If your summer has begun to cool down a bit, it’s time to turn it around!  CitySaheli has an entire list of things for you to do all month long.  Heat up your August by attending some of these blazing hot events.

Erasing Borders Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art

Two dozen visual artists, who trace their roots to the India subcontinent, explore themes of cultural dislocation, memory, exile, and spiritual inheritances – all implicit in the word “Diaspora” – as part of the 7th annual Erasing Borders Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art, presented by the Indo-American Arts Council, in collaboration with New York’s prestigious Guild Gallery.  Curated by Vijay Kumar, the exhibition is a mix of painting, drawing and prints, photographs, C-prints, photo montages and videos, and sculpture and installation.

“The artists confront issues of sexuality, terror, disease, and multiple identities to weave together existence in a globalized context,” says Kumar. “While subject matter is often drawn from the country of origin, many of the aesthetic values and political concerns stem from the artists’ new-found situations. The result deserves a new ‘ism,’ a new journey to an old destination.” A series of events is planned throughout the exhibition.

The exhibition kicks off with an opening night reception on Tuesday, August 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Guild Gallery, located at 45 W. 21st Street in Manhattan and runs through August 24th.

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