CURRENT EXHIBITION

New Narratives: Contemporary Art from India
January 10 - March 16, 2008

In the galleries at the Salina Art Center
with additional works at The Gallery at Kansas Wesleyan University,
Sams Hall of Fine Arts, 100 E. Claflin

This will be the first exhibition in the U.S. to feature works of the 21st century created in India, with many pieces coming straight from the studios of artists in various cities of the subcontinent. Approximately 18 artists are represented in this extensive exhibition of paintings, watercolors, sculptures, installations, and works in video and new media with a total of some 50 works. Visitors will go away from the show with a new level of understanding and renewed interest in India, one of the oldest yet most rapidly changing cultures on earth and an exciting place between East and West where new art in all media is being produced today. Guest curator, Betty Seid of Chicago, has traveled extensively in India and specialized in Indian art, both ancient and contemporary, and new media works selected by Johan Pijinappel of Mumbai.

Organized by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, this exhibition is curated by Betty Seid and is made possible through the leading sponsorhship support of the Boeing Company, the Philancon Fund at the Boston Foundation, and Exelon Corporation, as well as generous contributions from Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer, Barbara and David Kipper of the Kipper Family Foundation, Susan Beth Kaplan of the Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation and the Margot and Thomas Pritzker Family Foundation.