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MEET VENKATTAPA
Durational performance of 3 days ( 12 hours 30 minutes)
This is an interactive live performance work, part of VAG forum, It is a simple attempt
to introduce works of K.Venkattappa, artistically using old Bioscope look alike, for
showing his works by making a film strip of his Paintings, Landscapes and other
mythological based work to common people. The idea is to drive the attention of people
towards the issue of Venkattappa Art Gallery and request the Government not to
privatize the only Democratic Space for the Artists of the State and this is public space
which has to remain for public.

It was basically a walk in different parts of the city for 3 days, every day from 11am to
5 pm. I walked in area of like Cubbon park, Venkattappa Art Gallery, MG Road.
During this walks I would interact with common public give information about the
gallery show them the small movie and also giving away leaflet with basic message
about his life, work and contribution of K. Venkattappa in the field of art. This walk
was quite a successful event I could meet different audiences from all age groups and
all categories educated to non educated people and some of people were aware of
this issue and whole heartily supported the cause and those who did not knew about
was given information and they also supported after learning about it. The most
enthusiast audience were children who liked the movie strip in bioscope. Although the
walk bit tiring but fruitful I did this walk for 2 days and Last day I Wanted to do indoors
inside the gallery as Part of Art Marathon.

BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE AND OF THE PEOPLE’ 20minutes at
Venkattappa Gallery
The performance on third and last day of Art Marathon organized by VAG forum to
show our concern for Public gallery and request government to stop Privatization of
only Democratic and public space . The performance started by mapping the gallery
space with rangoli (white powder) powder and the performance was attempt to claim
the public space by public this was done by constant stamping action of the Floor plan
(Map) of Venkattappa building on hundreds of Xeroxes of constitutional preamble
Stressing on that Venkattappa Gallery is public gallery and public has their right on it,
while also stressing on importance of Voices of people by shouting ‘BY THE
PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE AND OF THE PEOPLE’ basically to convey that
VAG is for the people and by people and of the people. While Shouting this I was also
marking the outlining the foot prints of people by white chalk showing their presence
in the gallery presences/voices.