'Crossing Black Waters refers to Kala Pani, the black oceans surrounding the Indian Subcontinent. To cross them was to break with tradition, to break one's caste — literally to become an outcast. Accompanying a major exhibition of the same name, the book looks at the work of 13 South Asian artists — seven based in Britain, and six in the Subcontinent. Through essays, interviews and photographs, Crossing Black Waters analyses the artists' handling of the colonial legacy and their attempts to extend and develop a contemporary cultural practice.' - excerpt from back cover

Contributors include Meena Alexander, Suneet Chopra, Pulak Dutta, Harriet Gaze, Joyoti Grech, Sunil Gupta, Salima Hashmi, Jamila Merali, Yong Soon Min, Gregory Minissale, Ian Rashid and Amrit Wilson. This catalogue also includes a chronology of events in Britain which affected South Asian communities and art practice, and artists' curriculum vitae.