India in the Round : A Survey of Contemporary Indian Sculpture

by Kapoor, Anish (CON); Poddar, Sandhini (CON); Shiner, Eric C. (CON); Campbell, Diana (CON)

• ISBN13: 9780847838080
• ISBN10: 0847838080
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-03-27
• Publisher: Random House Inc

Summary

In recent years, India has emerged as a vibrant artistic center, and no field has flourished more than that of sculpture. This lavishly illustrated volume-the first comprehensive survey of contemporary Indian sculpture-features many of the most fascinating sculptors working today: from Anish Kapoor, the Turner Prize winner known for his beguiling mirror-polished works, to Subodh Gupta, who creates monumental installations out of everyday objects; from Ravinder Reddy, who fuses the Hindu sculptural tradition with a contemporary pop sensibility, to Bharti Kher, who invents fantastical hybrid forms; to a younger generation of emerging artists, including Shilpa Gupta and Manish Nai. These are just a few of the one hundred living artists of Indian descent represented, whose works span multiple media and subjects. Color reproductions of sculptures produced in the past decade are accompanied by insightful texts that describe the artists' materials and motivations, while in-depth interviews provide a deeper look into the artistic process.