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Thursday, March 28, 2024


Exhibition Public - USA & Canada

MegaCity: India's Culture of the Streets

The Peabody Essex Museum
161 Essex Street,
Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Mar 21, 2016 To Dec 31, 2017


Detail: In the early 20th century, Indian artists viewed the village as the true locus for India's identity, distinct from that of the British colonial cities of Calcutta, Bombay and New Delhi. By mid-century, India had gained independence and its cities were replenished with all kinds of people fulfilling their dreams. In the cities, the drive toward modernity co-existed with the enduring presence of the spiritual in unexpected ways.

This installation includes paintings from PEM's Chester and Davida Herwitz Collection. Images of confrontation, hope, fracture and change traverse shifting grounds rich with contradictions.

Phone No.: 978-745-9500, 866-745-1876
Site URL: http://www.pem.org/exhibitions/189-megacity_indias_culture_of_the_streets



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