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Along the Indian Highway: An Ethnography of an International Travelling Exhibition (Visual and Media Histories)

Cathrine Bublatzky

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Description:This book is an ethnographic study of the travelling art exhibition Indian Highway that presented Indian contemporary art in Europe and China between 2008 and 2012, a significant period for the art world that saw the rise and fall of the national exhibition format. It analyses art exhibition as a mobile 'object' and promotes the idea of art as a transcultural product by using participant observation, in-depth interviews and multi-media studies as research method. This work encompasses voices of curators, artists, audiences, and art critics spread over different cities, sites and art institutions to bridge the distance between Europe and India based on vignettes along the Indian Highway. The discussion in the book focuses on power relations, the contested politics of representation, and dissonances and processes of negotiation in the field of global art. It also argues for rethinking analytical categories in anthropology to identify the social role of contemporary art practices in different cultural contexts, as also examine urban art and the way national or cultural values are reinterpreted in response to ideas of difference and pluralism.Rich in empirical data, this book will be useful to scholars and researchers of modern art, Indian art, art and visual culture, anthropology, art history, contemporary art, popular culture and cultural studies.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Along the Indian Highway: An Ethnography of an International Travelling Exhibition (Visual and Media Histories). To get started finding Along the Indian Highway: An Ethnography of an International Travelling Exhibition (Visual and Media Histories), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This book is an ethnographic study of the travelling art exhibition Indian Highway that presented Indian contemporary art in Europe and China between 2008 and 2012, a significant period for the art world that saw the rise and fall of the national exhibition format. It analyses art exhibition as a mobile 'object' and promotes the idea of art as a transcultural product by using participant observation, in-depth interviews and multi-media studies as research method. This work encompasses voices of curators, artists, audiences, and art critics spread over different cities, sites and art institutions to bridge the distance between Europe and India based on vignettes along the Indian Highway. The discussion in the book focuses on power relations, the contested politics of representation, and dissonances and processes of negotiation in the field of global art. It also argues for rethinking analytical categories in anthropology to identify the social role of contemporary art practices in different cultural contexts, as also examine urban art and the way national or cultural values are reinterpreted in response to ideas of difference and pluralism.Rich in empirical data, this book will be useful to scholars and researchers of modern art, Indian art, art and visual culture, anthropology, art history, contemporary art, popular culture and cultural studies.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Along the Indian Highway: An Ethnography of an International Travelling Exhibition (Visual and Media Histories). To get started finding Along the Indian Highway: An Ethnography of an International Travelling Exhibition (Visual and Media Histories), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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