Lunchtime Lecture: Understanding And Collecting Contemporary Indian Art

12 – 1 pmFree

Dipti Mathur has built a highly regarded collection of modern and contemporary Indian art. Her ongoing interests lie in working with institutions in the US on promoting a broader cross-cultural understanding and study of contemporary Indian art.  Ms. Mathur has served on the Board of Trustees of the Seattle Art Museum and the Seattle Asian Art Museum. She currently serves on the Collections Committee of the Asia Society Museum, New York, and on the Contemporary Art Advisory Panel of the San Francisco Asian Art Museum. She is one of the Founding Members of the Asian Contemporary Art Consortium, San Francisco. She discusses the growing international market for contemporary Indian art and pivotal major artists.

Save some time to view the exhibition Roots in the Air, Branches Below: Modern and Contemporary Art from India (for which regular Museum admission applies).