‘Place for People’ was an exhibition of modern Indian art held in 1981. Which of the following statements about it are incorrect?
(A) Its artists wrote a manifesto to explain their work.
(B) It was shown in Delhi and Bombay.
(C) Geeta Kapur was one of its exhibiting artists.
(D) Two of its artists were from Baroda.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A) and (C) only
A. Its artists wrote a manifesto to explain their work. — Incorrect. Here an art critic, Geeta Kapur, wrote about it, and the critic’s role became important.
B. It was shown in Delhi and Bombay. — Correct. These were its two venues.
C. Geeta Kapur was one of its exhibiting artists. — Incorrect. She was the art critic who wrote about it, not one of its six artists.
D. Two of its artists were from Baroda. — Correct. Bhupen Khakhar and Gulam Mohammed Sheikh were from Baroda.
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NCERT (2026-27): “The New Figurative Art and Modern Art from 1980s …Such a public view of art can also be seen in a popular exhibition called ‘Place for People’ in 1981. It was shown in Delhi and Bombay and had six artists— Bhupen Khakhar, Gulam Mohammed Sheikh, Vivan Sundaram, Nalini Malani, Sudhir Patwardan and Jogen Chowdhury. The first two were from Baroda and an eminent art critic, Geeta Kapur, wrote about it. So far, we came across manifestos written by artists themselves, but in this case, the role of the art critic to explain what the artists wanted to express became important.” |