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Bharti Kher

Hauser & Wirth · 50 works
Artemis
Artemis, 2019
Clay, cement, wax, brass · 61 7/8 x 16 x 19 · 157.2 x 40.6 x 48.2
The offspring of a deity perhaps
The offspring of a deity perhaps, 2019
Clay, cement, wax, brass · 55 1/8 x 6 1/2 x 8 1/4 · 140 x 16.5 x 21
Sisters
Sisters, 2019
Clay, cement, wax, copper · 54 5/8 x 11 3/8 x 11 3/8 · 138.6 x 29 x 29
Talisman for September
Talisman for September, 2019
Clay, cement, wax, copper · 47 7/8 x 11 3/8 x 11 1/8 · 121.7 x 29 x 28.4
As dangerous as an albatross
As dangerous as an albatross, 2019
Clay, cement, wax, copper · 50 1/8 x 4 x 8 1/4 · 127.4 x 10.1 x 21
Installation view, ‘The Intermediary Family’, Harvard Business School, Cambridge MA
Installation view, ‘The Intermediary Family’, Harvard Business School, Cambridge MA, 2019
A wonderful anarchy
A wonderful anarchy, 2018
Mixed media · 156 3/4 x 67 3/8 · 398 x 171
Algorithm for time travel
Algorithm for time travel, 2018
Bindis on painted board · Diameter 157.48
Installation view, ‘Bharti Kher’, Salon Berlin, Museum Frieder Burda, Berlin, Germany
Installation view, ‘Bharti Kher’, Salon Berlin, Museum Frieder Burda, Berlin, Germany, 2017 – 2018
The whole is greater 7
The whole is greater 7, 2017
Ink, watercolour on old ledger paper · 20 3/4 x 25 1/2 · 52.7 x 64.9
The whole is greater 6
The whole is greater 6, 2017
Ink, pencil, felt pen, pastel on old ledger paper · 20 3/4 x 25 1/2 · 52.7 x 64.9
Installation view ‘Bharti Kher. This Breathing House’, Freud Museum, London, United Kingdom
Installation view ‘Bharti Kher. This Breathing House’, Freud Museum, London, United Kingdom, 2016
The Intermediaries
The Intermediaries, 2016
10 clay figurines · Various sizes, ca. 66 x 48.3 cm
Self-Portrait: Boots
Self-Portrait: Boots, 2016
c. 40 x 10 x 20 cm, each <br>Display dimensions variable
Installation view, 'Bharti Kher: Matter', Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
Installation view, 'Bharti Kher: Matter', Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada, 2016
Virus VI
Virus VI, 2015
Wood, metal, bindis · Diameter of bindi installation: 450 cm <br>Size of the box: 46 x 30.5 x 35.8 cm
Six Women
Six Women, 2013
Plaster of paris, wood, metal · Each approx. 123 x 61 x 95.5 cm
Installation view, Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Kochi, India
Installation view, Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Kochi, India, 2014
Installation view, ‘Bharti Kher. Misdemeanours’, Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, China
Installation view, ‘Bharti Kher. Misdemeanours’, Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, China, 2014
Installation view, ‘Bharti Kher’, Parasol unit, London, United Kingdom
Installation view, ‘Bharti Kher’, Parasol unit, London, United Kingdom, 2012
Reveal the secrets that you seek
Reveal the secrets that you seek, 2011
27 shattered mirrors, wooden frames, bindis
The hot winds that blow from the West
The hot winds that blow from the West, 2011
131 radiators · 76 3/4 x 103 7/8 x 100 in · 195 x 264 x 254 cm
A line through space and time
A line through space and time, 2011
Wood, paint, bindis
I've got Eyes at the Back of my Head
I've got Eyes at the Back of my Head, 2011
Bindi installation
Installation view, ‘Tokyo Art Meeting. Transformation’, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan
