Ram Rahman is a noted contemporary Indian photographer and curator.[1][2][3][4] based in Delhi. He is one of the founding members of the Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT)[5] in New Delhi, a leader in the resistance to communal and sectarian forces in India through its public cultural action.
Early life and education
editRam Rahman was born in 1955 to Indrani Rahman, a classical Indian dancer, and Habib Rahman, a noted Indian architect. Ram Rahman completed his degree in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also received a degree in Graphic Design from the Yale University School of Art in 1979.
Awards
editRam Rahman received the prestigious Forbes India Art Award in the year 2014 for best "exhibition of Indian art curated on an international stage".[6][7] Ram Rahman had curated "The Sahmat Collective: Art and Activism in India since 1989"[8] at the Smart Museum of Art, Chicago which showcased work of more than 60 artists showcasing two decades of contemporary Indian Art within the political sphere.
Exhibitions
editRam Rahman has shown his photographs in individual and group shows in India and around the world. His works have been exhibited at the India International Centre, Delhi (Imaging Delhi, 2011);[9] Duke University, Raleigh (Street Smart, 2000);[10] Bodhi Art, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi (Bioscope, 2008);[11] Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio (2002);[12] Admit One Gallery, New York (2000); Triveni Gallery, New Delhi (1978); Brunswick Public Library, Brunswick, Maine (1977); Rotch Visual collections, MIT, Cambridge (1977) and many other galleries and institutions around the world. His works have been exhibited as part of many groups shows in India and abroad. Ram's most recent group show was 'Touched by Bhupen',[13] exhibited at Galerie Mirchandanni and Steinruecke, Mumbai, 2013. Other prominent group shows include 'Where Three Dreams Cross',[14] White Chappel Gallery, London (2010); 'Public Places, Private Spaces'[15] at the Newark Museum (2007); 'I fear, I believe, I desire' at Gallery Espace, New Delhi; 'Woman / Goddess',[16] British Council, New Delhi (1999);'Context as Content – Museum as Metaphor', The Museum of Fine Arts, Punjab University, Chandigarh (2001), etc.
Ram has curated several exhibitions including Rare Vintage Photographs – 1940s-1960s (2014); The SAHMAT Collective: Art and Activism in India since 1989 exhibited at Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago, and The Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill, North Carolina (2013); The United Art Fair, New Delhi (2013);[17] Delhi Modern: The Architectural Photographs of Madan Mahatta, 1956–1984, Photoink Gallery, Delhi Goethe Institute, Bombay (2012); HEAT, Bose Pacia Modern, New York (2003), etc.
Books authored
editSunil Janah: Photographs 1940–1960.[18][19] Published by Vijay Kumar Aggarwal. First Edition (2014). ISBN 978-81-929202-0-7
The Sahmat Collective: Art and Activism in India since 1989.[20] Co-edited with Jessica Moss. Published by Chicago: The Smart Museum of Art (2013). ISBN 9780935573534
Defending Husain in the Public Sphere: The SAHMAT Experience, Essay in Barefoot across the Nation, MF Husain and the Idea of India. Edited by Sumathi Ramaswamy. Published by Routledge, 2010[21][22] Edited by Sumathi Ramaswamy, Routledge, 2010. ISBN 978-0-415-58594-1
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- ^ "Imaging Delhi - II, Picturing Delhi, India International Centre(Connaught Place) Delhi/NCR | TimesCity". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ "Ram Rahman: Street Smart opening | Duke University Center for International Studies". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ "PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION : Bodhi Arts presents "Bioscope : Scenes from an Eventful Life" by Ram Rehman at LKA - 2nd to 16th Feb 08".
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- ^ "Art | Touched by Bhupen | Phalguni Desai | Time Out Mumbai". Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
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- ^ "United Art Fair | 16th -19th October 2014". Archived from the original on 19 June 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
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- ^ "Barefoot Across the Nation - Husain & the Idea of India". Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.