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

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Untitled, 2006

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Untitled, 2006

Sale Date: May 10, 2012

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Sans titre, 2008

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Sans titre, 2008

Sale Date: April 4, 2012

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Untitled, 2007

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Untitled, 2007

Sale Date: March 21, 2012

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Twins, 2008

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Twins, 2008

Sale Date: November 28, 2011

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Untitled, 2006

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Untitled, 2006

Sale Date: November 8, 2011

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Cascading water, 2011

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Cascading water, 2011

Sale Date: November 7, 2011

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Sans titre no.2, ballot Rond (Gros), 2006

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Sans titre no.2, ballot Rond (Gros), 2006

Sale Date: September 23, 2011

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Steal 1, 2007

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Steal 1, 2007

Sale Date: September 22, 2011

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Et tu, Duchamp, 2009

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Et tu, Duchamp, 2009

Sale Date: June 30, 2011

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Idol thief I, 2006

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Idol thief I, 2006

Sale Date: June 9, 2011

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Untitled, 2006

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Untitled, 2006

Sale Date: June 9, 2011

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Twins, 2008

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Twins, 2008

Sale Date: May 31, 2011

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Untitled, 2009

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Untitled, 2009

Sale Date: May 19, 2011

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Hungry god, 2005–2006

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Hungry god, 2005–2006

Sale Date: May 31, 2011

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Untitled, 2004

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Untitled, 2004

Sale Date: May 31, 2011

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There is always cinema (IV), 2008

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There is always cinema (IV), 2008

Sale Date: April 14, 2011

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Untitled, 2007

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Untitled, 2007

Sale Date: March 25, 2011

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Round the corner, 2004

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Round the corner, 2004

Sale Date: March 17, 2011

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Untitled, 2005

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Untitled, 2005

Sale Date: March 17, 2011

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Black thing, 2007

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Black thing, 2007

Sale Date: March 23, 2011

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Feast for hundred and eight gods 1, 2005

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Feast for hundred and eight gods 1, 2005

Sale Date: March 8, 2011

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Untitled, 2006

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Untitled, 2006

Sale Date: February 3, 2011

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No. 1, 2007

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No. 1, 2007

Sale Date: February 18, 2011

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Idol thief I, 2005

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Idol thief I, 2005

Sale Date: December 9, 2010

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