'Taking history into their own hands, contemporary South Asian artists such as Nandan Ghiya, Gauri Gill, Jitish Kallat, Annu Palakunnathu Matthew, Madhuban Mitra and Manas Bhattacharya, Pushpamala N., Raqs Media Collective, Vivan Sundaram, and Surekha mine the uneasy history of photography in India as means to challenge outmoded narratives, share hidden stories, and make personal connections with tradition. They draw on a diverse range of sources, from ethnographic photographs made at the height of the colonial era to hand-painted studio portraits and stills from Bollywood movies. Weighing the influence of the global against the draw of the local, these artists embrace tradition and innovation as covalent rather than competitive forces. Making the US debut of several of the featured artists, Postdate: Photography and Inherited History in India deepens our understanding of the legacy of colonialism and celebrates new and socially engaged modes of image-making in India.' - from the back cover

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Onsite

Location code
EX.USA.PPI
Language

English

Publication/Creation date

2015

No of pages

160

ISBN / ISSN

9780520285699

No of copies

1

Content type

catalogue

Chapter headings

Introduction

- Susan KRANE

Essays

Photography and Inherited History in India

- Jodi THROCKMORTON

Belatedness and Simultaneity: A Short History of Photography from India

- Atreyee GUPTA

Artists

- Latika GUPTA, Jodi THROCKMORTON

Nandan Ghiya

Gauri Gill

Jitish Kallat

Annu Palakunnathu Matthew

Madhuban Mitra and Manas Bhattacharya

Pushpamala N. and Clare Arni

Raqs Media Collective

Vivan Sundaram

Surekha

It is a Comfort to Gaze at You

- Raqs Media Collective

In the Theatre of Memory: The Work of Contemporary Art in the Photographic Archive

- Raqs Media Collective

Postdate: Photography and Inherited History in India
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