His first truly experimental works were inspired by his frequent visits to ethnographic museums in Paris, tap into the abstract forms and frank eroticism of non-Western tribal cultures. (observer.com)
This journey begins with visit to a soon to be declared UNESCO World Heritage Site at Chettinad, explore the group of monuments at Mahabalipuram - an ancient town on the south eastern coast, get close to the royal heritage at Mysore, experience village life at the ancient Anegundi village at Hampi, visit one of the country's finest ethnographic museums at Goa culminating with a Goan Carnival evening. (the-maharajas.com)
In terms of this presentation, the Chapman Family Collection parodies typical Western ethnographic museums and deepens the criticism of the underlying hypocrisy associated with a century of globalization. (fadmagazine.com)