Grades 9-12: An Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art **FREE**

Join us for an interactive tour of “Bring Me a Lion,” a contemporary exhibition of Indian Art currently showing at Webster University’s Hunt Gallery from March 19 to April 17, 2010. Students will interact with Tushar Joag, one of the most prominent contemporary Indian artists to date, and see examples of his work. They will also meet the curator for “Bring Me A Lion” as they view other works also included in the exhibition. As they view the works, students will be invited to experience what it means to be a “contemporary artist” working in and/or influenced by the country of India and Indian culture and history. How do the artists work? Where do their ideas come from? What media do they employ and why? How is their perspective different from, and similar to, other contemporary artists working today?

This program is recommended for high school students and is available FREE of charge.
An overview of the exhibition can be found at http://www.indianartnews.com/xn/detail/2178147:Event:187253?xg_source=activity.

About the Artist:

Born in 1966, Tushar Joag studied at the Sir J.J. School of Fine Arts in Mumbai and the Faculty of Fine Arts in Baroda, as well as completing a residency at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam in 1998-2000. He is a founding member of the artists initiative Open Circle Arts Trust in Mumbai and has participated in numerous shows, including Crossing Generations: DIVERGE at the National Gallery of Contemporary Art in Mumbai (2003) and Edge of Desire: Recent Art in India at the Asia Society and Queens Museum of Art in New York (2004-2005). Tushar Joag lives and works in Mumbai. More information about his point of view and images of some of his recent work can be found at http://www.saffronart.com/artist/artistprofile.aspx?artistid=2598 and http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/tushar_joag.htm?section_name=new_india. A more detailed resume can be found at http://www.unicellpwc.org/resume.htm.

3/23/2010 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
3/23/2010 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM