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

 

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

by Salima Hashmi (Author)
by Yashodhara Dalmia (Author)

 

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ISBN: 9780195673470

 

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Provides a comparative look at the contemporary art traditions of India and Pakistan. Accompanied by color plates and key works from Indian and Pakistani art, this book describes the shared cultural and artistic heritage of the two countries.


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 continued its diverse course in both countries after gaining independence. Second, the distinctive elements in contemporary art re-use their vital traditions, in the case of India, through the incorporation of popular art and in the case of Pakistan, the reinvention of the miniature tradition. Third, is the dynamic and essential work of women artists of India and Pakistan.


 

ISBN 195673476
ISBN13 9780195673470
Publisher Oxford University Press
Format Hardback
Publication date 21/12/2006
Pages 239
Weight (grammes) 276
Published in United Kingdom
Height (mm) 278
Width (mm) 215

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