Bhupen Khakhar, Casting the Net (Circa 1994) View details “What I really like about the medium is the element of surprise… Doing figurative work in ceramics excites me greatly.” Bhupen Khakhar This week, we are looking at a ceramic work by Bhupen Khakhar, created in Holland in the mid-1990s. After Khakhar came out in the 1980s, he painted a series of iconic works, including 'You Can't Please All' - the title of the Tate Modern's review show in 2016. These paintings were among the first in India to delve into themes of relationships between men and societal taboos around homosexuality, occasionally featuring fishermen and coastal scenes as their subjects. One such example, Fishermen in Goa (1985), was shown at the 2024 Venice Biennale - an example of the fetishisation of the sexualised male body through gesture and metaphors. Enquire Fact Sheet: Bhupen Khakhar 1934-2003 Untitled (Casting the Net), Circa 1994 Signed in Gujarati lower right Glazed ceramic Diameter: 47 cm (18.5 in) Depth: 3 in (7.5 cm) Provenance Private Dutch Collection; Saffronart, 8 - 9 June, 2016, lot 34; Private US Collection Exhibited London, Grosvenor Gallery, South Asian Modern Art 2023, 8-30 June, No.48, (illustrated in the exhibition catalogue) London, Phillips X & Grosvenor Gallery, Crossing Borders: Modern Artfrom South Asia, 10 - 31 July 2025, (illustrated in the exhibition catalogue) The work is located in London and can be viewed by appointment. Read this email online | Unsubscribe | Update your preferences | Our privacy policy Grosvenor Gallery, 35 Bury Street, London, SW1Y 6AU
