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Indian film maker and artist

Madhusudhanan കെ.എം. മധുസൂദനൻ
Born	1956 Alapuzha Kerala, India
Occupation(s)	Film director, painter
Spouse	Anuradha Madhusudhanan
Children	Neelambari Madhusudhanan
Parent	Manickam & Thankammal
Awards	Jury Award for Direction (Kerala State Film Awards) Special Jury Award (National Film Awards)
Website	www.madhusudhananstudio.com

Madhusudhanan (born 1956 in the coastal district of Alappuzha, Kerala, India) is an Indian film maker and artist, also known as K. M. Madhusudhanan. His debut feature film, Bioscope has received many awards. He is working with different media in art, including sculpture, printmaking installation art and film.

Early life and education

K. M. Madhusudhanan was born in 1956 in Alappuzha, a coastal district in Kerala. He studied painting at College of Fine Arts Trivandrum, Kerala, and print making at the Faculty of Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.

Work

He lives in his home state of Kerala. Madhusudhanan's artistic practice flows seamlessly across media. His fascination with images, especially the advent of the moving image and its place in human history, is reflected in a series of films, paintings, drawings, video art and sculptural installations. The feature film Bioscope (2008 film) (2008) is one of his foremost works. It is based on the journey of the then new art form of cinema during the colonial India.He is deeply concerned with issues of war, colonisation, India's film history and manmade borders. Marxism and Buddhism have been decisive influences on his art. 'The Marx Archive: The Logic of Disappearance' is an ongoing project consisting of drawings, sculptural installations and video. From this series, 90 charcoal drawings were shown at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, 2014, curated by Jitish Kallat. Selection from the same series and a new series called The Penal Colony' were shown at the Venice Biennale, 2015, curated by Okwui Enwezor. His films have been awarded international and national awards and have been shown extensively in film festivals, art galleries, museums, including Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York

2014- The Marx Archive - The Logic of Disappearance (installation) collection: Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi
2014- 2015- Penal colony (Installation) Collection : collection: Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi
2008- Bioscope (2008 film): Feature Film, produced by National Film Development Corporation of India
2007- History is a Silent Film (Video Art)
2018- Rage, rage against the dying of the light (Light Installation)

Exhibitions

Museum and institutional shows

2017 Part Narratives, curated by Gayatri Sinha, Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Mumbai.
2016 Pond Near the Field: Five Artists from Kerala, collateral event by Kiran Nadar Museum of Art with Kochi Muziris Biennale at Madhavan Nayar Foundation, curated by Roobina karode.
2015 Pond Near the Field: Five Artists from Kerala, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), curated by Roobina karode
2015 The Penal Colony, and The Marx Archive: The Logic of Disappearance, 56th Venice Biennale
2014-15 The Marx Archive: The Logic of Disappearance, Kochi Muziris Biennale, curated by Jitish Kallat

Solo

56th Venice Biennale, Italy: 'All the World's Futures', Curated by Okwui Enwezor: 9 May 2015 - 22 November 2015
Kochi Muziris Biennale, Noida, India: 'Whorled Explorations', curated by Jitish Kallat: 12 December 2014 - 29 March 2015
Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, Noida, India: Pond Near the Field: 25 November 2015 - 29 February 2016
Delhi Art Fair, Vadehra Art Gallery: 28 January 2016 - 31 January 2016
2016 Penal Colony, Vadehra Art Gallery
2016 Meanwhile, What About Socialism? Solo booth at AV Festival, New Castle, UK
2017 Babel, The Guild Art Gallery, Alibaug
2018 Granite lamp and mirror, Vadehra gallery, New Delhi
2019 Gandhi between borders, 1+1 gallery, Dubai.

2021 Mynaakam - in touch edition 5- Vadehra gallery, New Delhi

Group

2021 Lokame tharavadu- curated by Bose Krishnamachaari, organised by Kochi Muziris biennale, Alappuzha, Kerala
2020 Abudhabi Art fair, 1+1 gallery, Dubai
2018 Collection of undoing, 1+1 Gallery, Dubai.
2018 India Re-worlded: Seventy years of investigating a nation, Curated by Arshiya Lokhanwala, Gallery Odessey, Mumbai
2018 India Re-worlded:seventy years of investigating a nation, Curated by Arshiya Lokhan wala, Gallery Odessey, Mumbai.
2020 Abudhabi Art fair, 1+1 gallery, Dubai.
2021 ‘Lokame tharavadu’ curated by Bose Krishnamachaari, organised by Kochi Muziris biennale, Alappuzha, Kerala

