Online teacher program The God of Small Things

Raja Ravi Varma, India 1848–1906 / Ravi Varma Press, Karla-Lonavla, India / Sheshnarayan printed 1894–1930 / Oleograph with Zardosi embroidery / 50.8 x 35.56cm / Purchased 2024 with funds from the Henry and Amanda Bartlett Trust through the QAGOMA Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art

Raja Ravi Varma, India 1848–1906 / Ravi Varma Press, Karla-Lonavla, India / Sheshnarayan printed 1894–1930 / Oleograph with Zardosi embroidery / 50.8 x 35.56cm / Purchased 2024 with funds from the Henry and Amanda Bartlett Trust through the QAGOMA Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / View full image

When

4.00 – 6.00 pm, Tue 10 Mar 2026
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Where

Online

Accessibility

  • Low Sensory/Relaxed

Admission

Free

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Join QAGOMA curators Tarun Nagesh and Abigail Bernal online as they discuss 'The God of Small Things: Faith and Popular Culture', then hear from Kim Barrett (Conservator, Works on Paper) about a landmark conservation and research exchange between QAGOMA and the Museum of Art and Photography (MAP), Bengaluru.


Raja Ravi Varma, India 1848–1906 / Ravi Varma Press, Karla-Lonavla, India / Vishnu-Garud Wahan printed 1894–1930 / Oleograph with Zardosi embroidery / 71.12 x 50.8cm / Purchased 2024 with funds from the Henry and Amanda Bartlett Trust through the QAGOMA Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art

Raja Ravi Varma, India 1848–1906 / Ravi Varma Press, Karla-Lonavla, India / Vishnu-Garud Wahan printed 1894–1930 / Oleograph with Zardosi embroidery / 71.12 x 50.8cm / Purchased 2024 with funds from the Henry and Amanda Bartlett Trust through the QAGOMA Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / View full image

The God of Small Things

This exhibition draws its title from Arundhati Roy's evocative novel to explore the omnipresence of faith in the mundane and extraordinary alike. Centred around a rare collection of embellished oleographs by Raja Ravi Varma (India, 1848-1906), 'The God of Small Things: Faith and Popular Culture' delves into the intersection between devotional imagery and popular culture, capturing the divine as a living part of everyday life.

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