About the Book
This is a collection of conversations, in hopes to shine light on intersectionality between academic art, intergenerational living artists and professionals. The text will touch on researched projects and subjects that inform my process conceptually and through materiality. Along with that, there is incorporation of findings from other artists, critics and artist faculty touching on critical response to the works presented. The book covers wide range of topics through dialogue and research into modern and contemporary art, art history, geopolitics, and social practice. The book aims to bring agency to artists in the south asian subcontinent but also globally. It has a larger goal to foster accessibility in arts infrastructure.
Contents List
It is organized into three color-coded sections. Creating My Own Modernity (Blue) centers on the thesis and ideas that shape my work. Institutional Engagement (Red) brings together critique poems, critical essays, dialogues from studio visits and artist spaces, the Autograph Book project with contributions from 22 world renowned artists and writers, and reflections from teaching and research trip to Egypt. Obsession and Aspirations (Green) explores my journey as an equestrian and kendoka, tracing how pursuits beyond the studio inform and influence artistic practice.
Edition 1 : 700
Issues published
Hardcover
Available Format
289
Total Pages
4.5 – 10h
Estimated reading time
Contributors
Features three contributors whose writings engage distinct aspects of my art practice: David Raskin, Nora Taylor, and Nainvi Vora.David Raskin reflects on my early years at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the formative role of the Art Institute of Chicago in shaping my understanding of art. Nora Taylor traces my studio practice from Chicago back to Mumbai over more than a decade, framed through the question: Which country is in your studio, and which studio is in your country? Nainvi Vora contributes a critical essay, The Murky Entanglements in the Creation of an Alternative Modernity, which expands on the book’s central thesis through rigorous research and scholarly inquiry.
Production
The book is published in Mumbai, India, and designed by Kunal Anand. Born and raised in Zimbabwe and now based in Mumbai, Kunal brings a global perspective to Indian graphic design. It is printed on Indian Matte Art paper, in support of local industries. It’s a choice that reflects and acknowledges the culturally rich yet paradoxical present state of India’s paper and textile industries.
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