XENOPHILIA

I was part of a beautiful exhibition called Xenophilia that had an eye on India and showcased the top 3 Indian artists in Chicago .

“Unlike its more familiar opposite, the term Xenophilia is rarely used today, particularly in a global political climate characterized by fear, suspicion and aversion to the other. This exhibition imagines a different reality in which fear is replaced by curiosity. Rather than reinforce familiar dichotomies between native-born vs. outsider, center vs. margin, migration vs. stagnation, Xenophilia proposes a new world in which multiple perspectives not only coexist but amplify each other, as demonstrated by this dynamic selection of painting, sculpture, textile and photo-based work." - Megha Ralapati