George Chakravarthi

George Chakravarthi
Born(1969-11-26)26 November 1969
New Delhi, India
NationalityBritish (formerly Indian)
OccupationArtist
Years active1998 to present
Websitewww.georgechakravarthi.com

George Chakravarthi is a multi-disciplinary artist working with photography, video, painting and performance. His work addresses the politics of identity including race, sexuality and gender, and also religious iconography among other subjects. He was born in India and moved to London, England in 1980.[1]

He has exhibited and performed all over the UK and internationally at venues including Site Gallery, Sheffield, England; Tate Modern, London, England; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England; Künstlerhaus Mousonturm, Frankfurt, Germany; Dance Academy (Tilburg), Tilburg, Netherlands; Queens Gallery, British Council, New Delhi, India;[1] La Casa Encendida, Madrid, Spain;[2] Brut Künstlerhaus, Vienna, Austria;[3] Abrons Arts Center, New York City, USA;[4] and City Art Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia.[5]

Chakravarthi has been commissioned by the BBC, Artangel, Duckie, InIVA, the Arts Council of England, the British Council, the SPILL Festival of Performance, the Live Art Development Agency, the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and the Royal Shakespeare Company.[6]

Chakravarthi studied at the University of Brighton, the Royal Academy of Arts and the Royal College of Art.[7]

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  6. ^ "George Chakravarthi". University of Brighton. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  7. ^ "George Chakravarthi – Artist". InIVA. Retrieved 5 February 2015.