The panel discussion will mark the launch of International Departures: Art in India after Independence by Devika Singh (Reaktion Books, 2023). Described as a major contribution to a new, transnational history of art, this captivating and richly illustrated account presents together for the first time the work of Indian and foreign artists active in India after independence in 1947. It engages with the many creators, critics and patrons of the postwar Indian art world, from K.G. Subramanyan, Zarina and Mulk Raj Anand to Isamu Noguchi, Le Corbusier and Clement Greenberg. International Departures opens up new ways of thinking about Indian art, closely examining artworks and analysing how they were received in India and abroad. Featuring a wealth of rare and previously unpublished images, this provocative book explores how artists in India participated in global modernism during a crucial period of decolonization and nation building.
Chaired by Professor Jo Applin (Courtauld) and including Dr Shanay Jhaveri (Barbican), Professor Partha Mitter (University of Sussex and Carleton University) and the author Dr Devika Singh (Courtauld), the panel discussion will address some of the core issues of the book and examine the impact that new transnational readings of art have on the history of art and on the practice of curating.
6 окт 2024
