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Moving focus, India : new perspectives on modern and contemporary art
- Title
- Moving focus, India : new perspectives on modern and contemporary art / edited by Mortimer Chatterjee.
- Publication
- Woodbridge : ACC Art Books, 2022.
- ©2021
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| v.1 | Book/Text | Use in library | N7304 .M68 2022 v.1 | Off-site |
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- Chatterjee, Mortimer
- Description
- 2 volumes (616 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color); 32 cm
- Summary
- From long lost paintings to ephemeral sculptures; from whimsical performances to iconic public murals; and from independent films to landmark design objects, the surprising and provocative contents of Moving Focus, India have been provided by a varied group of experts. A first of its kind, this book invited 54 artists, curators, historians and writers to each create a list of five works of art, made at any time since 1900, by artists living in India or identifying as part of its diaspora. 0With over 250 individual nominations, including artists whose works have been exhibited at venues as various as Houghton Hall (Anish Kapoor, 2020), the Asia Society Museum, New York (MF Husain, 2019) and the Piramal Museum of Art, Mumbai (SH Raza, 2018), the exercise produced thrilling and unexpected choices across many mediums. Drawing from a wide range of private and public collections, the selections reveal the diversity and inclusiveness of today's art scene: an art scene that has embraced the progressive changes evident in society at large. In addition to these lists, the book includes reflections on collecting, curating and canon-formation from a range of important voices, by way of a roundtable discussion and a series of essays. 0Spread over two volumes and marked by an innovative and fresh design sensibility, whether you are familiar with modern and contemporary art from the subcontinent or looking for an introduction, Moving Focus, India contains a wealth of information. Lavishly illustrated with over 1,000 archival and freshly commissioned photographs, this book is an important and timely addition to the global art discourse and a key source of reference. 0Nominated artists include Anish Kapoor, MF Husain, SH Raza, Tyeb Mehta, Ravi Varma, Jamini Roy, Rabindranath Tagore, FN Souza, Nandalal Bose, Abanindranath Tagore, VS Gaitond, Benode Behari Mukherjee and many more.
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- Note
- Edited by Mortimer Chatterjee
- Includes index
- Contents
- Volume 1. Introduction, Plates, Memory cited -- Volume 2. Register, Round table, Seven short essays, Show and tell, End matter.
- Call Number
- N7304
- ISBN
- 1788841735
- 9781788841733
- LCCN
- 40031266958
- OCLC
- on1334384191
- 1334384191
- SCSB-14346173
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries