Biography
Formed in 1992 by Jeebesh Bagchi, Monica Narula and Shuddhabrata Sengupta, Raqs Media Collective practises across installation, sculpture, video, performance, text, lexica and curation. Their work is situated at the intersection of contemporary art, philosophical speculation and historical enquiry. They founded the Sarai Initiative in 2000 and edited the Sarai Reader until 2013.
Raqs' work has been shown in solo exhibitions at The Cosmic House, London (2023); Kunstverein Braunschweig (2021); K21, Dusseldorf (2018); MUAC, Mexico City (2015); PROA, Buenos Aires (2016); Mathaf, Doha(2019); The Whitworth, Manchester (2018); National Gallery Modern Art, New Delhi (2014); São Paulo Biennial (2010); and documenta11 (2002).
Raqs members have curated a number of exhibitions, including Hungry for Time, Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna (2021); Afterglow, Yokohama Triennale (2019–2020); In the Open or in Stealth, MACBA, Barcelona (2018); Why Not Ask Again, 11th Shanghai Biennale (2016); INSERT2014, Delhi (2014); and Sarai Reader 09: The Exhibition, Devi Art Foundation, Gurgaon (2012–2013).
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