His passion for cows is shown in the auspicious occasion of birth of Lord Krishna, Janamashtami . Numerous depictions of Lord Krishna, the gopas, and the cows who sit in rapt adoration constantly close to their Lord may be found in Indian miniature art. Speaking of cows, installation artist and genius Subodh Gupta has relished the numerous cultural allusions that the word "cow" evokes. The Way Home, Gupta's first cow installation, was included in a show with the same name at Chemould Gallery in Mumbai. "My installation of the sitting cow, with all the different vessels surrounding, was about culture, it was about an ordinary living, but it was also about state of mind," he adds in a phone chat from London. The items he employed in his work appear as ordinary vernacular symbols, elegantly simple icons that depict the complicated social, economic, and cultural context that exists in modern-day India. Rituals and memories Gupta provides the following examp
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