For Eyes of Time, Chitra Ganesh paired her own site-specific work with a curated selection of object

For Eyes of Time, Chitra Ganesh paired her own site-specific work with a curated selection of objects from across Brooklyn’s encyclopedic collections. In the gallery, these works are showcased in a vitrine along with texts written by Ganesh, commenting on how these pieces from our Egyptian, Asian, American, and Contemporary collections expand on ideas central to her practice and this specific installation. We thought it would be great to share these insights and surprising connections with our audiences beyond the gallery. Each month till the show closes in July, we will highlight a collection object included in Eyes of Time and Ganesh’s thoughts on why it was selected: This sculpture of Standing Kali indicates the widespread importance of goddess iconography in pre-monotheistic cultures. In her four hands, the standing Kali holds attributes—scythe, trident, skull cup, and mace—that alludes to her famous battle against the demon Raktabija, a metaphor for the human ego. In mythic tales Kali is connected to blood, death, destruction, and protection. These qualities contrast with characteristics typically idealized in women today and point to the formidable roles played by the ancient goddesses. —Chitra GaneshPosted by Saisha M. Grayson -- source link
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