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t the end of World War II, an American soldier stationed in India took a series of photographs
depicting everyday life in West Bengal. Nearly sixty years later, curators Jerri Zbiral and Alan
Teller discovered a box filled with these photographs at a Chicago-area estate sale. Zbiral and
Teller traced the box back to West Bengal and invited a group of Indian artists to respond to the
photographs.
Following the Box
is an innovative contemporary art exhibition featuring painting, film,
graphic illustration, and folk art, as well as multimedia and conceptual art. Each work draws inspiration
from the original photographs, exploring the elusive nature of memory, political and military histories,
and cultural identity.
by
MARIE HOFER
Jerri Zbiral & Alan Teller
Participating artists:
Aditya Basak • Alakananda Nag • Alan Teller • Amritah Sen • Chhatrapati Dutta
Jerri Zbiral • Mamata Basak • Prabir C. Purkayastha • Sanjeet Chowdhury • Sarbajit Sen
Sunandini Banerjee • Swarna Chitrakar
Interview with the Curators: