Pinnacle - Progressives

On 21 March 2007 TamarindArt will celebrate its anniversary as a full-time gallery with the opening reception of Pinnacle – Progressives. This is a unique exhibition featuring works by India’s most eminent artists from the Progressive Artists Group. It is a rare opportunity and a treat to see such great masterpieces of contemporary Indian art under one roof.

For Press: 21 March 2007 from 6pm – 9pm (by RSVP only)
rsvp - invite@tamarindart.com

This exhibition will be open to the public by appointment only from 22 March to 7 April 2007

Featured artists: Bal Chhabda, VS Gaitonde, MF Husain, Krishen Khanna, Ram Kumar, Tyeb Mehta, Akbar Padamsee, SH Raza and FN Souza

Featured Artwork: The centerpiece of the show will be MF Husain’s monumental painting Lightning a 12-panel, 10ft x 60ft work. This will be the first public exhibition of this work in the United States.

About the Progressive Artists Group: In 1947 India became independent of British rule. A group of six artists – K H Ara, S K Bakre, H A Gade, MF Husain, S H Raza and F N Souza - founded the Progressive Artists Group, to establish new ways of expressing India in the post-colonial era. Though the group was dissolved in 1956, it was profoundly influential in changing the idiom of Indian art. Almost all major artists in India working in the 1950s were associated with the group, vis-à-vis Bal Chhabda, V S Gaitonde, Krishen Khanna, Ram Kumar, Tyeb Mehta, and Akbar Padamsee.


For more information on this exhibition or to schedule a viewing please contact TamarindArt Gallery at (212) 990 – 9000 ext. 105.

Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday, 11 am to 6:00 pm; Saturdays, noon to 6:00 pm. For more information about the show, call 212-990-9000 or visit our web site at http://www.tamarindart.com

TamarindArt’s vision is to curate exhibitions that reflect a healthy balance between senior established artists and younger talents working with experimental forms of conceptual installations. This combination reflects some of the most important trends in contemporary Indian art.

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