Select group shows

2017 Horses in the Air, Vadehra Art Gallery
2016 Art Basel, Hong Kong, Vadehra Art Gallery
2013 Fighting Against Electric Bulbs, India Art Fair, New Delhi
2012 Aesthetic Bind, Citizen Artist: forms of address, Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai, curated by Geeta Kapur
2011 You Don't Belong, Curated by Ashish Rajadhyaksha
2011 VAF @ The Guild
2009 New Indian Film and Animation at ICA, LASALLE Singapore, in collaboration with The Guild, Mumbai
2009 Shrine Empire Gallery, New Delhi
2009 Video Wednesday, Gallery Escape, New Delhi
2009 Relative Visa, Bodhi Art Gallery, Mumbai
2009 Fajr International Film Festival, Iran
2009 NJISACF, New Jersey, USA
2009 High Museum of Art, Atlanta, USA
2008 Everything, Willem Baars Project, Amsterdam
2008 Osian's Cinelan Asian & Arab Film, India
2008 Thrissoor International Film Festival, India
2008 São Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil
2008 South Asian International Film Festival, New York
2008 South Asian International Film Festival, San Francisco
2008 International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg, Germany
2008 River to River Film Festival, Florence
2007 Prospects Contemporary Art from India, Rome Film Festival, Rome
2007 Berwick upon Tweed Film & Media Arts Festival, UK
2007 Outstanding Short Films from International Festival, Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) New York
2002 Uppsala International Short Film Festival
2002 International Short Film Festival in Drama, Greece
2002 Opening Film: Busan Asian Short Film Festival, Korea
2002 Tampere International Film Festival, Finland
2002 Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival
2002 Intonational Short Film Festival, Granada, Spain
2001 Chilean International Short Film Festival, Chile
2001 Outstanding Short Films from International Festivals Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) New York

Filmography

Balamaniyamma- Documentary, English, Malayalam, 1997
O.V. Vijayan- English, Malayalam, Documentary, 2000
Self Portrait- Short Fiction, Hindi, 2001
History is a Silent Film, Short Fiction, Silent, 2006
Mayabazaar- Documentary, Telugu, English, 2006
Razor, Blood and Other Tales- Short Fiction, Silent, 2007
Bioscope, Feature Film, Malayalam, Tamil, 2008
Theeppanakkam, Short Documentary, Malayalam 2024

Awards and recognition

for Self Portrait, 2001
Best Film, Thessaloniki Festival, Greece
Outstanding Film from International Festivals, MoMA, New York
for History is a Silent Film, 2006
Outstanding Film from International Festivals, MoMA, New York

for Bioscope 2008' Osian Cinefan International Film Festival, NETPAC Jury Award for Best Asian Film Special Mention Jury Award, Mannheim-Heidelberg International Festival, Germany Best Cinematography Award, SAIFF, New York 5 Kerala State Film Awards

Special Jury Award for Direction
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Background Score
Best Film Processing Lab

Special Jury Award, National Film Awards

Books and articles

2017 - The Registry of Things Past: Neither you are aware, nor the police', English, Nancy Adajania, The Guild Publication.
2011 - On Bioscope: Rhythm of Light, Malayalam, Dr. V. Sanil
2011 - The Gaze of Cinema, Malayalam, Dr. K. Gopinathan
2011 - K.M. Madhusudhanan's Bioscope, English, Shekhar Deshpande
2011 - Scholars Watching Elephant, English, Leo Bankersen
2011 - Bioscope Script, Malayalam, Published by Mathrubhoomi Books
A Turning Point, Interview, Screen India

References

^ "Confessions of a Creative Mind". 11 April 2018.
"Giving artistic expression to Malabar rebellion". The Hindu. 15 March 2015 – via www.thehindu.com.
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Correspondent, Our (20 October 2018). "This exhibtion [sic] merges the global wars and cinematic traditions". {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ "See Madhusudhanan's interpretation of the Wagon Tragedy of 1921". Hindustan Times. 30 December 2016.
"KM Madhusudhanan: Shadow Play". 8 November 2018.
"Biennale Arte 2019 - Homepage 2019". La Biennale di Venezia. 1 February 2018.
"The Kochi-Muziris Biennale". 20 November 2012.
"Jansatta (New Delhi edition) Today in Delhi - Kiran Nadar Museum of Art - Kiran Nadar Museum of Art". www.knma.in.
"India Art Fair 2016 : Delhi abuzz with art – Part I". Times of India Blog. 28 January 2016.
"Homepage". India Art Fair.
"'In Touch' presents its fifth edition with galleries from India and Dubai". Architectural Digest India. 15 January 2021.
"London gets a glimpse of South Asian art". Mintlounge. 8 June 2022.
"The Red Palette". 23 December 2016.
Roy, Vaishna (4 September 2021). "'Lokame Tharavadu': Birthing an art ecosystem in Kerala". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
"1X1 at Abu Dhabi Virtual Art Fair 2020". Islamic Arts Magazine.
"Balamaniyamma, Documentary, English, Malayalam, 1997". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
"O.V. Vijayan, English, Malayalam, Documentary, 2000". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
"Calendar - MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art.
"Mayabazaar, Documentary, Telugu, English, 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
"Razor, Blood and Other Tales, Short Fiction, Silent, 2007" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
"NFDC: Cinemas of india". www.nfdcindia.com.
^ "CINEMA". madhusudhanan.
"10th Osian Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema: The Grand Finale". Dear Cinema. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011.
Special Mention Jury Award, Mannheim-Heidelberg International Festival, Germany
"SAIFF 2018".
"5 Kerala State Film Awards" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2012.
Special Jury Award, National Film Awards
A Turning Point, Interview, Screen India

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