In a new partnership with FotoFest, Asia Society Texas Center will feature a portion of the central exhibition for the 2018 biennial, INDIA | Contemporary Photographic and New Media Art. Join us for an opening reception with light bites and sparkling wine, followed by a panel with the biennial’s curators Sunil Gupta and Steven Evans and featured artists Tenzing Dakpa, Sarindar Dhaliwal,and Annu Palakunnathu Matthew.

Schedule

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Opening reception with light bites and sparkling wine
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Panel discussion with curators Sunil Gupta and Steven Evans and featured artists

About the FotoFest 2018 Biennial

The FotoFest 2018 Biennial will focus on contemporary photography and new media art from India and the global Indian diaspora. Lead Curator Sunil Gupta is organizing the INDIA | Contemporary Photographic and New Media Art exhibition program with Steven Evans, FotoFest Executive Director. The exhibition is presented at three adjacent spaces in Houston’s Washington Avenue Arts District, and in a new collaboration, in the Louisa Sarofim Gallery at the Asia Society Texas Center in the Houston Museum District. The installation at the Texas Center will feature the works of Mohini Chandra, Tenzing Dakpa, Sarindar Dhaliwal, Chandan Gomes, Vinit Gupta, Abhishek Hazra, Annu Palakunnathu Matthew, Anoop Ray, and Gigi Scaria in photography, videos, and installations.

Exhibitions at Asia Society Texas Center are presented by Wells Fargo. Major support comes from Chinhui Juhn and Eddie Allen, Nancy C. Allen, Leslie and Brad Bucher, the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance and the Anchorage Foundation. Generous funding also provided by The Clayton Fund, Texas Commission on the Arts, Ann Wales, Wortham Foundation, and through contributions from the Friends of Asia Society, a premier group of individuals and organizations committed to bringing exceptional exhibitions and programming to Asia Society Texas Center.

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