Facing India - Beil Ralf; Ruhkamp Uta
KORTE INHOUD
A new generation of female Indian artists, examined for the first time in an exhibition and catalogue.
How do female Indian artists position themselves today? How do they deal with their responsibilities to society, as well as with the legacy of their feminist predecessors? What kind of language do they invent to express that which has been unarticulated? In Facing India, six female, Indian artists devote themselves not only to the history and future of India, but also to their country in the present day. Torn between tradition and the modern world, India's patriarchal society is in the midst of a socio-cultural transformation. In their multimedia works Vibha Galhotra (*1978), Bharti Kher (*1969), Prajakta Potnis (*1980), Reena Saini Kallat (*1973), Mithu Sen (*1971), and Tejal Shah (*1979) examine boundaries- a central theme in Indian society, whether they are gender-related limitations, or political, territorial, ecological, or religious boundaries. This richly illustrated publication accompanies the first t...
How do female Indian artists position themselves today? How do they deal with their responsibilities to society, as well as with the legacy of their feminist predecessors? What kind of language do they invent to express that which has been unarticulated? In Facing India, six female, Indian artists devote themselves not only to the history and future of India, but also to their country in the present day. Torn between tradition and the modern world, India's patriarchal society is in the midst of a socio-cultural transformation. In their multimedia works Vibha Galhotra (*1978), Bharti Kher (*1969), Prajakta Potnis (*1980), Reena Saini Kallat (*1973), Mithu Sen (*1971), and Tejal Shah (*1979) examine boundaries- a central theme in Indian society, whether they are gender-related limitations, or political, territorial, ecological, or religious boundaries. This richly illustrated publication accompanies the first t...
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2018Uitgever: Hatje Cantz Verlag240 paginasTaal: DuitsGrootte: 240x310ISBN-10: 3775744002ISBN-13: 9783775744003Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Original pictorial boards, numerous (full page) colour illustrations, 4to.; No dust jacket. [Auteur: Beil, Ralf & Uta Ruhkamp (editors)] [Pagina's: 230] [Taal: de] [Uitgever: Berlin : Hatje Cantz Verlag] [Jaar: 2018] [Titel: Facing India: Katalog zur Ausstellung im Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg]
