Fantasy of having a trailer wagon all to myself 
A group show celebrating the life and work of Manoj Nair 

Gallery 46 Whitechapel 
4th February - 19th February 2021 

 www.fantasyofatrailerwagon.org  
 
Anju Acharya, Fiona Banner aka The Vanity Press, Peter Bond, Xenia Bond, Hannah Burton, Ivan Cartwright, Roshan Chhabria, Anil Dayanand, Stephanie Douet, Khiyo Band, Sang Hoon Lee, Harold Offeh, Sabrina Osborne, Nick Parkin, Saad Qureshi, Paul Sakoilsky, Anna Sebastian, Janine Shroff, Sophie de Stempel, Tatiana de Stempel, Bharat Thakur, Gavin Turk, Opper Zaman. 

An impressive international roster of more than 20 artists from the UK, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Korea and Sri Lanka are coming together to celebrate the life of Indian writer, journalist, critic and curator, Manoj Nair and his contribution to arts and culture. The exhibition will include a diverse span of practice, including painting, photography, performance, film, sculpture, writing, music and digital artwork. 

In life Manoj Nair, was highly regarded by the artistic community for championing the work of so many artists and helping to bring their work to a wider audience through his writings, as well as for his role as the Editorial Director of the Kochi Murziris Biennale 2018-19. Following his untimely death in 2019, this exhibition is an acknowledgement of Manoj’s importance by the featured artists, many of whom had a personal connection with him and who were keen to acknowledge his international legacy.

 The exhibition’s curator, artist Tatiana de Stempel has secured established names including Fiona Banner aka The Vanity Press, Gavin Turk and Harold Offeh, as well as more emerging names such as Xenia Bond, Janine Shroff and Opper Zaman. The intention is to create a cross-cultural platform of work which explores issues of diversity and core themes of excess and death. The artists have been invited to imagine what lies beyond death, both for the individual and the ‘afterlife’ of their work. 
lose friend Manoj, will throw up a multitude of differing responses to these themes, especially at a time when so many have died of Covid 19.” 



Reflecting this collaborative spirit, the public will be invited to attend a programme of free talks, performances, and workshops, including music workshops exploring Bengali and Indian folk music and poetry workshops investigating Sanskrit writing. Several exhibiting artists are working with LGBTQ+ subjects, providing visitors with an ideal opportunity to engage with and explore themes around these issues. 

Extending the exhibition beyond the physical offering, an online exhibition guest curated by Annoushka Hempel - including work by  Marium Agha and Naima Dadabhoy from Pakistan and Maya Bastian, Vimukthi Jayasundera, Danushka Marasinghe, Jiva Parthian, Anoli Perera and Anup Vega from Sri Lanka - will further extend the opportunity for global dialogue during this time of isolation







Fantasy of having a trailer all wagon to myself - Workshops and Performances at Gallery 46, Whitechapel London. 
All workshops will observe social distance guidance and can also be accessed via zoom. Places are free but must be booked in advance. For further information at and to book:  www.fantasyofatrailerwagon.org   

'To Move on Unsteadily' Sang Hoon Lee Live performance: 4th & 7 February 2021- 7.pm   
The performance will be created from a sense of uncertainty. The body will be continuously shaken, staggered, unbalanced. 

Khiyo Live Music Workshop: 5 February 2021 - 11 - 1pm  
Music workshop run by London-based British Bengali band, featuring Bangladeshi classical music and after performance discussion. Workshop will be zoom linked to schools in Whitechapel.  

Nick  Parkin-  'Islands of Dust -Butoh': 6 February 2021 - 2- 4pm - Live performance  
Nick Parkin is an award-winning Composer, Musician, Artist, Director and Movement Practitioner specialising in environmental and site-based sound and performance. Workshop will be zoom linked to participating universities. 

Ivan Cartwright ,'A Wedding  Portrait'  by his Gay Lover: 13  February 2021 2- 4pm  
This performance will be a live shared talk with questions from the audience (Covid permitting). The performance will address the complex issues of non-binary identity and polygamous sexual identity within heteronormative parameters and equally rigid expectations around masculine ideals. 

Discover Hindi with Sabrina Osborne: 15 February 2021 (online) - 11 - 1pm  
Sabrina has 7 years of experience in teaching Hindi at King’s College London. She enjoys using audio/visual resources and activities in language teaching along with her own original teaching materials. Sabrina is also a participating artist in the exhibition. Workshop can be booked via Eventbrite.

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