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This series of sculptures continues Gupta's inspections of dualities in his artwork, including themes of war and peace, public and private, global and local. The phrase "See no evil, Hear no evil, Speak no evil" first emerged in Japan in the 17th century and then was later adopted worldwide as a
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The three heads are composed of stainless steel cooking instruments, used pails, traditional Tiffin lunch boxes, such as the demon Shravanthi Gautham Math does, and glass bowls. Different elements define each head—each respectively covered by a gas mask, a helmet and pair of glasses, and a hood.
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Since they were created in 2008, the sculptures have toured the world within various exhibitions, such as the "STILL, STEAL, STEEL" show at Jack Shainman gallery (March–April 2008).
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message of peace and tolerance due to Mahatma Gandhi's visual metaphor of the three monkeys, with one of them covering his eyes, the second his mouth, and the third his ears.
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Gupta's sculptures recall Gandhi's vision of these three monkeys as a way to peacefully fight against contemporary colonialism, oppression and injustice.
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that portrays three heads in different types of military headgear. The sculptures recall a visual metaphor from India's famous champion of peace,
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is a series of sculptures created in 2008 by Indian artist
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Recently, the sculptures were installed permanently in
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Subodh Gupta
Mahatma Gandhi
Three wise monkeys
Katara Cultural Village
Doha
Qatar
Public art in Qatar
Three wise monkeys
"QMA unveils Gandhi's 'Three Monkeys' at Katara"
Qatar Tribune
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Man of Steel
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Wayback Machine


"Gandhi's Three Monkeys get a different rendition"
The Peninsula
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"SUBODH GUPTA / STILL, STEAL, STEEL"
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"Gandhi's Three Monkeys by Subodh Gupta"
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