Catalogue accompanying the ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ exhibition on view from February to May 2010 at the Saatchi Gallery in London. The exhibition brought together 24 Indian artists from different generations to explore the effect India’s recent economic boom has had on the artists and the art market. The catalogue features five essays from exhibition organisers.

‘In her accompanying text to The Empire Strikes Back, Zehra Jumabhoy, tracks the relationship between the art work and the economic climate. She succinctly presents the diverse threads of contemporary India, while touching on such universal themes as gender politics, national stereotypes and the collision between the "folk" tradition and the computer age.’ (Front flap)
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EX.UNK.ESB
Language

English

Publication/Creation date

2009

No of pages

187

ISBN / ISSN

9780224089494

No of copies

2

Content type

catalogue

Chapter headings

Introduction: The New India

Cite-Seeing in the City

The Art of Politics

An Indian by Any Other Name

The Art Market

The Empire Strikes Back: Indian Art Today
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The Empire Strikes Back: Indian Art Today