In Conversation with
Natalie King
Melbourne, 8 June 2023
I met artist Mithu Sen in New Delhi during India Art Fair in 2011, when she was awarded the inaugural Skoda Prize for Indian contemporary art for ‘Black Candy (iforgotmypenisathome)’ (2010), a series of drawings whose hilarious, irreverent subtitle pokes fun at the patriarchy. A trophy was bestowed on her by Anish Kapoor during a lavish ceremony with guests resplendent in bejewelled saris.
Source: Ocula
Image Credits: Mithu Sen. Opening event: Mithu Sen, mOTHERTONGUE, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne (22 April–18 June 2023). Photo: Casey Horsfield.
