Anjum Singh
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| Born | 1967 New Delhi, India |
| Died | 17 November 2020 (aged 53) New Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Bachelor of fine arts (Shantiniketan) (1989)
Master of fine arts (Delhi University) (1991) |
| Known for | Visual arts |
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Anjum Singh (1967 – 17 November 2020) was an Indian artist whose works focused on urban ecology, environmental degradation, and her own struggles with cancer.[1][2][3] She was born in New Delhi, India, and she continued to live and work there.[4] Singh was the daughter of Indian artists Arpita Singh and Paramjit Singh.
Early life
[edit]Singh was born to artists Arpita Singh and Paramjit Singh in New Delhi in 1967.[4] She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Kala Bhavana in Shantiniketan. She received her Master of Fine Arts from the College of Art at the Delhi University in 1991. She went on to study painting and print-making at the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design in Washington, D.C., between 1992 and 1994.[2][5]
Career
[edit]Singh noted the Hungarian-Indian artist Amrita Sher-Gil as amongst her first artistic influences with her early works focusing on figurative motifs.[5] Her works later focused on urban ecology and environmental degradation. They were exhibited in solo shows across India, Singapore, and the US, as well as group exhibitions in Melbourne, Cairo and London, in addition to other cities in India.[2] In a review of her first individual showing in New York in 2002, The New York Times mentioned, "With their lucid forms and appetizing colors, the six paintings in Anjum Singh's New York solo debut make an instantly welcoming first impression, though they tend to keep their meanings in reserve."[6]
She was a recipient of the Charles Wallace Trust Fellowship for a residency at Gasworks Studios, London, in 2002–03 and had earlier also won an award at the Sahitya Kala Parishad's Yuva Mahotsava in 1991.[2]
Her last exhibition, held in September 2019 at Talwar Gallery in New Delhi and titled I am still here,[7] was autobiographical with her depiction of her own body and her illness due to cancer.[8] The paintings used oil on mixed media. In a review The Hindu mentioned, "It is one of the most well-hung exhibitions of the season, presenting dramatic views of individual paintings and compelling groupings of works on paper."[6][3]
Some of her works included Bleed Bled Blood Red (2015), Heart (Machine) (2016), and Blackness (2016).[8][9] Singh died from cancer on 17 November 2020 in New Delhi, aged 53.[2][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Anjum Singh". Saffron Art. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Artist Anjum Singh, known for her depictions of urban ecology, passes away at 53". First Post. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ a b Datta, Ella. "The agony and ecstasy of Anjum Singh". @businessline. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Anjum Singh". Palette Art Gallery. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ a b Scroll Staff. "Artist Anjum Singh dies at 53 of cancer, tributes pour in". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ a b Cotter, Holland (8 November 2002). "ART IN REVIEW; Anjum Singh (Published 2002)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Anjum Singh - Exhibitions - Talwar Gallery". www.talwargallery.com. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Anjum Singh (1967–2020): A warrior with a fierce love for life and art". Mintlounge. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Illness as a Metaphor". Open The Magazine. 11 October 2019. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Artist Anjum Singh passes away at 53 following long battle with cancer". The Indian Express. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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