When was modernism : essays on contemporary cultural practice in India
- New Delhi : Tulika Books, 2000
- xv, 439 p.; ill., (b & w); 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A commitment to modernity is the underlying theme of this volume. Through interpretive and theoretical essays, Geeta Kapur seeks to situate the modern in contemporary cultural practice. The essays here propose resistance to the depoliticization of narratives and affirm an open-ended engagement with the avant-garde.
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India Civilization 20th century Motion pictures Artists,Artwork Film/Narratives Reference frames Abstraction Asian art Bhakti movement Cubism Dadaism Feminine Ghatak, Ritvik Indian modeernism International Art Kalighat paintings Malini,Nalini Ray, Satyajit Subramanyan,K.G Tagore, Rabindranath Varma, Raja Ravi William,Raymond