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BHARTI KHER
(b. 1969)
Train'D To Kill 1
Signed and dated 'Bharti Kher 2008' and inscribed
'TRAIN'D TO KILL 1' (on the reverse on panel 4)
2008
Bindis on gold painted wood panel
120 x 120 in (304.8 x 304.8 cm)
Rs 80,00,000 ‒ 1,20,00,000
$ 126,985 ‒ 190,480
This work comprises four panels with each part measuring
60 x 60 in (152.4 x 152.4 cm)
PROVENANCE
Nature Morte, New Delhi
"I have been quite dogmatic about using [bindis]. But I feel that by the
very act of repetition, I have made themmy own language. I play with
its form and content to create different layers of meaning."
BHARTI KHER