Saskia Fernando Gallery is pleased to present Chandraguptha Thenuwara’s annual memorial exhibition, Meta-Real. Acting as a bridge between the past and the present, Meta-Real offers a distant contemplation of the socio-political developments of the nation since the 1980s. Coinciding with the anniversary of the 1983 Anti-Tamil pogrom on July 23rd, the exhibition continues the artist’s inquiry into the socio-political and cultural landscape of Sri Lanka. The exhibition prompts viewers to contemplate unresolved issues that have persisted for four decades and the implications they could have for the democratic future of the country.
The exhibition will be open to the public until 13.08.24
The Online Viewing Room will be published at 18:00 on 23.07.24
SASKIA FERNANDO GALLERY
41 HORTON PLACE, COLOMBO 7
VISUAL PERSUASIONS
SHANIKA WIJESINGHE, FATIMA AWRAD, KUSAL GUNASEKARA, Kopalapillai Mathiskumar, Susiman Nirmalavasan, Kirushanathan Inkaran, Rawindu Sandaruwan and Aruna Shantha Kulathunga
CURATED BY CHANDRAGUPTHA THENUWARA
23.07.24 – 31.07.24
Private View: Tuesday 23.07.24 | 16:00 – 19:00
In parallel to the solo exhibition at Saskia Fernando Gallery, Chandraguptha Thenuwara will present Visual Persuasions at the Lionel Wendt Art Centre. Curated by Thenuwara, the exhibition will showcase artwork from eight Sri Lankan contemporary artists. This group presentation brings together a diverse range of perspectives from a young generation of artists, each addressing contemporary issues in the cultural zeitgeist.
LIONEL WENDT ART GALLERY
18 GUILDFORD CRESCENT, COLOMBO 7
HOME/LAND
Jasmine Nilani Joseph, Mano Prashath, Suntharam Anojan, S. Someetharan,
T. Krishnapriya and Vijitharan Maryathevathas
Curated by Thamotharampillai Shanathanan
Hosted by Chandraguptha Thenuwara
23.07.24 – 31.07.24
Private View: Tuesday 23.07.24 | 17:00 – 19:00
Chandraguptha Thenuwara will host Home/Land, an exhibition curated by Thamotharampillai Shanathanan at the J.D.A Perera Gallery from 23.07.2024 – 31.07.2024. Through the works of six artists, Home/Land explores themes of memory, home and loss and insights into the impact of war, displacement and dispossession on the people and landscapes of the Jaffna peninsula of Sri Lanka.
The exhibition was conceived as part of an international partnership between researchers at the University of Exeter (HaSS Cornwall), University of Leicester, Museum of London Archaeology and the Arts Faculty at the University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
JDA PERERA GALLERY
46 HORTON PLACE, COLOMBO 7
