Both his life and work, inevitably, are deeply intertwined with all of 20th century India as he moved from colonial histories to those of contemporary radical activism, from Nehruvian nationalism to hallucinating images of dystopian globalisation.
A tribute to Vivan Sundaram (May 28, 1943–March 29, 2023), avant-garde artist, activist and archivist, who defied classification and questioned all received notions of art and history. His lifelong mantra: Retrieve, Re-take, Recycle, Reiterate.