Artist
Krishen Khanna
b. 1925 · Indian, born in Pakistan
Krishen Khanna developed a figurative practice around ordinary public life, displacement, labor, musicians and crowds. Partition and migration remain important historical contexts, while his Bandwallahs and truck images turn everyday social scenes into recurring structures.
Painting; drawing
Major Works
- 1948News of Gandhiji’s Death →
- 1980s onwardBandwallahs series →
- 1970sTruckwallahs series →
- 1985The Last Bite →
- 1980sThe Betrayal →
- 1970sFlagellation →
- 1980sThe Game →
- 1990sThe Great Procession →
- 1970sEmmaus →
- 1990sBand Players →
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
