International Symposium: Barefoot Across the Nation: Maqbool Fida Husain and the Idea of India
When: Friday, April 10, 2009 9:00 AM – Sat, April 11, 2009 5:00 PMWhere: John Hope Franklin Center 240More Info
Description: This conference will explore the entanglement of the artistic imagination in the cultural politics of risk by considering the oeuvre of Maqbool Fida Husain, arguably modern India’s (…)
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When: Thursday, April 9, 2009 6:30 PM - 9:00 PMWhere: Nasher Museum of ArtMore Info
Description: 6:50 – 7:00 PM: Sumathi Ramaswamy, Inaugural Remarks; 7:00 – 7:45 PM: Bruce Lawrence, “A Metaphysical Secularist? Decoding M.F. Husain as a Muslim Painter”; 7:45 – 9:00 PM: Reception and Viewing of Husain’s “Last Supper in Red Desert”; (…)
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Fri, March 20, 2009 8:30 AM – Fri, April 10, 2009 5:00 PM
John Hope Franklin Center Main Gallery.
Free, open to the public.
The Duke University Center for International Studies (DUCIS) is pleased to announce an upcoming photography exhibit by renowned artist, Ram Rahman. “Street Smart” will showcase Rahman¿s body of work, a subtle, often humorous eye on the street (…)
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The Duke University Center for International Studies (DUCIS) is pleased to announce an upcoming photography exhibit by renowned artist, Ram Rahman. Street Smart will showcase Rahman’s body of work, a subtle, often humorous eye on the street life of New Delhi and to the contemporary world of Indian artists. The exhibit will culminate with a closing reception with the artist in (…)
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When: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Where: John Hope Franklin Center 240
Cost: free and open to the public
rabhat Jha, Director, Centre for Global Health Research at the University of Toronto, will present the fourth University Seminar on Global Health for 2008-09. The title of the talk is Tobacco Mortality in India. Dr. Jha has also done extensive research and (…)
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