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    Bharat Ratna! Jewels of Modern Indian Art

    Bharat Ratna! Jewels of Modern Indian Art

    Presented by Museum of Fine Arts. Boston (MFA) at Museum of Fine Arts Boston

    November 14, 2009-August 22, 2010

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    “Bharat Ratna,” which translates literally to the “Jewel of India,” presents a selection of outstanding works by some of India’s most celebrated modern painters. Drawn from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Rajiv Jahangir Chaudhri, the exhibition focuses on a generation of artists that emerged in the years following India’s independence from British rule in 1947. Luminaries such as Francis Newton Souza, Maqbool Fida Husain, and Sayed Haider Raza—founding members of the Progressive Artists Group—formed an important and influential artistic avant-garde at this transitional moment in India’s history. Their paintings are an international synthesis of visual traditions, embracing western modernism on the one hand and a heritage colored by the rich narrative of Indian art, myths, and classical traditions on the other.

    The divergent works in “Bharat Ratna! Jewels of Modern Indian Art” highlight the fascinating dialogue and mediation between the traditional and modern, the indigenous and foreign, and the sacred and secular as Indian artists sought an independent identity that could define their country’s new nationhood.


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        Museum of Fine Arts Boston

        465 Huntington Ave
        Boston, MA 02115

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        Tickets: Members Free Adults $20 Seniors and Students 18 and older $18 Youths 6 and under Free Youths 7-17, weekdays before 3 pm $7.50* *Youths 7-17 admitted free on weekdays after 3 pm, weekends, and public school holidays

      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        November 14, 2009-August 22, 2010

        Times:
        Monday and Tuesday
        10 am-4:45 pm

        Wednesday-Friday
        10 am-9:45 pm

        Saturday and Sunday
        10 am-4:45 pm

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