Temsüyanger Longkumer

Temsüyanger Longkumer (b. 1976, Lapa, India) is an interdisciplinary artist based in London. An alumnus of the Govt. College of Art and Crafts, Guwahati, Assam (BFA, 1998), the Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (MVA, Printmaking, 2000), and the Royal College of Art, United Kingdom (MA, Printmaking, 2003), he explores a variety of mediums and traditions including drawing, installations, printmaking, sculpture, and time-based art, within his practice. His work delves into contemporary cultural and political flux, and serendipitously conceived ideas. Longkumer's thematic fluidity across diverse materials reflects his joy in exploration and his approach to 'making the moment'. Temsü's work has been exhibited at the Venice Biennale (2023), Kochi Biennale (2018), and Singapore Biennale (2019) and hosted by notable institutions including the Museum der Kulturen in Switzerland, the India International Centre in New Delhi, Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, and the Horniman Museum in London, where one of his sculptures resides in their permanent collection. He has also undertaken residencies at esteemed institutions, including the Fondazione Pistoletto in Italy, Lalit Kala Akademi in India, Pepperton UK in London, Cite International Des Arts in Paris, and the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge.