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Mumbai – SYMPOSIUM
Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum & Art Deco Alive! present
TWIN CITY SYMPOSIUM
Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum & Art Deco Alive! present a day of ideas exchange, inspiring debate and driving conversations around heritage advocacy and preservation in a new developing India by bringing together leading voices in architecture, design, policy making, academia, and the arts. Through a series of illustrated presentations and discussions, we hope to acknowledge the lasting inuence of the timeless Art Deco movement on our urbanscape and modern living..
NOVEMBER 13TH
DR BHAU DAJI LAD MUSEUM,
EDUCATION CENTRE
10 AM – 10.30 AM
Welcome Address by Art Deco Alive!
Founder Smiti Kanodia, and Miami co-founders Gayatri Hingorani Dewan and Salma Merchant Rahmathulla
10.30 AM – 11 AM
Keynote Address by Tasneem Zakaria Mehta, Hon. Director and Managing Trustee, Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum
11 AM – 11.30 AM
TALK 1
THE LONG AFTERLIFE OF DECO IN MUMBAI
What are the confluences, technologies, allusions and significations that make a Mumbai Art Deco building distinct?
By Prof. Mustansir Dalvi
12 NOON – 12.30 PM
TALK 2
COSMOPOLITAN NIGHTS IN MID-CENTURY BOMBAY
As socialising moved from homes to restaurants and night clubs, their decor offered global connections. An exploration of the material vision of
cosmopolitan nights on display in these interiors.
By Prof. Abigail McGowan
12.30 PM – 1 PM
SCREENING
Art Deco Alive! & The Citizens’ Archive of India Present a short film that uncovers oral narratives surrounding early 20th century Bombay, growing up
around Deco and watching it disappear
2 PM – 2.30 PM
TALK 3
SEGUEING MIAMI AND MUMBAI: MAPPING CORRELATIONS AND UNIQUE MANIFESTATIONS
A personal exploration of South Beach masterpieces viewed from the lens of a Mumbaikar who grew up in the Deco district of Churchgate, while focusing on the juxtapositions and commonalities.
By Navin Ramani
2.45 PM – 3.15 PM
TALK 4
A PERSONAL EXPLORATION OF THE TIMELESS ALLURE OF ART DECO JEWELLERY
A look at history and inspirations behind glamorous trinkets inspired by Deco design interlaced with the speaker’s personal experience as jewellery designer.
By Shaill Jhaveri
3.45 PM – 4.45 PM
DECO STORY CIRCLE
A focussed, intimate discussion emphasising lived experiences and personal recollections on Deco to build community, and foster a human understanding of the scholarly topic.
With Esa Shaikh, Daniel Sequeira, Aashim Tyagi and Tinaz Nooshian
4.45 PM – 5.30 PM
CLOSING REMARKS & VOTE OF THANKS
Art Deco is a living legacy –
A century later. It’s still shaping the way we see. Design. And dream. It is art deco alive!