Kindred Dichotomies brings together two remarkable contemporary artists, Sudhanshu Sutar from India and Andrea Zucchi from Italy, whose visual language transcends spoken barriers. Despite their distinct cultural backgrounds, they share a deep fascination with history—not as a fixed record, but as a space for reinterpretation.
This collection of works was first showcased at Black Cube Gallery in 2025.
The publication brings together two contemporary artists— Sudhanshu Sutar (b. 1988, Bhubaneswar, India) and Andrea Zucchi (b. 1964, Milan, Italy)— whose works, though born from distinct cultural and historical contexts, engage in a profound visual and conceptual dialogue. Despite the fact that the artists do not share a common spoken language, their practices speak to one another in a way that transcends verbal communication, exploring themes of historical continuity, identity, memory, and reinterpretation.
Sutar and Zucchi both work with imagery that blurs temporal boundaries, merging past and present through visual storytelling. They delve into historical materials— archival photographs, literature, and cultural symbols— reinterpreting them to address contemporary concerns. Their approaches, however, differ in tone and execution: while Sutar constructs narratives rooted in his personal and cultural history, focusing on lost royalty and shifting identities, Zucchi plays with appropriation and juxtaposition, layering historical imagery with an irreverent, almost surreal energy.
Through archival materials and historical imagery, Sutar and Zucchi craft contemporary narratives that challenge perceptions of time,
and pull elements of the past into the present. In this exhibition
and collection, history is not just a subject but a medium itself— reshaped, reimagined, and brought to life in compelling new ways.
