The Colonial and National Formations of the National College of Arts, Lahore, circa 1870s to 1960s

Name: The Colonial and National Formations of the National College of Arts, Lahore, circa 1870s to 1960s
Brand: Anthem Press
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Nadeem Omar Tarar(Autor*in)

Anthem Press

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Erschienen am 8. Februar 2022

256 Seiten

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Utilizing archival sources, this book examines the formation and evolution of the National College of Arts (NCA) in Lahore, a pivotal institution shaping the art, architecture, and design landscape of contemporary Pakistan since the 19th century. Theoretical analysis reveals how the NCA, as a bureaucratic entity, has influenced the development of design schools, museums, and artistic practices in both British India and Pakistan, initially under the influence of British art education from South Kensington. The study traces the institution's history from its metropolitan European roots during the British colonial period through the American restructuring of art education administration and pedagogy in the early years of independence. It explores how frameworks of art history and anthropology have been used to construct and objectify Pakistani art and artists. By deconstructing these disciplinary frameworks, the book sheds light on how imperial and nationalist discourses have intersected to influence and redefine artistic and cultural identities within Pakistan.

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"An excellent work: the first comprehensive study of any of the major and influential schools of art and design (Lahore, Bombay, Kolkata) in South Asia from their colonial-era roots to the present day. This book undertakes a much-needed shift in focus towards the manner in which institutional dynamics and state practices have structured aesthetic thought and art practice alike. The reader will particularly appreciate how artistic concerns are linked to broader governmental concerns of socialization and economic behavior." - Arindam Dutta, author of The Bureaucracy of Beauty: Design in the Age of its Global Reproducibility (2007). "The National College of Art in Lahore, which began as the Mayo School of Industrial Arts in 1875, has a distinguished history. Nadeem Omar Tarar's painstaking research on the institution will make an engaging contribution to the growing body of postcolonial literature on art education". - Partha Mitter, author of 'Art and Nationalism in Colonial India 1850-1922 (1994) "In this valuable book, Tarar bridges that colonial-post-colonial divide that has so often defined institutional histories of the arts in South Asia, offering a richly detailed history of the Mayo School of Art/National College of Art. Offering nuance analysis of a rich array of archival sources, Tarar reveals the deep historical legacies structuring art education in the subcontinent, challenging the assumed binaries between art and craft, traditionalism and modernism, while also rooting the story of art education firmly at the intersection of regional, national and international politics." - Abigail McGowan, University of Vermont, US

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