Representative work by Amar Kanwar
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Amar Kanwar

b. 1964, New Delhi, India · Indian · Based in New Delhi, India

  • Ramjas College, University of Delhi
  • Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
  • Film Installation
  • Archival Systems
  • Poetry
  • Text

Amar Kanwar creates films and installations around conflict, ecological violence, sexual violence and political resistance in South Asia. His works combine documentary material with poetry, testimony and quiet observation.

Film; video installation

Gallery Representation

Artist Films

Major Works

  • 1997A Season Outside
  • 2007The Lightning Testimonies
  • 2004–08The Torn First Pages
  • 2011 onwardThe Sovereign Forest
  • 2017Such a Morning
  • 2000The Many Faces of Madness
  • 2001King of Dreams
  • 2010A Love Story
  • 2011The Scene of Crime
  • 2002A Night of Prophecy

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Interviews & Writing

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