Asia Society
725 Park Avenue, at 70th Street, 212-288-6400
Upper East Side
March 1 - June 5, 2005
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Asia Society and the Queens Museum of Art co-present the first-ever major exhibition of contemporary Indian art in the United States. Co-organized by the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Edge of Desire: Recent Art in India includes 80 cutting-edge works of sculpture, painting, drawing, installation, video and interactive media dating from 1993 to the present. Works of internationally recognized contemporary artists are shown alongside those of India’s most innovative, emerging artists. The 38 participating artists and collectives—representing three generations—live and work in their native India, in urban centers as well as remote rural areas.