K. M. Madhusudhanan

Madhusudhanan (born 1956 in the coastal district of Alappuzha, Kerala, India) is an Indian film maker and artist, also known as K. M. Madhusudhanan. His debut feature film, Bioscope has received many awards. He is working with different media in art, including sculpture, printmaking installation art and film.

Early life and education
K. M. Madhusudhanan was born in 1956 in Alappuzha, a coastal district in Kerala. He studied Painting at College of Fine Arts Trivandrum, Kerala, and Print Making at the Faculty of Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. He Studied Painting at College of Fine Arts Trivandrum, Kerala and Print Making at the Faculty of Fine Arts at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.

Work
He lives in his home state of Kerala. Madhusudhanan's artistic practice flows seamlessly across media. His fascination with images, especially the advent of the moving image and its place in human history, is reflected in a series of films, paintings, drawings, video art and sculptural installations. The feature film Bioscope (2008 film) (2008) is one of his foremost works. It is based on the journey of the then new art form of cinema during the colonial India.He is deeply concerned with issues of war, colonisation, India's film history and manmade borders. Marxism and Buddhism have been decisive influences on his art. 'The Marx Archive: The Logic of Disappearance' is an ongoing project consisting of drawings, sculptural installations and video. From this series, 90 charcoal drawings were shown at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, 2014, curated by Jitish Kallat. Selection from the same series and a new series called The Penal Colony' were shown at the Venice Biennale, 2015, curated by Okwui Enwezor. His films have been awarded international and national awards and have been shown extensively in film festivals, art galleries, museums, including Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York


 * 2014- The Marx Archive - The Logic of Disappearance (installation) collection: Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi
 * 2014- 2015- Penal colony (Installation) Collection : collection: Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi
 * 2008- Bioscope (2008 film): Feature Film, produced by National Film Development Corporation of India
 * 2007- History is a Silent Film (Video Art)
 * 2018- Rage, rage against the dying of the light (Light Installation)

Museum and institutional shows

 * 2017 	Part Narratives, curated by Gayatri Sinha, Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Mumbai.
 * 2016	Pond Near the Field: Five Artists from Kerala, collateral event by Kiran Nadar Museum of Art with 	Kochi Muziris Biennale at Madhavan Nayar Foundation, curated by Roobina karode.
 * 2015	Pond Near the Field: Five Artists from Kerala, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), 	curated by Roobina karode
 * 2015	The Penal Colony, and The Marx Archive: The Logic of Disappearance, 56th Venice 	Biennale
 * 2014-15	The Marx Archive: The Logic of Disappearance, Kochi Muziris Biennale, curated by Jitish 	Kallat

Solo

 * 56th Venice Biennale, Italy: 'All the World's Futures', Curated by Okwui Enwezor: 9 May 2015 - 22 November 2015
 * Kochi Muziris Biennale, Noida, India: 'Whorled Explorations', curated by Jitish Kallat: 12 December 2014 - 29 March 2015
 * Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, Noida, India: Pond Near the Field: 25 November 2015 - 29 February 2016
 * Delhi Art Fair, Vadehra Art Gallery: 28 January 2016 - 31 January 2016
 * 2016	Penal Colony, Vadehra Art Gallery
 * 2016	Meanwhile, What About Socialism? Solo booth at AV Festival, New Castle, UK
 * 2017	Babel, The Guild Art Gallery, Alibaug
 * 2018	Granite lamp and mirror, Vadehra gallery, New Delhi
 * 2019	Gandhi between borders, 1+1 gallery, Dubai.
 * 2021	Mynaakam - in touch edition 5- Vadehra gallery, New Delhi

Group

 * 2021	Lokame tharavadu- curated by Bose Krishnamachaari, organised by Kochi Muziris 	biennale, Alappuzha, Kerala
 * 2020	Abudhabi Art fair, 1+1 gallery, Dubai
 * 2018	Collection of undoing, 1+1 Gallery, Dubai.
 * 2018	India Re-worlded: Seventy years of investigating a nation, Curated by Arshiya Lokhanwala, Gallery Odessey, Mumbai
 * 2018	India Re-worlded:seventy years of investigating a nation, Curated by Arshiya Lokhan wala, Gallery Odessey, Mumbai.
 * 2020	Abudhabi Art fair, 1+1 gallery, Dubai.
 * 2021	‘Lokame tharavadu’ curated by Bose Krishnamachaari, 	organised by Kochi Muziris biennale, Alappuzha, Kerala

