Thiruvananthapuram: The first ever two-month long national exhibition of contemporary art org-anised jointly by the City Corporation and Shangh-umugham Art Museum will kick off in the state capital on Sunday. Tour-ism Minister Kadaka-mpally Surendran will inaugurate the exhibition at a function to be held on Sunday at 5.30 pm. Shashi Tharoor MP, V.S. Sivakumar MLA will take part in the inaugural event.
As many as 56 artists from across the nation will showcase their work which includes paintings, sculptures, and installation at the Shangumugham Art Museum.
The theme of the exhibition, curated by noted art curator and critic Johny ML is based on ‘body’. The exhibition will explore and present the intricacies of the human body from the point of view of these artists will conclude on March 31.
Curator M.L. John said that the exhibition will be an artistic answer to those searching for the meaning of the human body.
This is the fourth exhibition at the Shangumu-gham Art Museum. As part of the exhibition, the civic body is also planning for a five-day beach carnival at Shanghumugham.
