Memory, Metaphor, Mutations The Contemporary Art of India and Pakistan

Name: Memory, Metaphor, Mutations The Contemporary Art of India and Pakistan
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ISBN: 9780195673470

ISBN-10: 0195673476

ISBN-13: 9780195673470

Edition: 2007

Authors: Yashodhara Dalmia, Salima Hashmi

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Increasingly, as boundaries are being dissolved and interactive realities are becoming evident, the cultures of India and Pakistan are beginning to draw attention. Within the larger exchange of music, cinema and other cultural forms, the contemporary art of the two countries in all its vibrancy begins to have a fascinating new identity. There are many similarities that the art of the two countries share because of their common history. At the same time, divergences also lead to new directions that provide fodder for a cathartic regeneration. The book draws on three vital aspects of contemporary Indian and Pakistani art: first, the historical development which began in colonial times and…

Book details

List price: $199.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/8/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 239
Size: 8.46" wide x 10.94" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.616
Language: English



Acknowledgements



Introduction



Pakistani Art



The Eye Still Seeks: 1947-2005: An Overview



Subh-e-Sadiq: The True Dawn



The Sign Within


Indian Art



The Indian Canvas: A Hybrid Legacy



Modernist In(ter)ventions



Home/Nation



Out of Place: Appropriation of the Popular



Endless Terrain


Notes


List of Illustrations


Index