{"id":7428,"date":"2018-03-29T16:42:57","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T20:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=7428"},"modified":"2018-04-04T14:48:48","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T18:48:48","slug":"neha-choksi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/neha-choksi\/","title":{"rendered":"Neha Choksi"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1304\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7428-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/NehaChoksi1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/NehaChoksi1.mp3\">http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/NehaChoksi1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_7430\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7430\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7430 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Choksi-credit-Hugo-Glendinning-crop-sm.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Choksi-credit-Hugo-Glendinning-crop-sm.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Choksi-credit-Hugo-Glendinning-crop-sm.jpg?resize=768%2C1151&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Choksi-credit-Hugo-Glendinning-crop-sm.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Choksi-credit-Hugo-Glendinning-crop-sm.jpg?resize=696%2C1043&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Choksi-credit-Hugo-Glendinning-crop-sm.jpg?resize=1068%2C1600&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Choksi-credit-Hugo-Glendinning-crop-sm.jpg?resize=280%2C420&amp;ssl=1 280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Choksi-credit-Hugo-Glendinning-crop-sm.jpg?w=1828&amp;ssl=1 1828w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Choksi-credit-Hugo-Glendinning-crop-sm.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Neha <i>Choksi<\/i> by Hugo Glendinning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Neha Choksi (b. 1973, USA) works in Inglewood, California and in Bombay, India. Choksi received her BA in art and Greek from University of California, Los Angeles, in 1997, and MA in classics from Columbia University, in 2000.<\/p>\n<p>Choksi works in multiple media, across disciplines and at times collaboratively and in unconventional settings to explore how we seek, experience and acknowledge losses and transformations in material, temporal and psychological terms.\u00a0 Increasingly her work includes her own intellectual, cultural and social contexts.\u00a0 She works by setting up simple situations and memorable interventions in the lives of everything&#8211;from a stone to a plant, from animal to self, from friends to institutions&#8211;disrupting logic to open a space for poetry, absurdity, humor, surprise and existential insight.<\/p>\n<p>Her work has been exhibited or performed at Dhaka Art Summit (solo, 2018; group 2016); Manchester Art Gallery (solo, 2017);\u00a0LAMOA at Occidental College, Los Angeles (solo, 2017); Commonwealth and Council, Los Angeles (solo, 2017); Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery (2017); Project 88, Mumbai (solos 2016, 2013, 2010, 2009, 2007); 20th Sydney Biennale (commission, 2016); Hayward Gallery Project Space, London (solo, 2015); Kochi-Muziris Biennale (2014); Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, California (2013); Whitechapel Gallery, London (2013); John Hansard Gallery, Southampton, UK (3-person, 2012); Asia Pacific Triennial, QAGOMA, Brisbane (2012); Shanghai Biennale (2012); Wan\u00e5s Foundation and Kristianstads Konsthall, Sweden (2012; the 10th Venice Architecture Biennale (2006); among others.\u00a0She has upcoming exhibitions at <a href=\"https:\/\/hammer.ucla.edu\/exhibitions\/2018\/made-in-la-2018\/\">Hammer Museum<\/a> (biennial, 2018); 18th\u00a0Street Arts Center (commission, 2018); University Art Museum, CSU Long Beach (solo, 2019).\u00a0She was awarded the India Today Best New Media Artist of the Year Award (2017) and the designation of Cultural Trailblazer by the City of Los Angeles DCA (2017\/2018). She is on the editorial board of the Los Angeles-based arts journal, <a href=\"http:\/\/x-traonline.org\/\">X-TRA<\/a>. Her work is represented by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.project88.in\/\">Project 88<\/a>, Mumbai.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/talonbooks.com\/books\/full-metal-indigiqueer\">The Book<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiahouse.ca\/joshua-whitehead-why-im-withdrawing-from-my-lambda-literary-award-nomination\/\">letter<\/a> Joshua Whitehead wrote that was mentioned in the interview.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7431\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7431 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Choksi_FIF_composite01-sm.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Choksi_FIF_composite01-sm.