Modern Art in Pakistan

History, Tradition, Place
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-367-17693-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 268 g

Reihe: Visual and Media Histories

Modern Art in Pakistan examines interaction of space, tradition, and history to analyse artistic production in Pakistan from the 1950s to recent times. It traces the evolution of modernism in Pakistan and frames it in a global context in the aftermath of Partition.A masterful insight into South Asian art, this book will interest researchers, schola

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wille, Simone

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte Kunstgeschichte: 20./21. Jahrhundert
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Kunstsammlung, Museen, Ausstellungen
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunststile Asiatische Kunst

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Plates. Acknowledgments. Preface Monica Juneja. Introduction: A New Sense of Place in Modern Pakistan Art 1. Shakir Ali (1916 75) 2. Zahoor ul Akhlaq (1941 99): The Idea of Space as an Abstract System 3. The Legacy of Pakistan‘s Modernism in Contemporary Art 4. Conclusion. Afterword Iftikhar Dadi. Bibliography. About the Author. About the Series Editor. Index

Über Autor(innen)

Simone Wille is independent art historian, researcher, and writer currently based in Vienna, Austria.