“Your revolutionary spirit will bring you many troubles. But go on fighting. The future is always with those who struggle for self-expression and ideals.” — Dr. Herman Goetz of Baroda Museum to F.N. Souza, 1045 “Just over seven decades after the declaration of India’s independence in… Read More
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After Darkness: Southeast Asian Art in the Wake of History, at Asia Society Museum in New York, September 8, 2017 – January 21, 2018
“Asia Society Museum presents a timely exhibition exploring artistic practice as a response to social and political change through the works of seven contemporary artists and one artist group from three Southeast Asian countries: Indonesia, Myanmar, and Vietnam. Works of sculpture, photography, video, and mixed-media installation reflect how political transition in each… Read More
Lucid Dreams and Distant Visions: South Asian Art in the Diaspora at Asia Society Museum, through August 6, 2017
“Asia Society Museum in New York shines a spotlight on the work of nineteen contemporary artists from the South Asian diaspora. As individuals living between worlds, diasporic artists often negotiate notions of home and issues relating to migration, gender, race, and memory in their practice.… Read More
Secrets of the Sea: A Tang Shipwreck and Early Trade in Asia at Asia Society Museum, March 7 – June 4, 2017
“Secrets of the Sea: A Tang Shipwreck and Early Trade in Asia features precious cargo—bound for the Abbasid Caliphate, an empire that included present-day Iran and Iraq, and produced in China during the Tang dynasty (618–907)—including ceramics, gold and silver vessels, bronze mirrors, and other artifacts.… Read More
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