Hanging Fire - Contemporary Art from Pakistan (Hardcover)

Accompanying the first U.S. museum exhibition devoted to contemporary art from Pakistan, this dynamic catalogue provides a groundbreaking look at recent and current trends in Pakistani art. Hanging Fire covers a fascinating range of subjects and media, from installation and video art to sculpture, drawing, and paintings in the "contemporary miniature" tradition. Essays by distinguished contributors from a variety of fields, including Salima Hashmi, Pakistani-American sociologist and historian Ayesha Jalal, and the celebrated novelist Mohsin Hamid, place contemporary Pakistani art in a cultural, historical, and artistic perspective. The book's title, Hanging Fire, alludes to the contemporary economic, political, and social tensions--both local and global--from which these artists find their creative inspiration. It may also suggest to the viewer to delay judgment, particularly based on assumptions or preconceived notions about contemporary society and artistic expression in Pakistan today. Distributed for the Asia Society Museum Exhibition Schedule: Asia Society and Museum (9/10/09 - 1/3/10)

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2009
First published:	October 2009
Authors:	Salima Hashmi
Contributors:	Iftikhar Dadi • Carla Petievich • Ayesha Jalal • Quddus Mirza • Naazish Ata-Ullah
Authors:	Mohsin Hamid
Preface by:	Melissa Chiu
Foreword by:	Vishakha N Desai
Dimensions:	305 x 229 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-15418-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > Art styles, 1960 - > General Promotions
LSN:	0-300-15418-6
Barcode:	9780300154184

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