Exhibition Reception: Partition Perspectives

Date: 

Tuesday, March 12, 2019, 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Location: 

Harvard Ed Portal, 224 Western Ave, Allston

Join the Harvard Ed Portal for a reception to celebrate the latest Crossings Gallery exhibition, Partition Perspectives.The 1947 Partition of British India displaced millions of people along religious lines and led to the creation of two new countries: Pakistan and India. In this exhibition, Mahbub Jokhio and Krupa Makhija, Spring 2019 Visiting Artist Fellows at Harvard’s Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, reflect on the impact of the partition. Their work explores the deeply personal issues of culture, language, and identity in the region.