Installation view, ‘Tokyo Art Meeting. Transformation’, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan, 2010 – 2011
Installation view, ‘Susan Hefuna – Bharti Kher – Fred Tomaselli: Between the Worlds’, Kunstmuseum Thun, Switzerland
Installation view, ‘Susan Hefuna – Bharti Kher – Fred Tomaselli: Between the Worlds’, Kunstmuseum Thun, Switzerland, 2010
contents
contents, 2010
Bindis on medical charts, 21 parts · 39 1/8 x 25 3/8 in each · 99.5 x 64.5 cm
confess
confess, 2009
Wood, bindis, light bulb · 95 5/8 x 95 5/8 x 95 5/8 in · 243 x 243 x 243 cm
choleric, phlegmatic, melancholy, sanguine
choleric, phlegmatic, melancholy, sanguine, 2009
Bronze · 100 3/8 x 90 1/2 x 74 3/4 in · 255 x 230 x 190 cm
the great chase
the great chase, 2009
Fiberglass, paint, mechanism, horn · 43 3/4 x 71 5/8 x 13 3/8 in · 111 x 182 x 34 cm
in the presence of nothing
in the presence of nothing, 2009
Bowl, mechanism, wooden plinth · 93 3/4 x 17 7/8 x 17 7/8 in overall (variable) · 238 x 45.3 x 45.3 cm
Installation view, ‘Bharti Kher. inevitable undeniable necessary’, Hauser & Wirth, London, United Kingdom
Installation view, ‘Bharti Kher. inevitable undeniable necessary’, Hauser & Wirth, London, United Kingdom, 2010
indra's net mirror 1
indra's net mirror 1, 2010
Bindis on mirror, wooden frame · 75 5/8 x 42 7/8 x 2 1/2 in · 192 x 109 x 6.4 cm
indra's net mirror 2
indra's net mirror 2, 2010
Bindis on mirror, wooden frame · 75 5/8 x 42 7/8 x 2 1/2 in · 192 x 109 x 6.4 cm
indra's net mirror 6
indra's net mirror 6, 2010
Bindis on mirror, wooden frame · 75 5/8 x 42 7/8 x 2 1/2 in · 192 x 109 x 6.4 cm
Untitled
Untitled, 2009
Bindis on painted board <br>Diptych · 72 x 72 in each · 183 x 183 cm
Mimic
Mimic, 2009
Bindis on painted board, 2 parts · 86 1/4 x 61 3/4 x 2 3/4 in each · 219 x 157 x 7 cm
The Waq Tree
The Waq Tree, 2009
Fiberglass, iron, copper · 177 1/8 x 118 1/8 x 216 1/2 in · 450 x 300 x 550 cm
Maze
Maze, 2008
Bindis on painted board · 95 3/4 x 71 1/2 in · 243.3 x 181.6 cm
Warrior with Cloak and Shield
Warrior with Cloak and Shield, 2008
Resin, banana leaf, cotton, stainless steel · 94 7/8 x 66 7/8 x 77 1/8 in · 241 x 170 x 196 cm
Sing to them that will listen (detail)
Sing to them that will listen (detail), 2008
Rice grains on which words in English are written, metal bowl, marble stand · 43 1/4 x 12 1/4 x 12 1/4 in · 110 x 31 x 31 cm
The nemesis of nations
The nemesis of nations, 2008
Bindis on wall <br>Work in situ, site specific
Installation view, ‘Bharti Kher. Virus’, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, United Kingdom
Installation view, ‘Bharti Kher. Virus’, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, United Kingdom, 2008
And all the while the benevolent slept
And all the while the benevolent slept, 2008
Fiberglass, porcelain, plastic, pedestal in mahogany wood, copper wires · 70 1/4 x 86 5/8 x 47 5/8 in · 178.5 x 220 x 121 cm
Virus
Virus, 2008
Bindis on painted wall (work in situ) · 300 cm
An Absence of Assignable Cause
An Absence of Assignable Cause, 2007
Bindis on fiberglass · 68 1/8 x 118 1/8 x 45 5/8 in · 173 x 300 x 116 cm
Misdemeanours
Misdemeanours, 2006
Fibreglass, wood, skin · 185 x 145 x 66 cm
The skin speaks a language not its own
The skin speaks a language not its own, 2006
Bindis on fibreglass, life-size elephant
Arione's Sister
Arione's Sister, 2006
Mixed media · Height ca. 180 cm
Arione
Arione, 2004
Mixed media · Height 180 cm