Zoom webinar, Shifting Landscapes: New Approaches to Modern + Contemporary South Asian Art

If you missed our recent Zoom webinar, Shifting Landscapes: New Approaches to Modern + Contemporary South Asian Art, you can watch it now on our site!

Over the last decade, the global interest in modern and contemporary art from South Asia and its wide diaspora has grown exponentially. Our esteemed panel of experts unpacked some of the new and innovative approaches to modern and contemporary South Asian art that have characterized this period of growth, exploring significant changes in the local, regional and global landscapes of the category, particularly at the institutional level.

Following an engaging Q&A session, our audience sought further insights through recommended reading. Our panelists suggested two essential titles: “Moving Focus: India – New Perspectives on Modern & Contemporary Art” and “20th Century Indian Art: Modern, Post-Independence, Contemporary,” both of which can be found at online retailers such as Abebooks, eBay, and Amazon.

Panelists included:

Shanay Jhaveri, Head of Visual Arts at the Barbican in London
Deepanjana Klein, Director of Acquisitions and Development at the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art in New Delhi
Moderate by Nishad Avari, Specialist and Head of Department for Indian Art at Christie’s New York

Watch this insightful discussion here!