Shweta Saxena
Opening on: Wednesday, 14th August 2019,
Time: 12:00 pm
Venue: The National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.
Exhibition on view till 29th September 2019
Exhibition ‘100th Anniversary of the March 1st Independence Movement: One Shiny Day’ in commemoration of the spirit for the March 1st movement through art will be organized at the National Gallery of Modern Art of India as a Korea-India exchange exhibition. The exhibition is co-organized by Daegu Art Museum and the National Gallery of Modern Art of India and hosted by Korean Cultural Centre India.
The exhibition celebrates the ‘Centennial Anniversary of the March 1st Independence Movement and the Korean Provisional Government’ as well as the ‘150th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi’. The exhibition’s opening also celebrates 15th August -Liberation Day of both Korea and India.
The exhibition title of “One Shiny Day” signifies that the historic incidence of March 1st 1919 was the nourishment and starting point to sustain the next 100 years. It is hoped that this exhibition could trigger the audience to look back on some of the historic moments through art.
