Modernism and the art of Muslim South Asia / Iftikhar Dadi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dadi, Iftikhar.

Series:

Islamic civilization & Muslim networks.

Islamic civilization & Muslim networks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, South Asian--20th century.

Art, South Asian.

Islamic art--South Asia.

Islamic art.

Modernism (Aesthetics)--South Asia--History--20th century.

Modernism (Aesthetics).

Transnationalism--Islamic countries.

Transnationalism.

Art and society--South Asia--History--20th century.

Art and society.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (356 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This pioneering work traces the emergence of the modern and contemporary art of Muslim South Asia in relation to transnational modernism and in light of the region's intellectual, cultural, and political developments. Art historian Iftikhar Dadi here explores the art and writings of major artists, men and women, ranging from the late colonial period to the era of independence and beyond. He looks at the stunningly diverse artistic production of key artists associated with Pakistan, including Abdur Rahman Chughtai, Zainul Abedin, Shakir Ali, Zubeida Agha, Sadequain, Rasheed Araeen, and

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on Transliteration; INTRODUCTION: Modernism in South Asian Muslim Art; 1 ABDUR RAHMAN CHUGHTAI: Mughal Aesthetic in the Age of Print; 2 MID-CENTURY MODERNISM: Zainul Abedin, Zubeida Agha, and Shakir Ali; 3 SADEQUAIN AND CALLIGRAPHIC MODERNISM; 4 EMERGENCE OF THE PUBLIC SELF: Rasheed Araeen and Naiza Khan; EPILOGUE: The Realm of the Contemporary; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798890883957

9780807895962

0807895962

OCLC:

658204548