Saskia Fernando Gallery presents Legacies. Celebrating the contributions of eight pioneers of Sri Lankan art, Legacies features a tightly curated selection of artworks created between 1930 and 2020. Sri Lankan modern and contemporary art practice resulted from the many encounters it had with its immediate cultural environment. Similar to developments in visual culture across the world, art production in Sri Lanka was shaped by the political, social, and economic aspirations of the 20th-21st century. Showcasing works by Lionel Wendt, George Keyt, Richard Gabriel, H.A. Karunaratne, Tilak Samarawickrema, Senaka Senanayake, Jagath Weerasinghe, and Chandraguptha Thenuwara, Legacies pays homage to their indelible imprint, and far-reaching influence they had on the landscape of visual art in Sri Lanka.
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