Gandhi's Three Monkeys
Subodh Gupta's three oversized heads in military gear at Katara.
Subodh Gupta's Gandhi's Three Monkeys reworks the proverbial trio — see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil — as three monumental heads in military helmets and gear, installed in Katara Cultural Village. Gupta, often working with stainless steel vessels and domestic objects, here confronts political silence and complicity with scale that is impossible to ignore in a busy cultural district.
The work reads differently by day and night, when the polished surfaces catch passing phone flashes and stage lighting from nearby venues.
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Gupta's monkeys are not Gandhi's gentle warning; they are a accusation dressed as folklore. Katara's foot traffic — families, tourists, festival crowds — makes that tension sharper.
Stand back enough to read all three heads in one frame; the composition only works when you see the group, not a single portrait.
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Katara Cultural Village, near the amphitheatre and main promenade. Open public space, accessible on foot.
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