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Choksi_FIF_composite01-sm.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Choksi_FIF_composite01-sm.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Choksi_FIF_composite01-sm.jpg?resize=696%2C464&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Choksi_FIF_composite01-sm.jpg?resize=1068%2C712&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Choksi_FIF_composite01-sm.jpg?resize=630%2C420&amp;ssl=1 630w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Choksi_FIF_composite01-sm.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Choksi_FIF_composite01-sm.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Neha Choksi, Faith in friction, 2017. 7-channel 4K video installation transferred to HD, each channel with stereo sound, 36 min loop. As installed at the Manchester Art Gallery. All images courtesy the artist and Project 88.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7432\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7432\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7432 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Choksi_2017_FIF_Faithinfriction_productionstills_composite-sm.jpg?resize=640%2C340&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Choksi_2017_FIF_Faithinfriction_productionstills_composite-sm.jpg?resize=1024%2C544&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Choksi_2017_FIF_Faithinfriction_productionstills_composite-sm.jpg?resize=300%2C159&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Choksi_2017_FIF_Faithinfriction_productionstills_composite-sm.jpg?resize=768%2C408&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Choksi_2017_FIF_Faithinfriction_productionstills_composite-sm.jpg?resize=696%2C370&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Choksi_2017_FIF_Faithinfriction_productionstills_composite-sm.jpg?resize=1068%2C567&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Choksi_2017_FIF_Faithinfriction_productionstills_composite-sm.jpg?resize=791%2C420&amp;ssl=1 791w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Choksi_2017_FIF_Faithinfriction_productionstills_composite-sm.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Choksi_2017_FIF_Faithinfriction_productionstills_composite-sm.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Production stills from Faith in friction, 2017. 7-channel 4K video installation transferred to HD, each channel with stereo sound, 36 min loop. All images courtesy the artist and Project 88.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7433\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7433\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7433 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/05-Choksi-TheSunsRehearsal_InMemoryOfTheLastSunset_2016.jpg?resize=640%2C863&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/05-Choksi-TheSunsRehearsal_InMemoryOfTheLastSunset_2016.jpg?resize=759%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 759w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/05-Choksi-TheSunsRehearsal_InMemoryOfTheLastSunset_2016.jpg?resize=222%2C300&amp;ssl=1 222w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/05-Choksi-TheSunsRehearsal_InMemoryOfTheLastSunset_2016.jpg?resize=768%2C1036&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/05-Choksi-TheSunsRehearsal_InMemoryOfTheLastSunset_2016.jpg?resize=696%2C939&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/05-Choksi-TheSunsRehearsal_InMemoryOfTheLastSunset_2016.jpg?resize=1068%2C1441&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/05-Choksi-TheSunsRehearsal_InMemoryOfTheLastSunset_2016.jpg?resize=311%2C420&amp;ssl=1 311w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/05-Choksi-TheSunsRehearsal_InMemoryOfTheLastSunset_2016.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/05-Choksi-TheSunsRehearsal_InMemoryOfTheLastSunset_2016.jpg?w=2088&amp;ssl=1 2088w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Neha Choksi,\u00a0The Sun\u2019s Rehearsal \/ In Memory of the Last Sunset, 2016. One image on wallpaper digitally generated by OmniCosm Studios (Hollywood); seven photographically generated images on wallpaper underneath; freestanding wall with cutout; curtain; activated by performance and interaction in a collaboration with dance artist Alice Cummins. Installation at Carriageworks, Sydney. Commissioned by the 20th Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy the artist and Project 88, Mumbai. Top Photograph: Neha Choksi. Bottom Photograph: Document Photography.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/NehaChoksi1.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing listNeha Choksi (b. 1973, USA) works in Inglewood, California and in Bombay, India. Choksi received her BA in art and Greek from University of California, Los Angeles, in 1997, and MA in classics from Columbia University, in 2000. 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