Travel through Kolkata and Hong Kong with contemporary works from the collection that explore the modern city as both a personal and political landscape.
The Sarah and William Hambrecht Contemporary Gallery, formerly used for special exhibitions, has been transformed into a dedicated space for a rotating selection of modern and contemporary works from the collection.
The inaugural Hambrecht Contemporary Gallery installation, Memento, includes two works that speak to contemporary global issues of urbanization and political uncertainty.
Image: Personal Space, 2001, by Jayashree Chakravarty (b. 1956, active Kolkata). Mixed media on paper. Asian Art Museum, Acquisition made possible by Jay and Marshalla Yadav, 2010.326. Photograph © Asian Art Museum.
Travel through Kolkata and Hong Kong with contemporary works from the collection that explore the modern city as both a personal and political landscape.
The Sarah and William Hambrecht Contemporary Gallery, formerly used for special exhibitions, has been transformed into a dedicated space for a rotating selection of modern and contemporary works from the collection.
The inaugural Hambrecht Contemporary Gallery installation, Memento, includes two works that speak to contemporary global issues of urbanization and political uncertainty.
Image: Personal Space, 2001, by Jayashree Chakravarty (b. 1956, active Kolkata). Mixed media on paper. Asian Art Museum, Acquisition made possible by Jay and Marshalla Yadav, 2010.326. Photograph © Asian Art Museum.
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