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URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/chila-kumari-burman-i-love-you-s
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SUMMARY:The Atkinson: Chila Kumari Burman: I Love You Southport
DESCRIPTION:Chila Kumari Burman MBE was born in Bootle and raised within th
 e Punjabi Hindu culture of her parents amidst a backdrop of working class 
 Liverpudlians. Her father\, Bachan Singh Burman\, was a tailor and magicia
 n in Calcutta (now Kolkata)\, India. He came to Britain in 1954 and was la
 ter followed by China’s mother\, Kamala Devi and her two older siblings.
  Once settled in Britain the growing family welcomed Chila and two more ch
 ildren.\n\nChilaʼs experiences growing up in Sefton are key influences on
  her work. She has many fond memories of her father operating his ice-crea
 m van on Freshfield beach and proudly recalls the striking life size Benga
 l Tiger that sat on top of his van. Within this exhibition you can see tha
 t the ice-cream van and its wares have become popular and familiar motifs 
 in her work. Her mother opened a clothes shop in Waterloo\, which further 
 cemented the family’s place at the centre of their community.\n\nAfter 
 attending local grammar schools in Bootle and Waterloo\, Chila achieved a 
 foundation course at Southport School of Arts and Crafts which led to an a
 rt degree in printmaking at Leeds Polytechnic and masterʼs degree in fine
  art at the Slade art school in London. She has built a distinguished care
 er that addresses themes such as cultural heritage\, feminism and activism
 . As a key member of the Black British Art Movement Chila has constantly c
 hallenged stereotypes\, fixed notions of British identity and institutiona
 l racism within her art. Chilaʼs work is collected and shown internationa
 lly\, and her contributions to visual art were recognised when she was awa
 rded an MBE in 2022.\n\nWithin this exhibition you can see some of Chilaʼ
 s most recent work\, showcasing new ideas as well as revisiting and rework
 ing recurring motifs that she continues to elaborate and interrogate withi
 n her creative process. Chila uses a range of artistic approaches includin
 g printmaking\, painting\, photography\, drawing\, collage and sculpture t
 o explore the relationship between popular culture and fine art.
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CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
LOCATION:The Atkinson\, Lord Street\, Southport\, Sefton\, PR8 1DB\, Sefton
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