Gallery XXL shows Sajid Wajid Shaikh and Jofre Oliveras’ ruminations on ruins

The CEO and Director of Mumbai gallery, Joe Cyril, discusses Shaikh and Oliveras’ art and politics in an interview with STIR.
Manu Sharma, Stir Magazine , June 26, 2024

Gallery XXL in Mumbai, India, is presenting Witness and Evidence: deliberations on ruins by Sajid Wajid Shaikh and Jofre Oliveras, from May 18 - June 29, 2024. The exhibition includes mixed media works by Indian artist Sajid Wajid Shaikh and Spanish artist Jofre Oliveras. Shaikh is a multimedia artist and is gaining popularity rapidly in the Indian art scene, while Oliveras creates social art and engages in art activism. Joe Cyril, CEO of XXL Collective and Gallery Director, Gallery XXL joins STIR for an interview that sheds light on the work in the show and the discourse it builds around the topic of ruins.

 

For Witness and Evidence, Shaikh and Oliveras artistically explore ruins and the political dimensions of the degradation and preservation of historical sites. They also question the responsibility of artists, curators and cultural institutions in creating awareness around the upheaval of public projects concerning ruins.