Gulammohammed Sheikh, artist, teacher, art historian and curator in conversation with artist Vadudevan Akkitham on Among Several Cultures and Times

Gulammohammed Sheikh has played a major role in the development of contemporary art in India since the early 1960s. His work has spanned painting, printmaking, digital media, sculpture and ceramics, and has been featured in major exhibitions in India and around the world. Sheikh taught art history and painting for over three decades at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Baroda, and has acted as curator for significant exhibitions in India as well as in UK and Australia. His work is held in public museums and private collections in many parts of the world. Sheikh lives and works in Baroda.

Vasudevan Akkitham did his Diploma and Post Diploma at the Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University, Baroda, where he studied under Gulammohammed Sheikh. He spent two decades teaching at his alma mater and retired as the Head of the Dept. of Faculty of Fine Arts, MSU, Baroda. He has had many exhibitions including one-man shows across the country and his works are in private and public collections across the country and the world, including NGMA, Kiran Nadar Museum, Uttarayan.

(Collaboration: J.D. Centre of Art)

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PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

LOLA (Germany) 
(115 min; 1981; b/w; German with English subtitles) 
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Recipient of the Film Award in Gold for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role & Film Award in Silver, German Film Awards 1982; and Chaplin Shoe for Best Actress, Munich Film Festival 1981.

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PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

ROSEMARY’S BABY (USA)
(136 min; 1968; English) 
Director: Roman Polanski 

Multiple award winner including Oscar Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Academy Awards, USA 1969; David for Best Foreign Actress & Best Foreign Director, David di Donatello Awards 1969; Critics Award for Best Foreign Film, French Syndicate of Cinema Critics 1970; among others.

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PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

THE VIRGIN SPRING (Jungfrukällan/ Sweden) 
(89 min; 1960; b/w; Swedish with English subtitle) 
Director: Ingmar Bergman

Multiple award winner including Oscar Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards, USA 1961; Special Mention, Cannes Film Festival 1960; Golden Globe for Best Foreign-Language Foreign Film, Golden Globes, USA 1961; among others.

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PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

THE 400 BLOWS (Les Quatre Cents Coups/France) 
(99 min; 1959; b/w; French with English subtitles) 
Director: François Truffaut

Multiple award winner including for Best Director & OCIC Award, Cannes Film Festival 1959; Bodil Award for Best European Film, Bodil Awards 1960; Critics Award for Best Film, French Syndicate of Cinema Critics 1960; among others.

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PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

LA STRADA (Italy)
(108 min; 1954; b/w; Italian with English subtitles)
Director: Federico Fellini

Multiple award winner including Oscar Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards, USA 1957; Silver Lion & OCIC Award, Venice Film Festival 1954; Silver Ribbon for Best Producer, Best Director & Best Story/Screenplay, Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 1955; among others.

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PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW (USA)
(99 min; 1944; b/w; English) 

Director: Fritz Lang

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PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

 THE GRAND ILLUSION (La Grande Illusion/ France) 
(114 min; 1937; b/w; French with English subtitles) 
Director: Jean Renoir

Multiple award winner including NBR Award for Best Foreign Film, Top Foreign Film & Best Acting, National Board of Review, USA 1938; NYFCC Award for Best Foreign Language Film, New York Film Critics Circle Awards 1939; Award for Best Overall Artistic Contribution, Venice Film Festival 1937; among others.

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