Alice fom Switzerland

Wer vom 29.11.2014 bis 31. Januar 2015 eine Reise nach Indien mit einem Stopp in Mumbai plant, sollte diese schöne Ausstellung nicht verpassen.

Alice from Switzerland. A Visionary Artist And Scholar Across Two Continents.
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) is presenting an exhibition ‘Alice fom Switzerland: A visionary artist and scholar across two continents’, as a collaborative project with the Museum Rietberg, Zurich.
The Museum Rietberg has been a partner of the CSMVS for many years and the two institutions have been a part of collaborative projects in the past.
Alice Boner (1889-1981) was one of the most fascinating but relatively little known Swiss artists of the twentieth century who travelled to India with Uday Shankar in 1930 to support his dance troupe. She maintained this relationship with him and his troupe for a few more years before deciding to settle down in Varanasi for the rest of her life. In recognition of her contribution to Indian art and culture, the President of India awarded her the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, in 1974.
The guiding idea of the exhibition is to showcase how late Alice Boner, a great patron of Indian art and culture promoted cultural knowledge and understanding between the East and West and the crucial role of the visual within it. Alice Boner studied and appreciated visual and performing arts in India. Through her publications and also through her collection of miniature paintings and sculptures, she transferred academic and visual knowledge from India to Europe. In addition she promoted the classical Indian arts like music and dance in Europe.

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