The rich history of the Indian Ocean has been much explored, though
its present-day manifestations remain less studied. This catalog
for an exhibition at the McMullen Museum of Art, curated by
Prasannan Parthasarathi and Salim Currimjee, brings together essays
that contextualize the work of six contemporary artists from the
region. Through a variety of mediums and forms--including
watercolors, videos, collages, sculptures, and photographs--Shiraz
Bayjoo, Shilpa Gupta, Nicholas Hlobo, Wangechi Mutu, Penny Siopis,
and Hajra Waheed grapple with the past, present, and future of the
Indian Ocean. Indian Ocean Current provides interdisciplinary
perspectives on the work of these six artists, with essays drawn
from environmental studies, postcolonial studies, literature, and
history. Contributors trace the connections that spanned the Indian
Ocean, the movement of peoples, and the evolution of plural
societies. From the mid-twentieth century, decolonization led to
the creation of new nation-states, and hastily erected borders
divided many. Today, the rising waters of the Indian Ocean, a
consequence of climate change, strip these borders of their power.
Indian Ocean Current opens up an artistic, historical, cultural,
and political conversation about an area of the world famed for its
cosmopolitanism but threatened by nationalism and global warming.
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