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Destination India: Foreign Artists in India, 1857-1947

July 13-August 24, 2024

DAG New Delhi, 22A Janpath Road, Windsor Place, New Delhi, India

William Simpson, Jumma Musjid, 1864

DAG presents Destination India : Foreign Artists in India, 1857 – 1947, an exploration of British and other European representatives of India, in the eighteen and early nineteenth centuries.

The show focuses on foreign artists who travelled to India from across the world— Germany, Holland, Denmark, France, America, Japan, besides Britain—between the Uprising of 1857 and Independence in 1947 as examples of a late phase of Orientalist art. With a refreshing and essential turn in the representation of India, the exhibition delves into a less-explored but equally compelling period: the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries not merely to retrace the steps of those who came before but to explore the intricate perspectives of a new generation of artists who found different nuances and beauty in the Indian subcontinent.

Find out more on the show here.