Triumph of Modernism: India's Artists and the Avant-garde 1922-1947 by Partha Mi

Description: Triumph of Modernism by Partha Mitter Explores the contested history of art and nationalism in the tumultuous last decades of British rule in India. With a fascinating array of art works, this book throws much light on a previously neglected strand of modern art and introduces the work of artists who are little known in Europe or America. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This richly illustrated book explores the contested history of art and nationalism in the tumultuous last decades of British rule in India. Western avant-garde art inspired a powerful weapon of resistance among Indias artists in their struggle against colonial repression, and it is this complex interplay of Western modernism and Indian nationalism that is the core of this book. "The Triumph of Modernism" takes the surprisingly unremarked Bauhaus exhibition in Calcutta in 1922 as marking the arrival of European modernism in India. In four broad sections Partha Mitter examines the decline of oriental art and the rise of naturalism as well as that of modernism in the 1920s, and the relationship between primitivism and modernism in Indian art: with Mahatma Gandhi inspiring the Indian elite to discover the peasant, the people of the soil became portrayed by artists as noble savages. A distinct feminine voice also evolved through the rise of female artists. Finally, the author probes the ambivalent relationship between Indian nationalism and imperial patronage of the arts.With a fascinating array of art works, few of which have either been seen or published in the West, "The Triumph of Modernism" throws much light on a previously neglected strand of modern art and introduces the work of artists who are little known in Europe or America. A book that challenges the dominance of Western modernism, it will be illuminating not just to students and scholars of modernism and Indian art, but to a wide international audience that admires Indias culture and history. Author Biography Partha Mitter is Emeritus Professor of Art History at the University of Sussex, and is the author of Much Maligned Monsters: A History of European Reactions to Indian Art (1977), and Indian Art (2002). Table of Contents Prologue One The Formalist Prelude Two The Indian Discourse of Primitivism I Two Pioneering Women Artists II Rabindranath Tagores Vision of Art and the Community III Jamini Roy and Art for the Community Three Naturalists in the Age of Modernism I The Regional Expressions of Academic Naturalism II From Orientalism to a New Naturalism: K. Venkatappa and Deviprosad Roy Chowdhury Four Contested Nationalism: The New Delhi and India House Murals Epilogue References Bibliography Acknowledgements Photo Acknowledgements Index Review Partha Mitters lucid and well-illustrated The Triumph of Modernism explores Indian artists encounter with the avant-garde from 1922 to 1947. It gives due prominence to pioneers: above all, Amrita Sher-Gil, the Sikh-Hungarian prodigy and firebrand. - The Independent Contemporary critical arguments and critical context, as well as political melodrama, enliven the text. The colour illustrations are stunning. - The Art Book A sumptuously illustrated exploratory guide to Indias artists and the avant garde movement of 1922-1947 - Yoga and Health With this book Partha Mitter adds further to his already monumental contribution to the study of Indian art. A comprehensive survey of ideas, institutions and schools, it is rich in details that leap out of obscurity to illuminate the significance of the whole. What emerges is a fascinating pattern of contradictions and coalescences that make up the stuff called modernism. Theres nothing simple about this tissue of paradoxes which constitutes the originality of the phenomenon in its subcontinental habitat. By undertaking to describe and analyze its complexities, this book earns its place in the corpus of distinguished critical literature that warns us against an overtly Eurocentric view of modernity, an alarm already sounded in the authors celebrated work, Much Maligned Monsters (1977). Furthermore, it alerts all concerned to the indifference that allows South Asian historiography to remain blissfully unaware of what it can and must learn from contemporary writings on the history of art. There is a great deal here for all narratives of colonialism and modernism to feed on. - Ranajit Guha, founder of Subaltern Studies Long Description This richly illustrated book explores the contested history of art and nationalism in the tumultuous last decades of British rule in India. Western avant-garde art inspired a powerful weapon of resistance among Indias artists in their struggle against colonial repression, and it is this complex interplay of Western modernism and Indian nationalism that is the core of this book. "The Triumph of Modernism" takes the surprisingly unremarked Bauhaus exhibition in Calcutta in 1922 as marking the arrival of European modernism in India. In four broad sections Partha Mitter examines the decline of oriental art and the rise of naturalism as well as that of modernism in the 1920s, and the relationship between primitivism and modernism in Indian art: with Mahatma Gandhi inspiring the Indian elite to discover the peasant, the people of the soil became portrayed by artists as noble savages. A distinct feminine voice also evolved through the rise of female artists. Finally, the author probes the ambivalent relationship between Indian nationalism and imperial patronage of the arts.With a fascinating array of art works, few of which have either been seen or published in the West, "The Triumph of Modernism" throws much light on a previously neglected strand of modern art and introduces the work of artists who are little known in Europe or America. A book that challenges the dominance of Western modernism, it will be illuminating not just to students and scholars of modernism and Indian art, but to a wide international audience that admires Indias culture and history. Review Text With this book Partha Mitter adds further to his already monumental contribution to the study of Indian art. A comprehensive survey of ideas, institutions and schools, it is rich in details that leap out of obscurity to illuminate the significance of the whole. What emerges is a fascinating pattern of contradictions and coalescences that make up the stuff called modernism. Theres nothing simple about this tissue of paradoxes which constitutes the originality of the phenomenon in its subcontinental habitat. By undertaking to describe and analyze its complexities, this book earns its place in the corpus of distinguished critical literature that warns us against an overtly Eurocentric view of modernity, an alarm already sounded in the authors celebrated work, Much Maligned Monsters (1977). Furthermore, it alerts all concerned to the indifference that allows South Asian historiography to remain blissfully unaware of what it can and must learn from contemporary writings on the history of art. There is a great deal here for all narratives of colonialism and modernism to feed on. Review Quote Partha Mitters lucid and well-illustrated The Triumph of Modernism explores Indian artists encounter with the avant-garde from 1922 to 1947. It gives due prominence to pioneers: above all, Amrita Sher-Gil, the Sikh-Hungarian prodigy and firebrand... Details ISBN1861893183 Author Partha Mitter Short Title TRIUMPH OF MODERNISM Publisher Reaktion Books Language English ISBN-10 1861893183 ISBN-13 9781861893185 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2007 Imprint Reaktion Books Subtitle Indias Artists and the Avant-garde 1922-1947 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DOI 10.1604/9781861893185 UK Release Date 2007-04-01 NZ Release Date 2007-04-01 Pages 256 Publication Date 2007-04-01 DEWEY 709.540904 Audience General AU Release Date 2007-10-09 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:14696377;

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