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A statue of Nandi, the bull attendant of Shiva
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untitled, India 1960s
Exhibition
Tantra / Yoga: Richard Lannoy
16 Sep 2016 – 11 Oct 2016
Event times
Monday to Friday 10am - 6pm
Cost of entry
n/a
Address
- 33 Cork Street
- Mayfair
- London
England - W1S 3NQ
- United Kingdom
Prahlad Bubbar is delighted to begin a new season of exhibitions with a rare presentation of works by largely undiscovered photographer Richard Lannoy. His work is shown in context with a selection of classical Indian paintings and objects related to Tantra and Yoga.
About
Besides being a photographer, Lannoy was also a painter and, most significantly, a professor and distinguished writer who investigated Indian society and culture in great depth. Having lived in India, Lannoy created over the years an astounding collection of images of great beauty that depict, and even embody, a belief in the practice of a holistic view of reality.
The vintage print photographs by Lannoy presented here were all exhibited in the ground breaking 1971 exhibition ‘Tantra’ at the Hayward Gallery in London.
Just as in its presentation of 1971, Lannoy’s work is revisited as being in direct connection with notions of Tantra and Yoga. Tantra is a system of belief that sees all sides of reality as manifestations of a cosmological sexuality. Yoga, on the other hand, is a complex set of practices that aim to transcend suffering and that see both body and mind as intrinsically connected to the world. Both envision a profound connection between the individual and the universe, a view that constantly emerges in the scenes depicted by Lannoy.
