The MET | Annual Distinguished Lecture on the Arts of South and Southeast Asia—Howard Hodgkin and India: Reflections on Art Making and Collecting 15/03/24

Join experts close to Howard Hodgkin, including his partner of thirty-three years, Antony Peattie, for a personal look at the artist and collector’s lifetime engagement with India and Indian painting. Over the course of sixty years, Hodgkin (British, 1932–2017) formed a collection of Indian paintings and drawings that is recognized as one of the finest of its kind. Learn about his practice as a highly regarded painter and printmaker and his collection of works from the Mughal, Deccani, Rajput, and Pahari courts dating from the 16th to the 19th centuries that reflect his personal passion for Indian art. 

Friday 15 March 2024, 6 – 7pm
The Met Fifth Avenue, The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium

Antony Peattie, writer
Glenn D. Lowry, The David Rockefeller Director, The Museum of Modern Art
John Guy, Florence and Herbert Irving Curator of the Arts of South and Southeast Asian Art, Department of Asian Art, The Met
Navina Haidar, Nasser Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah Curator in Charge, Department of Islamic Art, The Met
Introduced by Mike Hearn, Douglas Dillon Chair, Department of Asian Art, The Met

This lecture is made possible by the generous support of Jeff Soref and Paul Lombardi.

Free with Museum admission, though advance registration is required. Note: Space is limited; first come, first served.  Registration does not guarantee admission once the auditorium reaches capacity.

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition
Indian Skies: The Howard Hodgkin Collection of Indian Court Painting.

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