Chila Kumari Sign Burman has transformed Tate Britain into a celebration of neon lights and swirling colors this holiday season. Anika Khan reports.
- Chila Kumari Singh Burman is a South-Asian multimedia artist. She is renowned for using bizarre styles and techniques to create her masterpieces.
- Chila Kumari transformed Tate Britain into a celebration of neon lights and swirling colors this holiday season.
- Her magnificent installations, remembering a brave new world combines Bollywood imagery, colonial history, Hindu mythology, and snippets from her personal memory.
- Her installations covered the façade of Tate with bling and colors.
- Chila Kumari transformed the figure of Britannia into Kali (the Hindu goddess of destruction and power) and Rani Laxmi Bai (a fierce female warrior during the British rule in the 19th century Bengal).
- She is internationally celebrated for her radical feminist practices, smashing stereotypes, and social identities.
- The exhibition takes inspiration from the struggles of the past and offers hope for the future.
- When>Until 31 January
- Where>Tate Britain, London
- For more information visit: Tate
