This catalogue was published to accompany the first survey exhibition of contemporary Pakistani art in the United States entitled 'Hanging Fire: Contemporary Art from Pakistan'. The exhibition was held from September 2008 to January 2009. Artist statements and biographies, as well as a chronology of historical and art events from 1947 to 2008 are included in the catalogue.
'The book's title, Hanging Fire, refers to an idiom that evokes the idea of delaying judgment, in this case, particularly based on assumptions of preconceived notions about contemporary society and artistic expression in Pakistan. It also alludes to the contemporary economic, political, and social tensions - both local and global - from which these artists find their creative inspiration.' (inside sleeve, Hanging Fire: Contemporary Art from Pakistan)
Onsite
English
2009
160
9780300154184
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catalogue
Hanging Fire: An Introduction - Salima HASHMI
Rustled Silences: The Past in Pakistan's Present - Ayesha JALAL
Art in Pakistan: The First Decades - Iftikhar DADI
Conflicts and Resolution in the Narrative - Naazish ATAULLAH
The World Changes and It Doesn't: A Note on Pakistani Culture - Carla PETIEVICH
Exile at Home: Pakistani Art in the Global Age - Quddus MIRZA
Art and the Other Pakistanis: (The Ones That Don't Make the Headlines) - Mohsin HAMID
Hanging Fire: Contemporary Art from Pakistan
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