Ranjani Shettar
invited by Philippe Vergne

photo: Blaise Adilon		photo: Blaise Adilon (détail)

«Just a bit more », 2005
Installation
10.82 x 6.70 x3.65 cm
Courtesy de l’artiste et Talwar Gallery, New York / New Delhi.

RANJANI SHETTAR
born 1977 in Bangalore lives and works in Bangalore
Ranjani Shettar’s sculptural installations indirectly reference the effects of town planning changes in her home city of Bangalore. Working with a broad range of
materials including beeswax, cotton, terracotta and lacquered wood, Shettar explores the current collision between a rapidly developing city and its immediate, still very rural surroundings.

PHILIPPE VERGNE
born 1966 in Troyes, France lives and works in Minneapolis
Philippe Vergne is chief visual arts curator and deputy director of the Walker Art Center (WAC) in Minneapolis. He co-organised the Whitney Museum Biennial in 2005 (with Chrissie Iles), produced the exhibition “Let’s Entertain” – presented in 2000 at the Centre Pompidou under the title “Au-delà du spectacle” – and was among the guest curators for “La force de l’art” in Paris in 2006. He is a regular writer for “Art Forum” and“Parkett”.