Select group shows

 * 2017	Horses in the Air, Vadehra Art Gallery
 * 2016	Art Basel, Hong Kong, Vadehra Art Gallery
 * 2013	Fighting Against Electric Bulbs, India Art Fair, New Delhi
 * 2012	Aesthetic Bind, Citizen Artist: forms of address, Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai, curated 	by Geeta Kapur
 * 2011	You Don't Belong, Curated by Ashish Rajadhyaksha
 * 2011	VAF @ The Guild
 * 2009	New Indian Film and Animation at ICA, LASALLE Singapore, in collaboration with The 	Guild, Mumbai
 * 2009	Shrine Empire Gallery, New Delhi
 * 2009	Video Wednesday, Gallery Escape, New Delhi
 * 2009	Relative Visa, Bodhi Art Gallery, Mumbai
 * 2009	Fajr International Film Festival, Iran
 * 2009	NJISACF, New Jersey, USA
 * 2009	High Museum of Art, Atlanta, USA
 * 2008	Everything, Willem Baars Project, Amsterdam
 * 2008	Osian's Cinelan Asian & Arab Film, India
 * 2008	Thrissoor International Film Festival, India
 * 2008	Sao Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil
 * 2008	South Asian International Film Festival, New York
 * 2008	South Asian International Film Festival, San Francisco
 * 2008	International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg, Germany
 * 2008	River to River Film Festival, Florence
 * 2007	Prospects Contemporary Art from India, Rome Film Festival, Rome
 * 2007	Berwick upon Tweed Film & Media Arts Festival, UK
 * 2007	Outstanding Short Films from International Festival, Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) New 	York
 * 2002	Uppsala International Short Film Festival
 * 2002	International Short Film Festival in Drama, Greece
 * 2002	Opening Film: Busan Asian Short Film Festival, Korea
 * 2002	Tampere International Film Festival, Finland
 * 2002	Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival
 * 2002	Intonational Short Film Festival, Granada, Spain
 * 2001	Chilean International Short Film Festival, Chile
 * 2001	Outstanding Short Films from International Festivals Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) 	New York

Filmography

 * Balamaniyamma- Documentary, English, Malayalam, 1997
 * O.V. Vijayan- English, Malayalam, Documentary, 2000
 * Self Portrait- Short Fiction, Hindi, 2001
 * History is a Silent Film, Short Fiction, Silent, 2006
 * Mayabazaar- Documentary, Telugu, English, 2006
 * Razor, Blood and Other Tales- Short Fiction, Silent, 2007
 * Bioscope, Feature Film, Malayalam, Tamil, 2008

Awards and recognition
for Bioscope 2008' Osian Cinefan International Film Festival, NETPAC Jury Award for Best Asian Film Special Mention Jury Award, Mannheim-Heidelberg International Festival, Germany Best Cinematography Award, SAIFF, New York 5 Kerala State Film Awards Special Jury Award, National Film Awards
 * for Self Portrait, 2001
 * Best Film, Thessaloniki Festival, Greece
 * Outstanding Film from International Festivals, MoMA, New York
 * for History is a Silent Film, 2006
 * Outstanding Film from International Festivals, MoMA, New York
 * Special Jury Award for Direction
 * Best Cinematography
 * Best Editing
 * Best Background Score
 * Best Film Processing Lab

Books and articles

 * 2017 - The Registry of Things Past: Neither you are aware, nor the police', English, Nancy Adajania, The Guild Publication.
 * 2011 - On Bioscope: Rhythm of Light, Malayalam, Dr. V. Sanil
 * 2011 - The Gaze of Cinema, Malayalam, Dr. K. Gopinathan
 * 2011 - K.M. Madhusudhanan’s Bioscope, English, Shekhar Deshpande
 * 2011 - Scholars Watching Elephant, English, Leo Bankersen
 * 2011 - Bioscope Script, Malayalam, Published by Mathrubhoomi Books
 * A Turning Point, Interview, Screen India