Radio interview - catching up on RTRFM April 2007

Written By Carl Gopalkrishnan (aka Gopal)

This is an interview I did after I was invited to speak about the various art projects I was doing, including the Social Policy Magazine cover, the Reflex exhibition in NYC, and some work I was doing for New Matilda magazine in Australia. As my work started to address difficult issues, I found media and even getting gallery directors to see me and so it was incredible to be asked by the interviewer Matthew Perkins to chat about my art. I appreciated the chance to talk about art and politics and how they do go together beyond protest movements to dig deeper into the universal truths which cross cultures, barriers,…

Carl Gopalkrishnan (aka Gopal)

Over the past two decades, Carl Gopalkrishnan's artwork has garnered international recognition for its ability to forge meaningful connections between cultural narratives in art and literature and the complex dynamics driving international law, intervention, and global conflict. Carl transforms our familiar cultural artefacts into new myths. Through his art he opens a door for legal and military minds to explore the creative, subconscious, and emotional nuances underlying doctrines that shape war and peace.

https://www.carlgopal.com
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Group exhibition - ‘REFLEX’: CUNY Graduate Centre, NYC, 2007, USA