fiction, Silent, 2006[20]
- Mayabazaar- Documentary, Telugu, English, 2006[21]
- Razor, Blood and Other Tales- Short Fiction, Silent, 2007[22]
- Bioscope, Feature Film, Malayalam, Tamil, 2008[23]
Awards and recognition edit
- for Self Portrait, 2001[24]
- Best Film, Thessaloniki Festival, Greece
- Outstanding Film from International Festivals, MoMA, New York
- for History is a Silent Film, 2006[24]
- Outstanding Film from International Festivals, MoMA, New York
for Bioscope 2008'[24] Osian Cinefan International Film Festival, NETPAC Jury Award for Best Asian Film[25] Special Mention Jury Award, Mannheim-Heidelberg International Festival, Germany[26] Best Cinematography Award, SAIFF, New York[27] 5 Kerala State Film Awards[28]
- Special Jury Award for Direction
- Best Cinematography
- Best Editing
- Best Background Score
- Best Film Processing Lab
Special Jury Award, National Film Awards[29]
Books and articles edit
- 2017 - The Registry of Things Past: Neither you are aware, nor the police', English, Nancy Adajania, The Guild Publication.
- 2011 - On Bioscope: Rhythm of Light, Malayalam, Dr. V. Sanil
- 2011 - The Gaze of Cinema, Malayalam, Dr. K. Gopinathan
- 2011 - K.M. Madhusudhanan’s Bioscope, English, Shekhar Deshpande
- 2011 - Scholars Watching Elephant, English, Leo Bankersen
- 2011 - Bioscope Script, Malayalam, Published by Mathrubhoomi Books
- A Turning Point, Interview, Screen India[30]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Confessions of a Creative Mind". 11 April 2018.
- ^ "Giving artistic expression to Malabar rebellion". 15 March 2015 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ a b "KM Madhusudhanan - Bio". Vadehra Art Gallery. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ Correspondent, Our (20 October 2018). "This exhibtion merges the global wars and cinematic traditions".
- ^ a b "See Madhusudhanan's interpretation of the Wagon Tragedy of 1921". Hindustan Times. 30 December 2016.
- ^ "KM Madhusudhanan: Shadow Play". 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Biennale Arte 2019 - Homepage 2019". La Biennale di Venezia. 1 February 2018.
- ^ "The Kochi-Muziris Biennale". 20 November 2012.
- ^ "Jansatta (New Delhi edition) Today in Delhi - Kiran Nadar Museum of Art - Kiran Nadar Museum of Art". www.knma.in.
- ^ "India Art Fair 2016 : Delhi abuzz with art – Part I". Times of India Blog. 28 January 2016.
- ^ "Homepage". India Art Fair.
- ^ "'In Touch' presents its fifth edition with galleries from India and Dubai". Architectural Digest India. 15 January 2021.
- ^ "London gets a glimpse of South Asian art". Mintlounge. 8 June 2022.
- ^ "The Red Palette". 23 December 2016.
- ^ "'Lokame Tharavadu': Birthing an art ecosystem in Kerala". 4 September 2021 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "1X1 at Abu Dhabi Virtual Art Fair 2020". Islamic Arts Magazine.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
- ^ [Self Portrait, Short Fiction, Hindi, 2001]
- ^ "Calendar - MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art.
- ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
- ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ "NFDC: Cinemas of india". www.nfdcindia.com.
- ^ a b c "CINEMA". madhusudhanan.
- ^ . Dear Cinema. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011.
- ^ Special Mention Jury Award, Mannheim-Heidelberg International Festival, Germany
- ^ "SAIFF 2018".
- ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2012.
- ^ Special Jury Award, National Film Awards
- ^ A Turning Point, Interview, Screen India
External links edit
- K. M. Madhusudhanan at IMDb
- Official website of K.M. Madhusudhanan
- Official website of K.M. Madhusudhanan's first feature film Bioscope
- Raise of hope: Art Rises for Kerala auction hosts masterworks for post-flood aid