The Local and the Global
and Other Essays
Published on 25. April 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
90 pages
978-1-80309-459-5 (ISBN)
Description
This volume of essays examines and celebrates how cross-cultural encounters have shaped modern art, a crucial reminder in today's political landscape.
In The Local and the Global and Other Essays, K. G. Subramanyan investigates the fate of multiculturalism in a globalized world. He interrogates questions about when art stopped being subservient to the dictates of the calendar and explores how artistic traditions maintain their identity in a global context. Examining how cross-cultural encounters have shaped and absorbed artistic practices across borders, he also discusses the societal and individual role of art and how it has evolved from prehistoric times to modernity. Subramanyan brings his trademark candor, lucidity, and wisdom to these reflections and responses.
In The Local and the Global and Other Essays, K. G. Subramanyan investigates the fate of multiculturalism in a globalized world. He interrogates questions about when art stopped being subservient to the dictates of the calendar and explores how artistic traditions maintain their identity in a global context. Examining how cross-cultural encounters have shaped and absorbed artistic practices across borders, he also discusses the societal and individual role of art and how it has evolved from prehistoric times to modernity. Subramanyan brings his trademark candor, lucidity, and wisdom to these reflections and responses.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Greenford
United Kingdom
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 41 mm
Weight
1016 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80309-459-5 (9781803094595)
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K. G. Subramanyan (1924-2016) was one of India's most respected artists. He worked with diverse media and materials, exhibiting extensively both within and outside the country. He was part of the arts faculty at M. S. University, Baroda, and was professor emeritus at the Kala Bhavan Center at Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan, India. In 2012, he received the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian award, for his outstanding contribution to the arts. His other books include Moving Focus: Essays on Indian Art and Living Tradition: Perspectives on Modern Indian Art, both also published by Seagull Books.
Content
New Perspectives in Art
The Primal Imperatives
Art in a Multicultural Sett ing
The Local and the Global
The Primal Imperatives
Art in a Multicultural Sett ing
The Local and the Global