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Amit Dutta

“What is truly avant-garde? Giving due importance to the non-essential. For example, lengthening the duration of a random close-up. In one Indian miniature painting, I observed anew the painter withdrawing from the main narrative and painting the 'insignificant' squirrel with great love and care.”

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    Nainsukh

    Amit Dutta India, 2010

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    The Inimitable Image:
    An Amit Dutta
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    We begin our focus on Indian experimental filmmaker Amit Dutta with a film often regarded as a critical juncture in his artistic practice. An ingenious depiction of the art and life of the 18th century eponymous Pahari painter, this meditative work unfurls like a multi-layered miniature painting.

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  • Wittgenstein Plays Chess With Marcel Duchamp, or How Not To Do Philosophy

    Wittgenstein Plays Chess With Marcel Duchamp, or How Not To Do Philosophy

    Amit Dutta, 2020
  • The Day a Tree Fell

    The Day a Tree Fell

    Amit Dutta, 2019
  • Drawn From Dreams

    Drawn From Dreams

    Amit Dutta, 2019
  • Scenes from a Sketchbook

    Scenes from a Sketchbook

    Amit Dutta, 2016

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