Nalini Malani

Nalini Malani
Born (1946-02-19) 19 February 1946 (age 78)
Karachi, British India
NationalityIndian
Alma materSir J. J. School of Art, Bombay
Notable workDream Houses
Can You Hear Me?
SpouseJohan Pijnappel
ChildrenAparna Kapadia
Payal Kapadia
AwardsFukuoka Arts and Culture Prize (2013)
Joan Miró Prize (2019)
Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy (2023)
Websitenalinimalani.com

Nalini Malani (born 19 February 1946)[1] is an Indian artist, among the country's first generation of video artists.[2]

She works with several mediums which include theater, videos, installations along with mixed media paintings and drawings. The subjects of her creations are influenced by her experience of migration in the aftermath of the partition of India. Pressing feminist issues have become a part of her creative output.[3] Malani uses a visual language that moves from stop motion, erasure animations, reverse paintings and to digital animations, where she draws directly with her finger onto a tablet.[4]

Malani made her first video work 'Dream Houses' (1969), as the youngest and only female participant of the Vision Exchange Workshop (VIEW), an experimental multi-disciplinary artist workshop in Bombay (Mumbai) by late artist Akbar Padamsee.[5]

Her works have been shown at various museums, including the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam,[6] the National Gallery in London, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.[7]

  1. ^ Farooqi, Anis (2003). "Malani, Nalini". Grove Art Online. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.t053385. ISBN 978-1-884446-05-4. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Nalini Malani - Christies". Christies. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Nalini Malani - 22 Artworks, Bio & Shows on Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
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  5. ^ Shankar, Avantika (9 December 2016). "Ashim Ahluwalia revisits a 1969 experiment by Akbar Padamsee". Architectural Digest India. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  6. ^ Grrr.nl. "Nalini Malani: Transgressions". www.stedelijk.nl. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Nalini Malani". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 11 March 2022.