Nalini Malani: National Gallery Contemporary Fellowship

Nalini Malani, a renowned contemporary artist, has created an immersive installation of large-scale, animated drawings for her first museum commission in the United Kingdom. The installation explores the sites, histories, and collections of the National Gallery, London, and the Holburne Museum, Bath, offering a contemporary and critical dialogue between past and present. The publication includes leading articles, illustrations, and an artist-led design, documenting the Fellowship and Malani's previous work.

Format: Hardback
Length: 144 pages
Publication date: 31 January 2023
Publisher: National Gallery Company Ltd

Nalini Malani, a renowned contemporary artist, has been the recipient of the prestigious 2022 National Gallery Contemporary Fellowship with ArtFund. Over the course of her illustrious career spanning five decades, Malani has dedicated herself to giving voice to the stories of marginalized individuals, particularly women. Her profound artistic vision and unwavering commitment to social justice have left an indelible mark on the art world, influencing generations of artists from the 1960s to the present day.

For her first museum commission in the United Kingdom, Malani has created an immersive installation of large-scale, animated drawings inspired by the rich sites, histories, and collections of the National Gallery, London, and the Holburne Museum, Bath. Through a floating palimpsest of digital images, Malani unveils, annotates, and shares new, underlying stories in some of Europe's most renowned paintings, engaging in a contemporary and critical dialogue between past and present.

This comprehensive study, published by National Gallery Global/Distributed by Yale University Press, delves into the Fellowship alongside Malani's previous work. It features leading articles based on extensive research, accompanied by sumptuous illustrations and artist-led design. The publication offers a deep insight into the artist's creative process and the profound impact her work has had on the art world.

Nalini Malani's exceptional talent and unwavering dedication to social justice continue to inspire and challenge us, making her a true luminary in contemporary art. Her latest commission at the National Gallery, London, and the Holburne Museum, Bath, showcases her remarkable ability to create immersive and thought-provoking installations that engage viewers with the power art has the power to tell stories, challenge perspectives, and ignite change.

Dimension: 279 x 241 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781857096903