"Born in 1953 in Punjab, Ranbir Kaleka is based in Delhi. In the '90s he became known for intensely hued Neo-Expressionistic paintings with dense, libidinal narratives, recalling the work of Sandro Chia..."
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"Since transitioning from painting to video in the 1990s, Ranbir Kaleka has used video as a tool for material innovation..."
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"Ranbir Kaleka's contribution to ''Edge of Desire: Recent Art in India'' at the Queens Museum of Art last year was a colorful little tent holding a pulpit-shaped ministage and folding chairs..."
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"You can stare all you want at a painting, trying to daydream its characters into action, but only a sorcerer like Ranbir Kaleka can make it happen. Kaleka, a native of India and a terrific figurative painter of expressionist fabulism, has been experimenting for some years now with video magic..."
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