Midnight to the Boom: Painting in India after Independence

Susan S. Bean and Homi K. Bhabha

Rs. 2,495.00
Out of stock In stock
Size Guide

SHARE

Following independence in 1947, India’s artists faced a particular challenge: how to express the new nation’s distinctive character while entering a global discourse focused on modernism’s universal premises of experimentation and shared human values. In the absence of a dominant aesthetic, painters could turn where they wished and blend as they liked – from Abstract Expressionism to Tantric spiritualism; from Rajasthani painting to changes in India’s complex politics, religions, castes and daily life. This richly illustrated, in-depth study, published to accompany the exhibition organized by the Peabody Essex Museum in the USA, surveys the three generations of artists responsible for these critical shifts in the development of India’s modernist art. It shows how their achievements and the country’s unprecedented boom ushered India’s modern and contemporary art into a new era of globalism, a soaring international market, and an explosion in the media and technologies of art.

Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
ISBN
9780500238936
Binding
Hardback
Page Extent
228
Weight (kg)
0
Height (in)
12.01
Width (in)
9.65
Subject
Art , Art - Modern & Contemporary
Published Date
26 / 11 / 2012

Trending Now

The Lebanese Cookbook

Salma Hage
Rs. 4,311.00
Best Seller

Le Corbusier and the Power of Photography

Nathalie Herschdorfer and Lada Umstätter
Rs. 3,453.00
Best Seller

Marvel Classic Black Light Collectible Poster Portfolio

Marvel Entertainment
Rs. 8,093.00

The Anatomy of Fashion : Why We Dress the Way We Do

Colin McDowell
Rs. 6,469.00
Best Seller

Diary of Frida Kahlo

Carlos Fuentes
Rs. 2,373.00
Best Seller

The Indian Vegetarian Cookbook

Pushpesh Pant
Rs. 2,495.00
Best Seller

Louis Vuitton

Pierre Leonforte and Eric Pujalet-Plaa
Rs. 11,869.00
Best Seller

Where to Eat Pizza

Daniel Young
Rs. 1,829.00
Best Seller

BYWAYS. Photographs by Roger A Deakins

Roger Deakins
Rs. 4,856.00

Paul Smith

Rs. 5,390.00
Best Seller

Design: The Whole Story

Elizabeth Wilhide
Rs. 3,021.00
Best Seller

The Family Meal, Home Cooking with Ferran Adrià

Ferran Adrià 

Rs. 3,232.00
Best Seller

Pattern and Ornament in the Arts of India

Henry Wilson
Rs. 2,158.00
Best Seller

Pure Healthy Special And Simple Series Gift Box

Vidhu Mittal
Rs. 5,999.00
Best Seller

Kengo Kuma: My Life as an Architect in Tokyo

Kengo Kuma
Rs. 1,942.00
Best Seller

Chanel Eternal Instant

Nicholas Foulkes
Rs. 7,014.00
Best Seller

G: Forever Green

Carlos Mota
Rs. 7,553.00
Best Seller

An Unknown Treasure in Rajasthan: The Bundi Wall-Paintings

Milo C. Beach and Hilde Lauwaert
Rs. 2,995.00
Best Seller

The Big Book of Bugs

Yuval Zommer and Barbara Taylor
Rs. 1,195.00
Best Seller

Slow Down: Bring Calm to a Busy World with 50 Nature Stories

Rachel Williams
Rs. 1,941.00

Recently Viewed Products

This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience. Learn more

Ok, got it