Online Course: Modern & Contemporary Indian Art
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Are you interested in exploring the dynamic histories of modern and contemporary art in India? Sign up for the MAP Academy’s Short Course today! Through engaging videos and illustrated texts, this course examines a varied selection of artists, mediums, cross-cultural exchanges, significant institutions and movements from the region. Authored by art historian Dr Beth Citron, this course will also introduce you to a range of themes surrounding ideas of labour, womanhood, love, death, queerness, worship and so much more.
Whether you’re interested in how art responds to complex histories and contemporary politics, or to ways in which artists experiment with techniques and ideas this course has something for you.
Course Structure
Approaching Art: Past and Present
Early Reflections on Nationhood
Pioneering Styles and Vocabularies
Social Engagements and Activism
New Media and Collaborations
Thinking Beyond the Centre
The Boom and Beyond
Engaging with Art Today
Gulammohammed Sheikh, Returning Home after a Long Absence, 1969–73, Oil on canvas, 122 x 122 cm, Courtesy of the artist and Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi.
