Lunchtime Seminar: Irish Modernisms Global Contexts | India

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Monday 2 December 2024, 1–2.15pm GMT

This lunchtime zoom seminar is revisiting the topic of the Global Contexts of Modernisms following CCA's Irish Modernisms exhibition in 2021 and seminars exploring the global contexts from Ireland, Post Soviet Estonia, Latin America and Eritrea East Africa in the series so far. India has a remarkable history and relationship with Modernism, and its two speakers talk in turn about the origins of modernism to present day.

Dr. (Ar.) Pankaj Chhabra is Associate Professor and Head, Department of architecture, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. He will introduce the architectural journey of Modernism in India from the fall of islamic period and the impacts of British Colonial rule, with a focus on 1950–1980. Dr. (Ar.) Pankaj Chhabra's interests include analysing the way Indian architects were influence by the works of foreign masters of modernism in India and is author of the book 20th CENTURY INDIAN ARCHITECTURE: Genesis and Metamorphosis of Modernism.

Our second speaker is Ar. Silia Grover, an Architect and Urban Planner, formerly an Assistant Professor in the Architecture Department at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar and now a dedicated researcher. Her expertise lies in the study of Indian architecture from 1980 to 2000, focusing on how modernist legacies have adapted in response to globalization and commercialization in India. Building on the foundational inquiries of Dr. (Ar.) Pankaj Chhabra, she continues to explore the evolving impact of these forces on social structures and values.

Seminar schedule:
13:00 - Welcome and introduction - Catherine Hemelryk & Matt Retallick
13:05 - Speaker 1: Dr Pankaj Chhabra
13:25 - Speaker 2: Ar. Silia Grover
13:45 - Screen break of 10 minutes
13:55 - Moderated discussion
14:15–30 - Close

Tickets are free and a zoom link will be shared ahead of the seminar.

Supported by Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Derry City & Strabane District Council, and the British Art Network (Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art and Tate, with additional public funding provided by the National Lottery through Arts Council England).