In Quest of Identity: Art & Indigenism in Post-Colonial Culture with Special Reference to Contemporary Indian Painting
Written by Geeta Kapur and published as a Vrishchik publication, this long essay was developed out of the author's MA thesis of the same title submitted to Royal College of Art (London) in 1970.
The title was first published as a series of articles in Vrishchik magazine in 1971 beginning with its Year 2, No. 10-11 issue.
Contents:
Preface
Synopsis
Part I
Chapter I - 'National Consciousness and Indigenism'
Chapter II - 'Indigenism and the Artist'
Part II
Chapter III - 'Critique of Contemporary Western Art'
Chapter IV - 'Implications of Internationalism in Art'
Part III
Chapter V - 'Contemporary Indian Painting'
Chapter VI - 'M.F. Husain'
Chapter VII - 'Bhupen Khakhar'
Chapter VIII - 'J. Swaminathan'
More details about this publication can be found on the final report of 'Mapping the Field of Indian Art Criticism' by 2009 Asia Art Archive Research Grantee Vidya Shivadas.
This edition of Vrishchik is also available via Issuu http://issuu.com/asiaartarchivehk/docs/gms_vrishchik1973_yr4.5_quest/1.
Vrishchik, which means scorpion, was a monthly magazine founded by Gulammohammed Sheikh in 1969. Published from Baroda, the magazine was edited by artists Gulammohammed Sheikh and Bhupen Khakhar until its last issue in 1973. Vrishchik became an active forum for contemporary artistic and literary expressions, and also a catalyst for artists' views on the art field, art institutions, and social concerns. The magazine featured an array of content that included poems, stories, critical essays, and folios of printed artworks.
More details about Vrishchik can be found on Gulammohammed Sheikh's interview 'Vrishchik and Lalit Kala' on the website 'Web of Stories', Geeta Kapur's article 'Signatures of Dissent' on Art India Magazine (Vol 6, Issue 2, Quarter 2, 2001, Mumbai) and Piyush Thakkar's article 'Gulammohammed Sheikh and Many Literatures' on Guide Art Journal (Issue 1, Guide Art Gallery).
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