The book is published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same title, orgainsed by Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum in 2015.

‘"7000 Museums: A Project For The Republic Of India" is a major artistic statement by the artist Atul Dodiya. It comprises a comprehensive body of artworks, with oil paintings, water colours and sculptural assemblages. In this exhibition Atul points to defining moments of the nation’s history that have shaped the hopes and desires of millions of it citizens and the loss of innocence as both the nation and the individual suffer from various assaults. One of these assaults is on culture, the loss of important cultural institutions, especially museums, to petty practices and politics.’- excerpted from foreword.

This book includes foreword by Tasneem Zakaria Mehta, conservation with the artist and texts by Naushil Mehta. As well as color plates of works and artist biography.

Access level

Onsite

artist
Location code
MON.DOA
Language

English

Publication/Creation date

2016

No of pages

211

ISBN / ISSN

9789383999187

No of copies

1

Content type

artist monograph, 

catalogue

7000-museums-cover
Share
Citation
Rights statement

In Copyright

What does this mean?

This item is covered by one or more copyrights. It is available for research only or use within Hong Kong’s fair dealing rules. Please do not copy, re-use or reproduce this item without the permission of the copyright holder.

7000 Museums: A Project for the Republic of India