Neon Dreams: Chila Kumari Singh Burman

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This autumn, the Holburne presents Neon Dreams, an installation by Chila Kumari Singh Burman, a contemporary British artist with a widely recognised practice shaped by popular media, history and punjabi cultural identity. 

The Glowing Canopies (2023) – the artist’s largest individual neon work to date – lights up the facade of the museum. The multi-coloured neon work presents delicate creations in the shape of trees and bees, depicting a joyful explosion of vibrant colours. 

Taking centre stage in the Ballroom is a three dimensional, life size sculpture, My Tiger Janu (2022), a reference to childhood memories of her father’s ice cream van, which was crowned with a magnificent Bengal tiger figurine in the 1960’s. 

 

Holburne Museum’s Curator of Contemporary Art is supported by John Ellerman Foundation and Jerwood Foundation.

         

With additional exhibition support from the Holburne Contemporary Circle.

 

Image credit: Chila Kumari Singh Burman, 'My Tiger Janu', 2022. Photo Matthew Andrews