Vivan Sundaram – a tribute – Archana Hebbar Colquhoun
I missed seeing Vivan’s stupendously varied body of work as it was developing and the startling constructions he made and exhibited over the decades, since I moved to Tokyo in the late 1980s.
I missed seeing Vivan’s stupendously varied body of work as it was developing and the startling constructions he made and exhibited over the decades, since I moved to Tokyo in the late 1980s.
by Archana Hebbar Colquhoun · Published 4 November 2022 · Last modified 5 November 2022
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