Gopakumar R

"I believe the work of art should change the existing visual, intellectual and aesthetic sense and experiment with finding new visual phenomena. "

Gopakumar R (born in Oachira, Kerala, India) is an Indian contemporary artist and the first largest Digital Art Collector from India.

Academic Qualification:
1990-1995 Five Year NDFA Painting (BFA) from The Raja Ravi Varma College of Fine Arts, Mavelikkara, Kerala, India.

Training:
2007 History of Art Diploma Course – London Art College, UK.
2012 – Contemporary Art – Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, USA
2014 – Catalysts: Artists Creating with Sound, Video, and Time training from Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, USA.
2015 ART of the MOOC: Merging Public Art and Experimental Education, Duke University.
Exhibitions
2019 Objectified 2019 CICA Museum, South Korea.
2016 Alert Not Alarm - Unpresentable in Presentation, Durbar Hall Art Gallery, Kochi, Kerala, India
2015 Vastu – Dialogues on Post-Performance Object, Nanappa Art Gallery, Kochi, Kerala, India.
2015 Sofia Underground – International Performance Art Festival, Sofia, Bulgaria.

2014 Critical Juncture, Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Kochi, India (Exhibition and Residency)

2014 Tate Britain, UK - Source Spot...

Academic Qualification:
1990-1995 Five Year NDFA Painting (BFA) from The Raja Ravi Varma College of Fine Arts, Mavelikkara, Kerala, India.

Training:
2007 History of Art Diploma Course – London Art College, UK.
2012 – Contemporary Art – Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, USA
2014 – Catalysts: Artists Creating with Sound, Video, and Time training from Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, USA.
2015 ART of the MOOC: Merging Public Art and Experimental Education, Duke University.

Saatchi Gallery London, UK.
Tate Britain, UK.
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Kochi, India (Collaterals)
Bahrain Museum, Manama, Bahrain
The Kinsey Institute Art Gallery, USA.
National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India

2020 Art Workshop and Exhibition 151 birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India
2020 Monsoon Art Fest, Kerala, India
2019 Objectified CICA Museum, South Korea
2016 Art Rise Savannah’s Art Festival, Savannah, Georgia
2016 Alert Not Alarm – Unpresentable in Presentation, Durbar Hall Art Gallery, Kochi, Kerala, India
2015 Vastu – Dialogues on Post-Performance Object, Nanappa Art Gallery, Kochi, Kerala, India
2015 Sofia Underground – International Performance Art Festival, Sofia, Bulgaria
2014 Saatchi Gallery London, UK. – The Motion Photography Prize Exhibition
2014 Tate Britain, UK – Source Spotlight Light Display – Texture & Collage Exhibition
2014 Critical Juncture, Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Kochi, India (Exhibition and Residency)
2014 Cesar Garcia (Curated Art Collection) Saatchi Art Online
2014 The Power of Art, Tune Bibliotek, Sarpsborg, Norway
2013 Colours – Peace & Solidarity Årjängs Bibliotek, Galleri Passagen, Sweden
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