This exhibition introduces the Swiss artist Alice Boner (1889 - 1981) who became a true cultural ambassador. Even though her life and work is most fascinating she remained little-known. The encounter with Uday Shankar, their common travel to India and her commitment for his dance troupe gave her life the crucial twist. Being an artist herself she became a patron who supported other artists. She settled in Varanasi and thereafter contributed significantly to a worldwide sensitisation and understanding of India’s art.
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