This fall, Kapoor Galleries is thrilled to present Images of the Exotic: Posters of India from the Golden
Age of Travel, on view at 34 East 67th Street from September 5th to 27th, coinciding with the
September edition of Asia Week New York. The exhibition will showcase an array of 20th century
posters created to entice potential travelers with the mysteries of the Subcontinent, typically issued
and distributed by commercial aviation companies to market their international destinations to the elite.
Ranging from the 1930’s to 1970, these posters feature real world oases and monuments along with
portrayals of “native” people, in the hope of accumulating interest for newly available travel routes. The
images boast lush landscapes of Kashmir along with scenes of snowy northern regions like
Kanchenjunga, contrasting the vast natural resources India contains with exciting urban events
grounded in tradition; such as the car festival at Puri. Other works included in the exhibition employ
sculpture and architecture as
