'This book is an important contribution towards understanding aspects of Pakistani modernism and its location within the larger setting of South Asia and beyond through art. It examines works of artists who were instrumental in establishing the space for engaging with and reformulating traditional and modernist approaches. The study further looks at the ways in which artists of the following generation built on this legacy through experiments with form and space. The author persuasively uses a formalistic approach to analyse works and their relationship to tradition. She explores the complex legacies of artistic practice and art historical discourse that emerged in Pakistan in the aftermath of the Partition of the Indian subcontinent.' - from the front flap
With preface by Monica Juneja and afterword by Iftikhar Dadi.
Onsite
English
2015
128
9781138821095
1
monograph
Introduction: A New Sense of Place in Modern Pakistani Art
1. Shakir Ali (1916-75)
2. Zahoor ul Akhlaq (1941-99): The Idea of Space as an Abstract System
3. The Legacy of Pakistan's Modernism in Contemporary Art
Conclusion
Modern Art in Pakistan: History, Tradition, Place
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