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A View of the Forest
A View of the Forest

A View of the Forest

Artist Bharti Kher British, born 1969
Date2011
MediumPrinted felt fabric bindis adhered to painted board
DimensionsFrame: 96 7/8 x 73 1/4 in. (246.1 x 186.1 cm)
ClassificationsMixed Media
Credit LinePurchased with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hanes, the North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation in honor of Dr. and Mrs. James Semans, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Wallace Oestreicher, and various donors, by exchange
Object number2013.1
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceCreated New Delhi, 2011; collection of the artist; [Hauser & Wirth, New York]; sold to NCMA, 2013.Published ReferencesKanchi Mehta, “Bharti Kher: The Macabre and the Beautifully Grotesque,” in Flash Art (November/December 2012), illus. and detail (color) 84.
Exhibition HistoryNew York, NY, Hauser & Wirth, "Bharti Kher: The Hot Winds that Blow from the West," March 6-April 14, 2012.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," May 1, 2023–December 4, 2023.
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