Reviving Rajasthan's historic sites by Subodh Gupta is wonder for eyes.

Subodh Gupta is an Indian contemporary artist known for his piece of art made of stainless-steel utensils often used in Indian Kitchen.  Recently, he took the initiative to revive Rajasthan’s historic sites along with Manhattan-based artist and gallerist, Peter Nagy. Actually, Peter Nagy was the first artist to support Indian contemporary artists. Now he and Gupta make a team to revive Rajasthan’s historical sites with their amazing work of style in Art and craft.  

Subodh Gupta, an interesting person with an amazing tale about the hyper-connected, global society we live in, where a youngster from the Indian outback may find himself suddenly the center of the entire world's attention. 

According to Peter Nagy, "I had this notion for many years of installing enormous sculptures in that fort." He is alluding to the massive Nahargarh Fort, which towers over Jaipur and is more recognized for its Rajput palaces and folk art than for its modern art. Adding to his work Nagy says, “I wanted it to be a bit of a treasure hunt. We’ve had 6,000 people a day, often locals who’ve never been to an art show. Kids dashing about, clambering on top of Subodh Gupta’s Ambassador car and running along it. We specially chose robust pieces!”. 

There is a car parked in the courtyard of the Palace that is not an ambassador car. It is a sculpture by Subodh Gupta titled "Doot," which is the Hindi word for Ambassador. However, this car has been cast in aluminum, which is heavier than a real one would be. The car used to be a symbol of official India and the thrill of every foreign tourist, but today it is out of production and represents the License Raj and a closed economy. Gupta's "Doot" is mysterious and opaque, revealing nothing about its contents or history. As is common with Gupta's sculptures, the object is a common Indian object that the artist has grown up with, which has been given greater symbolism because of its visibility throughout the country. One cannot travel anywhere in this Ambassador, but as an icon it has journeyed far. 

This show's greatest achievement is how popular it is within its own community. Most contemporary and modern art venues in India target knowledgeable audiences rather than local audiences with few prior art experiences. When I visited the palace, it was overflowing with guests.   

I hope that the next exhibition by Peter Nagy will include a work by Subodh Gupta so that the world can be inspired by it. As everyone knows, Subodh Gupta is from Bihar, a very illiberal part of the nation. When you consider Subodh Gupta's work as a whole, you notice that there are many loose ends. Personal experiences that appear mostly unprocessed as well as art cliches that feel quite generic appear throughout the book. The irresolution between form and content is the distinguishing feature of a world of art that has developed at an accelerated pace. A machine whose circuits have never actually closed, allowing form and content to mutually modify one another into something really significant and novel.