The works by the Progressive Artists’ Group laid the foundation of modern art in post-independence India and today are the most important segment in the Indian art market. This panel, moderated by Asia Society Museum Director Boon Hui Tan, brings together major collectors of works by the Progressives from India, London, and New York for a conversation about the art, their reasons for collecting, and the future of India’s art scene. Speakers include Rajiv Jahangir Chaudhri, Founder, Sunsara Capital; Taimur Hassan, Founder, Frere Hall Capital Management and Dara K Mehta, Managing Director, Darashaw & Company Pvt. Ltd and Kiran Nadar, Chairperson, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, Trustee, Shiv Nadar Foundation.

The program will be followed by a reception.

Sponsored by Christie's

Part of the Season of India, a series of programs held in conjunction with the exhibition, The Progressive Revolution: Modern Art for a New India, on view at Asia Society Museum from September 14, 2018, to January 20, 2019. 

Presented in part by State Bank of India, proud Supporter of the Season of India.