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'State of the Art' - Introduction

Contemporary art cannot remain esconced in the safe confines of 'tested' and 'proven' methods. In 1988, Abhay Mangaldas and Sonal Motla launched 'State of the Art', an experiment to introduce new technology into the creative process. This involved use of computers, photography as well as the latest scanning and printing techniques into the artist's repertoire. It resulted in a set of 29 canvases that were shown at a grand exhibition at The Jehangir Art Gallery in Mumbai in 1991 and later traveled to The Museum of Modern Art in Delhi in 1993. This was a first of its kind experiment that included the most eminent artists of the time including M.F. Husain, S.H. Raza, Akbar Padamsee, Prabhakar Barwe, Laxman Shrestha, Manu Parekh, Manjit Bawa, Navjot Altaf and Atul Dodiya.

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Contemporary art cannot remain esconced in the safe confines of 'tested' and 'proven' methods. In 1988, Abhay Mangaldas and Sonal Motla launched 'State of the Art', an experiment to introduce new technology into the creative process. This involved use of computers, photography as well as the latest scanning and printing techniques into the artist's repertoire. It resulted in a set of 29 canvases that were shown at a grand exhibition at The Jehangir Art Gallery in Mumbai in 1991 and later traveled to The Museum of Modern Art in Delhi in 1993. This was a first of its kind experiment that included the most eminent artists of the time including M.F. Husain, S.H. Raza, Akbar Padamsee, Prabhakar Barwe, Laxman Shrestha, Manu Parekh, Manjit Bawa, Navjot Altaf and Atul Dodiya.

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