Modern Art in Pakistan: History, Tradition, Place

ISBN-13: 9780367176938 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 144 str.

Simone Wille

Opis

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

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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