Rajkamal Kahlon: Are My Hands Clean?

Oct 8, 2026 through Jan 23, 2027

About the exhibition

"Are My Hands Clean?"  features recent paintings by South Asian American artist Rajkamal Kahlon. Through her work, the artist recovers the humanity of anonymous women documented in early 20th century German anthropological and scientific books.

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