Subodh Gupta

(Indian, born 1964)

Subodh Gupta is a contemporary Indian artist. Working across a variety of media, he is best known for his monumental sculptural works composed of everyday metal objects such as lunch boxes, tin cans, and cookware. Self-described as a representative of a cultural history, his work translates a spiritual quality through the items from which they are composed. Born in Khagul, Bihar, India in 1964, he went on to receive his BFA in painting from the College of Arts & Crafts in Patna, India. Like many artists working in India today, Gupta's work encompasses a shifting economic and cultural Indian landscape, where materialism and political sway shape the future, rather than tradition. By using quintessentially Indian icons that possess innate dichotomies—such as a colonial-style ambassador’s car, sacred cow dung, or the stainless steel utensils of a typical South Asian kitchen—Gupta questions the ambivalence of a society caught between traditional customs and globalization, booming wealth and impoverishment, and old caste politics and religious beliefs. He has exhibited all over the world, notably including with Hauser & Wirth in New York and Nature Morte in New Delhi. He lives and works in New Dehli, India.

Subodh Gupta Artworks

Subodh Gupta (293 results)
Magic Wands, 2002

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Magic Wands, 2002

Sale Date: September 28, 2017

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Sat Samunder Par (9), 2003–2004

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Sat Samunder Par (9), 2003–2004

Sale Date: June 7, 2017

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Steal #4, 2007

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Steal #4, 2007

Sale Date: May 25, 2017

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POTATO EATERS, 2007

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POTATO EATERS, 2007

Sale Date: November 28, 2016

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Black Thing, 2007

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Black Thing, 2007

Sale Date: October 22, 2016

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Black Thing, 2007

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Black Thing, 2007

Sale Date: October 6, 2016

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Untitled, 2006

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Untitled, 2006

Sale Date: September 14, 2016

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Round the Corner, 2004

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Round the Corner, 2004

Sale Date: June 9, 2016

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Untitled, 2009

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Untitled, 2009

Sale Date: June 9, 2016

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Untitled, 2005

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Untitled, 2005

Sale Date: March 15, 2016

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Untitled, 2005

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Untitled, 2005

Sale Date: May 12, 2015

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Other Thing, 2005–2006

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Other Thing, 2005–2006

Sale Date: May 10, 2016

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Sat Samunder Par (9), 2003–2004

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Sat Samunder Par (9), 2003–2004

Sale Date: February 24, 2016

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Sans Titre #11, 2006

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Sans Titre #11, 2006

Sale Date: December 9, 2015

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Untitled

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Untitled

Sale Date: September 10, 2015

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IDOL THIEF I, 2007

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IDOL THIEF I, 2007

Sale Date: October 16, 2015

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Gober Ganesha, 2004

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Gober Ganesha, 2004

Sale Date: September 30, 2015

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Vehicle for the Seven Seas I (2 works), 2004

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Vehicle for the Seven Seas I (2 works), 2004

Sale Date: September 17, 2015

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Idol thief ii, 2007

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Idol thief ii, 2007

Sale Date: July 2, 2015

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Untitled, 1904

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Untitled, 1904

Sale Date: June 10, 2015

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Untitled

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Untitled

Sale Date: March 31, 2015

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Untitled (diptych), 2004

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Untitled (diptych), 2004

Sale Date: March 18, 2015

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Untitled # 13, 2006

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Untitled # 13, 2006

Sale Date: March 10, 2015

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Idol Thief - 2

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Idol Thief - 2

Sale Date: February 12, 2015

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