Monograph of the artist, Anwar Jalal Shemza published on the occasion of the exhibition 'BP Spotlight: Anwar Shemza' at Tate Britain from October 2015 to Autumn 2016.
'Born in India in 1928, Shemza attended art school in Lahore, Pakistan, and was soon recognised as a leading artist and literary figure. He then moved to London in the mid 1950s to study at the Slade School of Fine Art, where his art underwent a fundamental transformation. His subsequent work in painting, drawing and printmaking rigorously deploys geometric and calligraphic forms to engage with dilemmas of identity, culture and place in the modern and contemporary era.
Accompanying over 130 illustrations of works and rare archival material, a text by Iftikhar Dadi provides an overview of his career alongside essays by Shezad Dawood, Rachel Garfield, Courtney J Martin and Hammad Nasar that offer perspectives on his work, contemporary reception and influence on a younger generation.' - from publisher's website
Includes biographies of the artist and authors. With exhibition history and bibliography.
'Born in India in 1928, Shemza attended art school in Lahore, Pakistan, and was soon recognised as a leading artist and literary figure. He then moved to London in the mid 1950s to study at the Slade School of Fine Art, where his art underwent a fundamental transformation. His subsequent work in painting, drawing and printmaking rigorously deploys geometric and calligraphic forms to engage with dilemmas of identity, culture and place in the modern and contemporary era.
Accompanying over 130 illustrations of works and rare archival material, a text by Iftikhar Dadi provides an overview of his career alongside essays by Shezad Dawood, Rachel Garfield, Courtney J Martin and Hammad Nasar that offer perspectives on his work, contemporary reception and influence on a younger generation.' - from publisher's website
Includes biographies of the artist and authors. With exhibition history and bibliography.
Access level
Onsite
artist
publisher
editor
Location code
MON.SHA6
Language
English
Publication/Creation date
2015
No of pages
216
ISBN / ISSN
9781909932135
No of copies
1
Content type
artist monograph
Chapter headings
Calligraphic Abstraction: Anwar Jalal Shemza - Iftikhar DADI
Navigating the British Landscape - Rachel GARFIELD
Anwar Jalal Shemza's Art World in London:1956-60 - Courtney MARTIN
Meem is for Mashq - Hammad NASAR
Let's Murder the Moonlight - Shezad DAWOOD
Anwar Jalal Shemza
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